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MeBot, MIT’s most expressive telepresence robot yet
Described as a "semi-autonomous robotic avatar" by its creators at MIT, the MeBot is an effort to give people a face and an expressive presence in a room far, far away from them. That, and an adorable crab-like body.
While the MeBot show's the operator's face on a small screen, it goes one step further, using software that will analyze the controller's face and cause the MeBot to respond appropriately with its stubby arms and articulated neck. It looks like the ...
Described as a "semi-autonomous robotic avatar" by its creators at MIT, the MeBot is an effort to give people a face and an expressive presence in a room far, far away from them. That, and an adorable crab-like body.
While the MeBot show's the operator's face on a small screen, it goes one step further, using software that will analyze the controller's face and cause the MeBot to respond appropriately with its stubby arms and articulated neck. It looks like the ...
Wearable Robot allows you to carry your friends on your back
Developed by researchers at Japan's Tsumaki Telerobotics Laboratory at Yamagata University, the Wearable Robot offers us a new tool that may change the lives of the elderly and disabled around the world. The set-up is essentially a telepresence mechanism that attaches a robotic camera to a mobile person.
A person sitting at a stationary location can then wirelessly control the robot's movement and view the current landscape position of the robot and the ...
Developed by researchers at Japan's Tsumaki Telerobotics Laboratory at Yamagata University, the Wearable Robot offers us a new tool that may change the lives of the elderly and disabled around the world. The set-up is essentially a telepresence mechanism that attaches a robotic camera to a mobile person.
A person sitting at a stationary location can then wirelessly control the robot's movement and view the current landscape position of the robot and the ...
Robotic Audi TTS To Speed On Its Own Without A Driver
Humanoid robots are definitely cool, but what about cars that drive themselves? The team at the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS) is looking to send a robotic Audi TTS racing off at high speed up the tight bends that lead to Pikes Peak without a driver. The car, nicknamed Shelley, will be attempting a timed race in September. Other autonomous cars ...
Humanoid robots are definitely cool, but what about cars that drive themselves? The team at the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS) is looking to send a robotic Audi TTS racing off at high speed up the tight bends that lead to Pikes Peak without a driver. The car, nicknamed Shelley, will be attempting a timed race in September. Other autonomous cars ...
Quadrocopter lurks mid-air, shoots video or peeps
Maybe this NicoletoMK Mikrokopter Quadrocopter is not trendy enough to be controlled by an iPhone like that Parrott AR.Drone we saw at CES, but it's powerful enough for its four rotors to lift a 1.1-lb camcorder. You can either control it with its sophisticated remote or program it to lurk in the air autonomously, dutifully sending video back to you from its lofty perch according to your own preprogrammed flight plan.
This is no toy, created for professional videographers to ...
Maybe this NicoletoMK Mikrokopter Quadrocopter is not trendy enough to be controlled by an iPhone like that Parrott AR.Drone we saw at CES, but it's powerful enough for its four rotors to lift a 1.1-lb camcorder. You can either control it with its sophisticated remote or program it to lurk in the air autonomously, dutifully sending video back to you from its lofty perch according to your own preprogrammed flight plan.
This is no toy, created for professional videographers to ...
Ben-Gurion University’s wall-climbing robots scale defenses, haunt nightmares, stain faux-finishes (video)
We've seen plenty of prototype mechanisms for autonomous dealies that can scale the straightest of walls, but never have we seen so many gathered together into what can only be called a festival of disconcerting feats of robotic ingenuity. One uses magnets, one has little claws, and one uses integrated hot glue guns that would leave you with no doubt that something sticky had ...
We've seen plenty of prototype mechanisms for autonomous dealies that can scale the straightest of walls, but never have we seen so many gathered together into what can only be called a festival of disconcerting feats of robotic ingenuity. One uses magnets, one has little claws, and one uses integrated hot glue guns that would leave you with no doubt that something sticky had ...
3 Million Square Feet of Robotics For Sale [Robots]
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If you've always dreamed of taking over the world with an army of robots, but your plans have stalled due to your characteristic procrastination (or lack of robots), this, my friends, is your time to act.
