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During several years of development, robots have been taught to do many things, but recently a lot more attention was focused on their mimicking the human appearance, movement, feelings and reason in order to ensure people's better social acceptance. In this respect, a robot able of self-analysis and self-adapta... |
1 October 2008
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Researchers from MIT came up with a new underwater robot that can stay in place over a specific location as a helicopter using its thrusts.Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology called the device Odyssey IV, and it's the latest in the Odyssey series of tiny, cheap and intelligent crafts develop... |
29 September 2008
10:42 GMT |
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Is there anything they can't think of using the iPhone for? The guys at BattleBricks have crafted out a simple Lego robot that can hold an iPhone and read the on-screen activity - remotely manipulated by you - to coordinate its moves. How cool is that?!According to the makers, it's the ability of the Mindst... |
4 June 2008
06:42 GMT |
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A new highly advanced walking robot dubbed Flame was developed recently by researcher Daan Hobbelen from TU Delft as part of his PhD research focused on revealing the way people walk. For his research Hobbelen will receive his PhD next week, on May 30. Hobbelen's findings could provide a valuable insight into ne... |
23 May 2008
10:40 GMT |
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Robots have always looked good in games and they always will. Leveraging on this unquestionable truth, LemonQuest has recently unveiled the release of "Robot Battle Tactics", one of the latest robot-themed games announced to hit the mobile market. In the words of LemonQuest, Robot Battle Tactics is a SRPG (str... |
21 May 2008
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For most of us, a fly is a pest but, it turns out, its eyes could revolutionize robot vision (employed for unmanned vehicles, guided missiles, and high-speed industrial inspection robots in medical, commercial, industrial, and defense areas), improving and speeding up the detection of edges and boundaries of objects ... |
12 May 2008
04:21 GMT |
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The system proposed by Freedom Sciences, a company commercializing motorized wheelchairs along with a modified Chrysler minivan, uses automatic devices to open and close the doors of the car, to lower the seat of the driver and load the robotic wheelchair at the push of a button. Once the driver reaches the designate... |
30 April 2008
10:19 GMT |
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Microsoft is hosting a virtual robot smackdown via a new initiative debuted on April 25, 2008. RoboChamps is designed as a worldwide simulated competition that will bring the Redmond company's own robotics platform to the centerstage. Academics, hobbyists and developers are invited to take part in the challenges... |
25 April 2008
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The crab-like robot prototype was invented by University of Bath postgraduate student Charles Gage as part of a project to develop an exploration independent underwater vehicle which would enable maritime companies, such as those in the oil and gas industry, to have better access to underwater equipment. The robot ca... |
23 April 2008
09:36 GMT |
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Nexi is a MDS small humanoid robot, designed by MIT Media Lab's Personal Robotics Group, capable of expressing facial emotions much in the same way as humans do. MDS actually stands for 'Mobile/Dexterous/Social', meaning it can perform a multitude of tasks, by moving around on its dynamically self-bala... |
9 April 2008
06:56 GMT |
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The unofficial record set by the Cornell Ranger robot on April 3rd at Barton Hall, by making 45 laps around the running track, more precisely 5.6 miles or 9 kilometers. The robot would have probably continued to keep on going, however at some point it stopped and fell on his back probably due to low power supplied fr... |
8 April 2008
09:19 GMT |
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They say white men can't jump and robots can't play soccer. That may be true, however this didn't stop high-tech enthusiasts from organizing the RoboCup German Open 2008. The tournament will be held between 21 to 25 April in the Hall 25 of the Hannover Messe, Hannover, Germany, and expects more than 80... |
2 April 2008
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Sony Rolly is truly so much more than the "little robotic music player that could" and for those who still don't know what Rolly really is, this movie should explain pretty much everything. Yet, the small football-shaped moving robotic and white MP3 player will get a nifty upgrade, ready to ship on April 19: new... |
31 March 2008
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Landmines are banned from use in more than 150 countries around the world, however the Landmine Action believes that autonomous robots capable of killing people should also be banned because they fall under the same treaty that had outlawed the landmines. The US Army is currently the proud owner of a few thousand mil... |
28 March 2008
12:22 GMT |
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It looks like a dog, walks like a dog... must be a robot! BigDog is a quadrupled robot created by Boston Dynamics, powered by a hydraulic system, run by a gasoline engine and controlled by a computer which monitors its every move in relation to the environment, through movement sensors. It weighs 74 kilograms, has al... |
27 March 2008
12:26 GMT |
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"Fight, fight, fight... kill the Robot!" would scream people in some futuristic movie. However, this is hardly the case for the Robo-One Championships that took place in Korakuen stadium hall in Tokyo. Instead, the robot fighters were accompanied by applauses. Don't expect any heavyweight machines either, as the... |
25 March 2008
04:22 GMT |
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Weighing a massive 60 tons and with the dimensions of a small house, the UT-1 Ultra Trencher is now the biggest underwater robot ever made to be used for installing subsea cables for telecommunications and pipelines used in the oil industry. UT-1 Ultra Trencher is 7.8 meters long, 7.8 meters wide and 5.6 meters tall,... |
