ASIMO Copies Your Dance Moves
In Robotics | No commentHonda Research Institute scientists demonstrate how ASIMO can mimic a person’s movements in real time and also use gestures to communicate better.
03 Feb
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03 Feb
The Evolution of Self-Driving Vehicles
In Robotics | No commentThis is part 1/3 of the keynote presentation by Sebastian Thrun and Chris Urmson on self-driving cars at IROS 2011.
03 Feb
Google’s Self-Driving Golf Carts
In Robotics | No commentThis is part 3/3 of the keynote presentation by Sebastian Thrun and Chris Urmson on self-driving cars at IROS 2011.
03 Feb
Robot Helps You Put Your Shirt On
In Robotics | No commentResearchers at Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan have developed a robot that can assist the elderly or people with limited arm movement to put on a shirt.
03 Feb
Teaching Robot Behavior With Smiles, Frowns
In Robotics | No commentUniversity of Tsukuba AI Lab researchers are using a wireless headband that detects smiles and frowns to coach robots how to do tasks.
03 Feb
Robot Keeps Balance When Kicked, Hit
In Robotics | No commentRoboticists at the German Aerospace Center have discovered a new way to keep bipedal robots from falling over.
02 Feb
Robotic Slug Crawler Vehicle
In Robotics | No commentThe SCV (Slug Crawler Vehicle) from the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan relies on a flexible, waterproof “skin” to protect it from the elements while still allowing it to get around.
02 Feb
Soft Robot Walking and Crawling
In Robotics | No commentHarvard researchers have created a soft robot inspired by animals like starfish and worms.
02 Feb
Tailbot Shows Off Midair Skills
In Robotics | No commentUC Berkeley researchers have demonstrated how an active tail can help a robot control pitch during falls and jumps.
02 Feb
Thomas and Janet: first kissing humanoid robots
In Robotics | No commentThe first kiss happened back on 27 December 2008, during a robotic performance of several scenes of Phantom of the Opera at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (known as Taiwan Tech). Chyi-Yeu Lin, a mechanical engineering professor, directed the performance in front of a packed house of about 400.
02 Feb
Future Combat Systems at Fort Bliss
In Robotics | No commentPreview of IEEE Spectrum video story on demonstration of technology at Fort Bliss, Texas.
02 Feb
Maker Faire: Pleo the Dinosaur Robot
In Robotics | No commentIEEE Spectrum’s Josh Romero gets an inside look at Pleo, the Dinosaur Robot destined to be a Christmas hit (for $350!)
02 Feb
Maker Faire 2008: Light-Seeking Mouse Robots
In Robotics | No commentIEEE Spectrum looked around Maker Faire for some of the coolest projects. These mouse robots follow a beam of light and have bump-sensing whiskers and tails.
02 Feb
Maker Faire 2008: R2-D2 Builders
In Robotics | No commentIt’s everyone’s favorite droid! IEEE Spectrum talked with R2-D2 builder Steve Simmons at Maker Faire to find out how the Star Wars droids work.
02 Feb
Maker Faire 2008: Voxhead, the Babbling Robot
In Robotics | No commentAnyone can hook up a speaker to make a robot talk, but Mike Brady wants his Voxhead to use it’s own vocal cavity. What’s more, he really made Voxhead to explore learning, so the bot has to listen to itself to correct its speech.
02 Feb
Robotic Fly Takes Flight
In Robotics | No commentRobert Wood’s robotic flies are currently featured in MOMA’s “Design and the Elastic Mind” exhibit in New York. They’re definitely an engineering work of art, as the first insect-sized robots with the ability to lift themselves off the ground.
02 Feb
Warehouse Robots at Work
In Robotics | No commentIEEE spectrum takes you inside Kiva Systems’ robotic warehouse, where orange robots make inventory move instead of workers. Over time the system becomes increasingly efficient, with the robots learning from the wisdom of the crowd.
02 Feb
KOTA: When Pleo Just Isn’t Big Enough
In Robotics | No commentTwo kid testers get a sneak peek at KOTA, Hasbro’s dinosaur that you can ride (sort of-it doesn’t actually go anywhere). Although it doesn’t really buck or move, the kids weren’t too disappointed.
25 Jan
Robotics engineers in the making
In More Info, Robotics | No commentCity lads come first in Best Teamwork category during Buildthon Robotics Cup held in Goa on Jan 18-19 Using robotics for environment friendly purpose is what this duo aspire for. Meet Arsh Batish and Dhruv Jain, students of DAV Public School, who recently stood first under the Best Teamwork category during Buildthon Robotics Cup held in Goa on January 18-19. Both students of Class IX developed interest in robotics, when their school started taking robotics class once a week during activity club. “Future is the age of technology and robots are going to be an integral part of our lives…
25 Jan
An interdisciplinary, cross-cultural Virginia Tech team and their autonomous vehicles journeyed to Abu Dhabi for an exclusive worldwide competition.
In More Info, Robotics | No commentLast winter, a team of engineering graduate students regularly ventured out to Virginia Tech’s Kentland Farm. They’d drive past fields of cows and farmland until they reached a small garage and strip of asphalt. It’s here they’d unload a set of autonomous vehicles: several drones and a ground vehicle. They’d place markers made of tape and tarps on the concrete and set up their laptops and equipment. And then they’d get to testing. By March, they’d trade the cold winds of a Blacksburg winter for the dry heat of the desert. Mickey Cowden, a master’s student studying computer engineering, sits…