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Before any technologically advanced chihuahuas sprout up, let us just say that it wasn't dogs but Microsoft developer Jordan Correa that came up with the DarwinBot.
Basically, this is a telepresence robot that allows him to be with his dog even when at work, if not in body then at least in heart.
The name of t... |
10 February 2012
11:16 GMT |
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Remember quadrotors? Like the one that supposedly made its own Christmas tree back in December? It so happens that, as endearing as it sounds, critters of that sort know how to fly in a flock now.
There really isn't much else we can say about this, except comment on the level of sophistication that the robots e... |
6 February 2012
08:08 GMT |
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In March, it will have been a year ever since the earthquake and tsunamis that struck a major blow to Japan, killing tens of thousands of people and inflicting immense destruction.
The nuclear meltdown that followed made everything even worse.
Still, even though the radiation from the power plant is a prime co... |
7 January 2012
05:16 GMT |
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We haven't kept a very close eye on the quadrocopters that Flying Machine Arena built, but that may have been a mistake if the recent video is anything to go by.
Christmas trees may be a symbol of holiday cheer, but they are fairly common.
Festive foam bricks aren't quite so common, but they aren't ... |
30 December 2011
05:23 GMT |
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If parts from a Lexus hybrid can be used to design fashionable clothes and accessories, it makes sense that creative recycling is a much greener alternative to sending an old Lada to a car cemetery.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the new crime-fighting figure created by Studio Re-Creation. The team f... |
28 December 2011
10:37 GMT |
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We've seen lots of robots, or things that are supposed to be robots but really aren't, and Hajime Research has just released a video of something that qualifies as the former (mostly).
This time around, though, we aren't looking at a robotic roach, but at something more humanoid.
Only humanoid, thoug... |
21 December 2011
10:26 GMT |
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Looks like anyone wondering what they could possibly do with their old netbook, finally has a solution that is both unusual and useful, assuming security is what they're seeking.
Basically, Colin Adamson took an adjustable stand, some wheels, an Arduino micro-controller and a webcam periscope, plus the required... |
21 December 2011
04:37 GMT |
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Ever wanted to see a big, huge spider just crawl over the wall of your room and drop and swing from its webbing?
Neither do we, but we might be changing our tune now that we saw what the Asterisk can do.
The fact that, rather than an oversized beast, this is 'just' a robot, probably helps with removing th... |
15 December 2011
03:35 GMT |
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We all thought about what might happen if films like the Terminator came true, but autonomous robots are still a way off, although researchers from the Technical University of Munich aren't slacking.
Indeed, they have been tirelessly working on the robots James and Rosie.
What they've achieved is success... |
13 December 2011
07:41 GMT |
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We've seen some really weird and cool ideas for robots over the years, but EZ-Robot may have just secured a special spot in its customers' hearts by creating a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) robot kit. The Canadian start-up company made it possible to put together all sorts of robotic shapes and sizes, as the primar... |
13 December 2011
03:18 GMT |
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You'd think the holidays were when people got together and made merry, but Samsung and RT Corp think Christmas is no longer just a human holiday. The two basically got together and built Hug-Chan, a robot that, well, wants hugs! With a Galaxy S II LTE smartphone as the heart piece, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 LT... |
12 December 2011
07:16 GMT |
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French startup Aldebaran Robotics just announced the next-generation version of the Nao robot that is meant to interact with humans and assist organizations that care for people with disabilities (autistic children and other conditions). Mostly, Nao Next Gen is intended for research, teaching and generally explorin... |
9 December 2011
07:10 GMT |
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Robots wouldn't exactly be our first guess if anyone asked us what we thought Archos was thinking of doing next, but it looks like they are.
At least, this is what an interview with French publication La Liberation revealed.
It was an off-hand mention and definitely doesn't say when and how it will happen... |
7 December 2011
20:31 GMT |
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Harvard scientists just showed that they successfully created an utterly boneless robot, where boneless is an epithet that applies both literally and figuratively. Looking a lot like a starfish, or a four-legged, carapace-less, white slug (loosely at least), it is easy enough to guess what the white, wriggly thing c... |
29 November 2011
08:12 GMT |
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All the videos about this or that robotic invention don't precisely suggest that genuine, humanoid robots are very involved in humanity's daily workings, but Kawada Industries really wants to show that they are.
As such, the company has created an actual robot that can work alongside human beings.
This i... |
28 November 2011
17:31 GMT |
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There aren't many things that can be worn in order to protect against radiation, but it looks like the problem of weight has been mostly solved through the use of a certain other invention.
The HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) exoskeleton wasn't initially invented with radiation protection in mind.
This didn&... |
8 November 2011
06:08 GMT |
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One would think that it would still be a while before humans reach the stage where they stay mostly inert and interact with things via robotic proxies, but a team of Japanese researchers apparently aren't willing to wait too long. Anyone wondering what had become of the technology of virtual reality helmets mi... |
7 November 2011
08:56 GMT |
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Eager to show just what its robots and AA rechargeable batteries can do, Panasonic sent its Evolta toy-sized robot on a big run, which was really more of a combination between a swimming contest, a biking dash and a marathon.