24 March 2008
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It is the first time when an unpiloted Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle is used in the antarctic continent to gather data of the harsh environment. The UAV was developed by a British-German collaboration between the British Antarctic Survey and the Technical University of Braunschweig, and it has completed successfully al... |
21 March 2008
11:12 GMT |
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Robots, as most other computer controlled devices, probably will never be able to fully understand human language, or to differentiate between two images of the same object. That is the disadvantage of processing information in binary code. However, robots can be taught, or at least instructed. Such a robot was recen... |
20 March 2008
07:58 GMT |
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According to University of Hertfordshire professors Chrystopher Nehaniv and Kerstin Dautenhahn, from the School of Computer Science, in the close future we may find ourselves surrounded by robots bearing human features. The first step in developing such machines is the robot created by the University of Plymouth, whi... |
5 March 2008
06:47 GMT |
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I understand that robots should replace men in tasks that are difficult, boring, discomfort inducing, dangerous or in which they are simply better. But what this robot does should have been a man's pleasure. It's about the Breast Massage Robot. The device is claimed to deliver a comfortable human-free massa... |
28 February 2008
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Except for the invention of the time machine, everything else is running as smooth as the script of the Terminator series, don't you agree? You know, building robots, then equipping robots with guns, then ever increasing artificial intelligence, so that in the end we lose control over them and total annihilation... |
28 February 2008
10:18 GMT |
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SoftBank, the third largest mobile operator in Japan, will soon release Toshiba 815T PB, a mobile phone that will make an excellent gadget for all the robot fans out there. Besides being packed with lots of advanced features, the handset can also be transformed into a cool-looking robot, a mini mecha that any Sci-Fi ... |
27 February 2008
06:03 GMT |
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Dreams should be something intimate, something that is deeply yours, like thoughts. But not any more with the Sleep Waking, a robot that can record your brainwave activity and REM sleep. The robot not only reads your dreams, but plays them back in an interpretive dance. The Sleep Waking robot is the fruit of a collab... |
23 February 2008
03:48 GMT |
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So be it then! We should at least look at the bright side of the whole deal. No more stepping out of the car, no more getting dirty or smelling of petrol after a quick refuel. The automatic refueling unit was developed by an inventor from Netherlands who is also a gas station owner, and is the first of its kind in th... |
7 February 2008
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Dance and robots. The worst possible combination in the world today; some aren't even able to walk, not to mention dancing. Or is it? Some robot developer from Merlin Robotics in collaboration with the Nottingham Trent University argues that you don't necessarily need by be human-like to be able to dance, t... |
4 February 2008
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Grippers are devices that allow the holding or manipulation of various objects. If you still cannot picture one, just think that it does the job of a human hand. But, besides that, they are important components of many automated systems. Notably, grippers get attached to the great majority of the robots released on t... |
11 January 2008
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The nervous swim of a sperm attempting to make you a father could soon have applications others than reproduction. Future minute nanobots could be empowered by whip-like sperm tail imitating structures, wandering around through your whole body.Sperm would solve the issue of energy supply for nanobots, implants and "... |
3 January 2008
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iRobot announced it has been awarded the xBot contract, meaning they just got their stainless steel hands on a 286 million cash cow. This is serious stuff, as iRobot talks about an "Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract given by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and In... |
21 December 2007
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The Google Robotics Division team have come open with what they have been working on, for the past year or so, and are finally ready to release their latest creation to the world. Yes, I know, it was a great surprise for me too, and by the looks of it, it is certain to change the face of things… if only it were true.... |
19 December 2007
14:51 GMT |
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In Europe, diseases steal annually 500 million workdays. Decreased productivity and high medical costs are paid by all of us. And do not believe that only in developing countries people do not have access to medical care: 46 million people in US do not have medical insurance. Science fights hard to eradicate infectio... |
14 December 2007
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If robotry is a religion, then ASIMO is definitely Jesus! Considered the most advanced humanoid robot on the market, the bot is now giving its helping hand to make vehicles safer. But hey, after twenty-years of technology, the robot can see, hear and even dance, not to mention the media treats it like a real supersta... |
6 December 2007
14:26 GMT |
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Forget about Wii! A new revelation in the robotic sports industry starred in the latest International Robot exhibition held in Tokyo. More surprising was the fact that it came from... Vietnam?Ever since the spectators saw the robot playing ping-pong like a pro, they've tried to get in touch with the official rep... |
5 December 2007
14:56 GMT |
