Robotics Industry

Japanese Robots Display Some Very Human Traits

seher — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:14:56 -0600

In February, Washington's Kennedy Center celebrated Japanese culture, arts and technology during its "Japan! Culture and Hyper Culture" festival.

Tekniker-IK4 leads robotics project

harminka — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:35:50 -0600

The “ROBAUCO: mobile, autonomous and collaborative robots” project was recently initiated, being led by Tekniker-IK4 and also involving the participation of another Basque technology centre, Fatronik, the Valencian Instituto Tecnológico de Informática (ITI) and CARTIF, the technology centre in Castilla-León.

New system which makes robots see and interact with people

harminka — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:50:38 -0600

Although there have been great improvements in the field of robotics in the last fifty years, much work remains in order to introduce androids into our daily life. Rafael Muñoz Salinas, a researcher from de Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence of the Universidad de Granada, is the author of a doctoral thesis which represents a major improvement in the interaction between robots and human beings.

Humanoid could teach Japanese dentists to feel people's pain

Dinka — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:58:05 -0600

Japan's future dentists may soon be able to better appreciate patients' pain by training on a humanoid robot that can mumble "ouch" when the drill hits a nerve.

Robot claims 'world first' convertible legs

Dinka — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:42:29 -0600

Japanese engineering giant Hitachi Ltd has unveiled a new lightweight robot that can converse while easily scooting around people.

Robots that know when they've hit you

harminka — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:03:23 -0600

Isaac Asimov must be turning in his grave. In blatant contravention of the sci-fi writer’s first law of robotics, Sami Haddadin’s robot regularly hits him in the face.

ASIMO Races into Barcelona for European Debut

harminka — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:52:09 -0500

The latest generation ASIMO made a European debut in Barcelona. The new ASIMO, which Honda hopes will one day be so advanced that it can truly help people, incorporates several significant technological advancements over its predecessors, including a streamlined new design, even more fluid and quick movements and the ability to run at nearly 6 km/h (nearly 4 mph).

NEC's robot "PaPeRo" visits Singapore!

harminka — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:18:58 -0500

NEC Corp's personal robot - PaPeRo, made its maiden appearance in Singapore at the Singapore Science Centre and National University of Singapore on 25 September.

Carnegie Mellon building robot for lunar prospecting

harminka — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:43:12 -0500

Researchers in the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science are building a robotic prospector for NASA that can creep over rocky slopes and then anchor itself as a stable platform for drilling deep into extraterrestrial soils.

Microsoft innovator looks to fairer future

Dinka — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 06:24:32 -0500

Yesterday the APEC business summit heard from one of the most senior executives in one of the world's biggest companies, Microsoft.

Scientists take underwater robot on Black Sea expedition

harminka — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:14:09 -0500

Using a novel underwater robot, University of Delaware marine scientists will help reveal the mysteries of the Black Sea's geology and maritime history, including ages-old shipwrecks, during an international expedition that is now underway.

Stefan Schaal to build top dog in DARPA four-legged robot race

harminka — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:10:53 -0500

The mutts are metal, the size of toy poodles, with four pointy feet ending in little balls. They need to learn how to make their way on those little feet across a treacherous terrain of broken rocks. University of Southern California roboticist Stefan Schaal has just won renewal of a $1.5 million DARPA contract to train them to do so.