On October 23, the company sent three Evoltas on a trip through water and dust, intending ... |
1 November 2011
06:39 GMT |
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Olly is a small enough device which is supposed to add smell to the computing experience, for better or worse.
Dubbed a robot, it is more of a small, block-like, white thing that emits smells based on Internet inputs.
It is fully described over here, even though it isn't actually up for order anywhere, t... |
29 October 2011
13:01 GMT |
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People will probably feel a bit wary of any machine handling their eyes, or any other body part, but a researcher from the Netherland's University of Technology thinks robots, or the particular robot he made, will assist with such things very well.
Researcher Thijs Meenink at TU/e said that the new eye surge... |
29 October 2011
03:51 GMT |
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If the inner-kid in you thinks it's just about the time to play with a new toy, Japanese toy maker Dr. Geuro has just the right tool for you, the PRIMER-V2, a bike riding robot that even knows how to salute you.Even though it was designed as a toy, the PRIMER-V2 can ride its bike at speeds up to 6mph (10km/h) in... |
25 October 2011
14:11 GMT |
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After learning how to play Angry Birds, robots have now moved to another great pass time of us humans, solving the Rubik’s Cube, and the results are not less than impressive as the CubeStormer II has become the fastest Rubik’s Cube solver in existence, faster than us mere mortals.The ARM-powered robot was... |
21 October 2011
14:51 GMT |
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Robots have learned how to do a lot of things over the years, but the BitBot seems to be much wiser than them all as this was specially designed to play one of the most popular mobile games out there, Angry Birds.To interact with the screen, the robot uses a retractable finger-like rod covered in some sort of synthe... |
21 October 2011
10:04 GMT |
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Either it is not exactly completely versed in the arts of holding its balance, or the SimLab SQI quadruped robot is acting in order to fool those who easily underestimate others, ensuring their own folly. The robot has a vague, or not so vague (depending on who you ask) resemblance to a dog and is just the latest f... |
14 October 2011
06:00 GMT |
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Smartphones are much more powerful than we give them credit, so in order to prove this fact two engineers have joined their efforts to develop Romo, a smartphone-powered robot.Romo is basically a platform that was designed to support your iPhone, iPod Touch, or any other Android smartphone, allowing your phone to roa... |
11 October 2011
15:11 GMT |
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Robots might not really be at a stage where they can substitute for human labor in anything outside of automation, but one can't really resist looking fondly at certain things, like the CLASH roach. The word roach doesn't usually carry any sort of positive emotional charge, but the CLASH isn't likely ... |
8 October 2011
04:11 GMT |
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IT companies have been making advancements in robotics, but even with breakthroughs few and far between, there is still, like now, the occasional invention that can make people smile.
Panasonic decided to experiment a bit, leading to the creation of the "HOSPI-Rimo" communications intermediary for bed-ridden peopl... |
29 September 2011
08:05 GMT |
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Longtime Apple partner and primary manufacturer of iPhones and iPads, Foxconn is planning to employ new work force over the next three years, reducing not only costs, but also suicide rates.
Over the course of three years, the Asian factory chain will be replacing an unspecified number of human workers with 1 mill... |
1 August 2011
11:11 GMT |
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Coming to show just what a robot can do by achieving just a fraction of the concept's potential, a certain product from Sanyo has been formally launched, powered by an OS usually found in smartphones and tablets.The IT industry has spawned many things over the years, from small and single-purpose gadgets to lar... |
15 July 2011
09:47 GMT |
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The Toys division at SEGA, which also deals in video game publishing, and Activision have announced that they are working together to create a toy robot dog called Wappy Dog, which will be controlled using a video game for the Nintendo DS handheld.Wappy Dog will be able to respond to 18 vocal commands that players wi... |
3 June 2011
13:51 GMT |
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Science-fiction movies have predicted it, but German researchers have actually built it: a robot with two arms, three cameras, finger-tip sensitivity and facial expressions.Its name is the pi4-workerbot, and since it has basically the same size as a human, it can work at any modern standing or sitting workstation in ... |
23 December 2010
06:55 GMT |
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Thinking that batteries don't get as much attention as they should, Panasonic decided to show off what some of them can do by having them power a robot while it traveled across Japan. Robotics have been their own branch of science for a very long time, and it seems that one of them has now been used for someth... |
27 November 2010
06:58 GMT |
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A five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will be used by UC Irvine biomedical, mechanical & aerospace engineering professor David Reinkensmeyer, to test the effectiveness of robot-assisted recovery in stroke patients.Strokes affect more and more people every year, in Orange County alone,... |
29 October 2010
09:00 GMT |
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A robotic wheelchair that will help children learn how to use it is being developed by a team of researchers at the University of California at Irvine, USA.The common method of wheelchair driving training is expensive and rather complicated, as it requires the hand-over-hand intervention of a skilled therapist.That i... |
13 August 2010
07:59 GMT |