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There is no doubt about it: Japanese are addicted to robots! They're so hooked on robotry they could actually use one bot for just about every need they have.In this regard, Reuters reports on the amazing International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo, which is opening today. The event is definitely going to prove the ... |
3 December 2007
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Bomberman DS will take advantage of the unique features of Nintendo's handheld. The intense battle action will take place on both screens of the console for a wider view of the game, with players able to access and use the menu via the Touch Screen function. Leading battles by voice input will be easy with the N... |
3 December 2007
09:43 GMT |
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You cannot get rid of cockroaches that easily and they are so hardy that they are amongst the few organisms that can survive in an area after atomic experiments. The disgusting insects also surprise us with a memory that makes them capable of advanced learning. But a new toy can change their behavior. Cockroaches alw... |
16 November 2007
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Boston Dynamics have come up with something I have to admit I find extraordinary and quite funny when being in motion. In other words, they finally lunched a rugged robot that features the highest terrain mobility level of all. Rhex looks like a cute metallic puppy, but it can climb over rock fields, mud, sand, veget... |
13 November 2007
05:44 GMT |
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Earthquakes are definitely a Japanese thing, so it's only natural for the solution to come from the same place; well, not a solution against the natural phenomenon, but one that can reduce the number of casualties.In this regard, SANYO tries its best into robotic industry and introduces the ultimate bot, which t... |
8 November 2007
04:56 GMT |
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If you haven't read anything about FUDAN University, you should check it out on the net. It seems its students have invented an intelligent robot with a child-like ability to learn new things by following human voice commands.As shanghaidaily reports, the robot is on display at the ongoing Shanghai International... |
8 November 2007
04:31 GMT |
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During the RoboDevelopment Conference and Expo 2007 that was held in San Jose the prototype robot 'Zeno' has been introduced by Hanson Robotics. 'Zeno' is a robot that has as its strong point its fully expressive face but that's not by far all it can do. The robot can also keep track of where... |
31 October 2007
14:32 GMT |
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Tomy i-Sobot robot is surely the world's smallest humanoid robot in the industry. The best news is the bot has finally begun shipping yesterday from Amazon.com, after it went on sale at the same web store in early September. The cute bot is only 6.5 inch tall, but the best part is the robot can actually walk, ta... |
26 October 2007
10:06 GMT |
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Robots are more and more used as a way to improve productivity and support for the nation's changing lifestyles and Japan knows it better. And, since much of human communication is nonverbal, researchers at Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) have developed a freak... |
26 October 2007
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In fairy tales, the characters turn into flies and get everywhere they want, listening to what's cooking behind any door. Now, when you say 'there are bugs in this room', you automatically send a message with double meaning, one of which is related to the new-generation devices. Lately, increasingly mo... |
18 October 2007
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"God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs... ". First of all, the Roboraptor is not a toy. It's the plastic proof that technology and personality can nicely mix. The robotic dinosaur features realistic biometric motions, direct control and autonomous... |
17 October 2007
04:28 GMT |
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Yeah, baby...I can't say I wasn't expecting this, but what difference does it make if it's going to happen by 2050, when all of us we'll be old and pampering nephews? Well, it goes like this: apparently, artificial researcher David Levy, from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands reveale... |
16 October 2007
06:29 GMT |
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I guess that everyone agrees that spam should be stopped as not only is it annoying but it can have nasty consequences too. A lot of people are fighting it, but it just keeps popping up again and again. No matter how great a spam filter is it still messes some things up - you either end up with false positives (legit... |
4 October 2007
10:46 GMT |
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It's the first time I hear about the Spyke robot. So, I guess I have never seen one of these in action. Until now! At a first glimpse, I have to admit the bot is not as boring as normal Skype phones tend to be. The Spyke robot is said to be able to transform into another bot, totally different in appearance. In ... |
28 September 2007
05:28 GMT |
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There's quite a long way to go till we will have robotic wives and husbands around the house; so, for the moment, it seems that our dogs in the near future might just be … made of metal (or plastic). If not around the house, at least in the conflict areas. The four-legged dog robots are now the size of a Chihuah... |
27 September 2007
06:36 GMT |
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This might actually be the weirdest thing I have ever seen. The Waseda-Docomo's manufacturers have succeeded in creating a shape-shifting robot, which - as the name suggests - is capable of changing its face. At first, the creators decided ''the position of the necessary points to express the outline, ... |
20 September 2007
04:23 GMT |
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Wouldn't it be good when another pulls your chestnuts out of the fire? Or at least a machine... This is what haptic technology deals with: the sense of touch, with an array of applications, from telesurgery and robotic remote control to improved immersive computer games. Haptic devices are now just simple "rumbl... |
5 September 2007
03:32 GMT |
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