The robots in this 3 million square foot factory in Newark, Delaware used to make cars for Chrysler. But I don't think they'll complain if you put them to work for more nefarious ends.
The auction is being held by the University of Delaware, who bought the Chrysler plant and all ...
If you've always dreamed of taking over the world with an army of robots, but your plans have stalled due to your characteristic procrastination (or lack of robots), this, my friends, is your time to act.
The robots in this 3 million square foot factory in Newark, Delaware used to make cars for Chrysler. But I don't think they'll complain if you put them to work for more nefarious ends.
The auction is being held by the University of Delaware, who bought the Chrysler plant and all ...
Indoor Personal Mobility Robot rides like a Segway
The Indoor Personal Mobility Robot isn't the first robotic wheelchair we've seen, but it's decidedly the most Japanese-looking. Just look at those cutesy eyes!
Developed by the University of Tokyo as a prototype for what could later be the real deal, the Indoor Personal Mobility Robot should be familiar to anyone who's spent some time on a Segway, though here you're sitting down. The seat of the wheelchair has sensors in it so that it knows when someone is ...
The Indoor Personal Mobility Robot isn't the first robotic wheelchair we've seen, but it's decidedly the most Japanese-looking. Just look at those cutesy eyes!
Developed by the University of Tokyo as a prototype for what could later be the real deal, the Indoor Personal Mobility Robot should be familiar to anyone who's spent some time on a Segway, though here you're sitting down. The seat of the wheelchair has sensors in it so that it knows when someone is ...
Best of the Rest: Kevin’s Picks of 2009
Halo Wars
Yeah, that's right, Halo Wars. I've already caught enough flak for putting this on my best-of list for 2009 (it's hard to even remember that it came out way back in February), but it deserves to be recognized ... so pay attention once your laughter has died down. Ensemble Studios (RIP) proved that you could bring a real-time strategy game to a console, and still make it enjoyable. Sure, you'll never have 1:1 parity mapping everything ...
Halo Wars
Yeah, that's right, Halo Wars. I've already caught enough flak for putting this on my best-of list for 2009 (it's hard to even remember that it came out way back in February), but it deserves to be recognized ... so pay attention once your laughter has died down. Ensemble Studios (RIP) proved that you could bring a real-time strategy game to a console, and still make it enjoyable. Sure, you'll never have 1:1 parity mapping everything ...
i-SOBOT goes haywire with stash of weapons, instills fear in mere mortals
We've seen these miniature robots dance and wrestle aplenty, so it's only a matter of time before they pick up weapons and murder us all for crafting their bulky looks and squeaky servos. Fortunately for now, this Takara Tomy i-SOBOT seems to be content enough with demolishing just balloons and polystyrene foam blocks, courtesy of its owner who blessed the bot with a range of "handmade" firearms and edged weapons. Don't be ...
We've seen these miniature robots dance and wrestle aplenty, so it's only a matter of time before they pick up weapons and murder us all for crafting their bulky looks and squeaky servos. Fortunately for now, this Takara Tomy i-SOBOT seems to be content enough with demolishing just balloons and polystyrene foam blocks, courtesy of its owner who blessed the bot with a range of "handmade" firearms and edged weapons. Don't be ...
Whatever you did this holiday, this guy with the robot wife had more fun
Let’s just start with the lede:
Inventor Le Trung spent Christmas Day with the most important woman in his life – his robot Aiko.
The science genius enjoyed a festive dinner with his mum, dad and his £30,000 fembot which he designed and built by hand.
Le, 34, from Brampton, Ontario, Canada, even bought gifts for his dream girl, who is so lifelike she speaks fluent English and Japanese, helped cook the turkey and hang up decorations.
Yep. You read that ...
Let’s just start with the lede:
Inventor Le Trung spent Christmas Day with the most important woman in his life – his robot Aiko.
The science genius enjoyed a festive dinner with his mum, dad and his £30,000 fembot which he designed and built by hand.
Le, 34, from Brampton, Ontario, Canada, even bought gifts for his dream girl, who is so lifelike she speaks fluent English and Japanese, helped cook the turkey and hang up decorations.
Yep. You read that ... 
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