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Curiosity always takes over and it makes people discover new things, or new hidden old ones. Mysteries must be solved and the ones hidden inside the Pyramid of Khufu, also known as the Great Pyramid at Giza, might soon be at the end of their 4,500 year-old reign. A robotics team from Leeds University, collaborating w... |
9 August 2010
04:08 GMT |
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Myon is an 1.25 meters humanoid robot, whose body parts can be removed and reattached without loosing full functionality. It was revealed to the public for the first time at the International Design Festival DMY and the Institute for Advanced Study Berlin (Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin) and it caused an extremely high i... |
26 July 2010
05:33 GMT |
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So-called robots aren't exactly far along as a technology nowadays, especially those that try to actually simulate human movement, but some projects occasionally surface that actually do have a great potential. The Kompott Robotic Agent may just be one of them. As consumers no doubt know, there is a very strong... |
10 July 2010
06:28 GMT |
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When one hears of the phrase fan-made, one's mind naturally drifts towards that category of products that were created by the fans of a certain trend, product or program. In this case, however, while it likely has fans, the so-called fan-made robot from Enermax is not made by fans but, rather, of fans or, more s... |
2 March 2010
12:34 GMT |
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The latest gaming innovations from all major companies have been focused on extensive graphical features and very complex story lines that ensure them a dose of realism to which any gamer can relate in a virtual environment. My question to you is what happened to the good old classic point and click games that combin... |
19 February 2010
12:41 GMT |
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Google's Android operating system is now available for a wider range of users out there, as it has just been included in a new handset from Chinavision, the Robot. The new device is said to include a great deal of connectivity options, can offer a pretty appealing communication experience, and is more affordabl... |
27 January 2010
04:15 GMT |
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Robot Entertainment, the company which is made up of veterans of the now defunct Ensemble Studios and handles support work for Halo Wars, has announced that it intends to release a new patch for the game, offering some balance changes, most of them suggested by players and a slew of bug fixes. Title Update 3 has no c... |
14 July 2009
16:01 GMT |
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Big Head Games and Dark Horse Comics have formally announced the release of The Terminator for iPhone and iPod touch. Immediately available for download via the iTunes App Store, The Terminator is an officially licensed, all-action, two-part shooter, based on the original movie now celebrating its 25th anniversary. ... |
25 May 2009
08:52 GMT |
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Halo Wars is quite the surprise. It is a real time strategy title shipped exclusively for the Xbox 360 gaming console from Microsoft. It is based on the popular Halo franchise that has only featured shooters until now. It managed to sell no less than 1 million units pretty quickly, making it a success. Unfortunately,... |
16 April 2009
07:10 GMT |
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Admit it, how many times have you thought about having a perfect wife, who would read the latest headlines in a newspaper, be the perfect maid, help you with cleaning the house, cooking the dinner and the like, do your accounts, look great and never ever complain? Le Trung, a chemist graduate from York Universit... |
11 December 2008
04:41 GMT |
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Besides the composition of the atmosphere and the structure and features of the surface, the toughest challenge that an alien planet poses to exploration initiatives is known to be the way its terrain is shaped. This is what slowed down or even trapped the Martian rovers, and what has caused scientists to scratch the... |
6 December 2008
06:06 GMT |
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A team of technicians, led by Clayton Jones, has developed a triad of gliding robotic devices called Deep Slocum that would prove to be an essential tool in the task of exploring and monitoring the oceanic waters, providing a better insight on its characteristics. The gliders, called Ammonite, Bellamite and Coprolite... |
27 November 2008
08:41 GMT |
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The exponential progress of technology helps specialists design and build ever more advanced machines expected to fully replace humans soon. They already look quite similar to us, or are able to chat, although they are much stronger, play musical instruments better, beat humans at chess, ride monocycles, drive cars, ... |
20 November 2008
05:39 GMT |
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The Caterpillar 797 model, weighing 700 tons, is already known as the largest truck in the world and used in tasks that require dimensions that support a load of 240 tons. But such tasks, like mining, for instance, are usually highly dangerous jobs and provide extremely difficult environments to drive through. That&#... |
7 November 2008
06:59 GMT |
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Patients who need surgery, especially those suffering from prostate-related illnesses, will be happy to know that technology has made a great step forward towards the incision-free, robot-controlled surgery. New devices will use natural orifices and the vast inner-body network to find the ailing spot and perform pre... |
7 November 2008
03:43 GMT |
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A new version of a musical robot that plays the flute perfectly could soon turn out to be a worthy competitor to human musicians. Besides the fact that it makes no mistakes, the latest technology allowed its developers from the Waseda University in Japan to equip it with cameras that act as eyes, ensuring a dynamic c... |
6 November 2008
08:07 GMT |
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