Robotics

Scientists developed autonomous, polyvalent mobile robots

harminka — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:06:57 -0500

TECNALIA Technological Corporation has introduced innovative robots at Euskotren’s station in Atxuri (Bilbao) and which are mobile, multifunctional, collaborative, autonomous and polyvalent, suitable for a wide range of work from street cleaning and rubbish collection to accompanying elderly people.

Researchers Created A Robot That Learned To Smile

harminka — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:30:55 -0500

A hyper-realistic Einstein robot at the University of California, San Diego has learned to smile and make facial expressions through a process of self-guided learning. The UC San Diego researchers used machine learning to “empower” their robot to learn to make realistic facial expressions.

New Robot Can Locate Tiny Pieces of Metal

harminka — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:14:06 -0500

Bioengineers at Duke University have developed a laboratory robot that can successfully locate tiny pieces of metal within flesh and guide a needle to its exact location -– all without the need for human assistance.

New Robot Will Detect Hidden Drugs

harminka — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:42:03 -0500

A new type of robot being developed will make it easier to detect drugs, weapons, explosives and illegal immigrants concealed in cargo containers.

Brown scientists build robot that responds to human gestures

harminka — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:39:33 -0500

Imagine a day when you turn to your own personal robot, give it a task and then sit down and relax, confident that your robot is doing exactly what you wanted it to do.

Small robots can prepare lunar surface for NASA outpost

harminka — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:55:00 -0600

Small robots the size of riding mowers could prepare a safe landing site for NASA’s Moon outpost, according to a NASA-sponsored study prepared by Astrobotic Technology Inc. with technical assistance from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute.

New robotic repair system will fix ailing satellites

harminka — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:01:18 -0500

Researchers at Queen’s University are developing a new robotic system to service more than 8,000 satellites now orbiting the Earth, beyond the flight range of ground-based repair operations. Currently, when the high-flying celestial objects malfunction – or simply run out of fuel – they become “space junk” cluttering the cosmos.

Enhancing lives of people with disabilities

harminka — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:02:43 -0500

Robots may be the solution for people with disabilities who are struggling to regain the use of their limbs, thanks to a research team that includes engineers and students from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Military use of robots increases

harminka — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:53:52 -0500

War casualties are typically kept behind tightly closed doors, but one company keeps the mangled pieces of its first casualty on display. This is no ordinary soldier, though — it is Packbot from the iRobot Corporation.

Europe and Japan join forces to map out future of intelligent robots

harminka — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:28:21 -0500

The field of robotics could be poised for a breakthrough, leading to a new generation of intelligent machines capable of taking on multiple tasks and moving out of the factory into the home and general workplace.

Tartalo robot is knocking on your door

harminka — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:16:50 -0500

A research team from the University of the Basque Country, led by Basilio Sierra, is devising a robot that can get around by itself. Tartalo is able to identify different places and ask permission before going through a doorway.

Tests check out rescue robots' life-saving vision

harminka — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:30:13 -0500

To save lives, search and rescue robots crawling through the rubble of a collapsed building or surveying a chemical spill area must be capable of beaming back clear, easily interpretable images of what they "see" to operators and emergency planners, working away from the immediate disaster site.