Robotic Swiss Quadrocopters Hold Their Own At Tennis
Posted by admin in Robots on 29. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
A new event in the robolympics ETH Zurich’s Flying Machine Arena hosted a quadrocopter tennis match, involving a human-robot volley, a doubles match and an impressive robot-to-robot juggling act. The robots were outfitted with tennis rackets, allowing them to fly toward the ball and return a human’s serve. Watch it below. Mark Müller, [...]
New Exo-Arm Makes Your Arm Seem Weightless, Reducing Annoying Drink-Lifting Fatigue
Posted by admin in Design, Mobile technology on 24. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
Exoskeletons aren’t all just made for soldiers — now they can help desk jockeys reach for a pen or a cup of coffee, and reduce the fatigue that comes with typing all day long. The x-Ar arm support won’t give you superhuman strength or do your work for you — it will just help your [...]
Swarms of Robot Soldiers Could Make Better Decisions Than Human Leaders on Data-Strewn Battlefields
Posted by admin in Future, Robots on 01. Dec, 2010 | 0 Comments
Robot Troops of the Future Robo-Soldier wants to execute (an efficient, well-calculated plan). Modern warfare relies increasingly on robotics for intelligence gathering and increasingly for strike capabilities, but the decision-making capacity still rests solely in the hands of human commanders. But British defense company BAE systems is testing a way to turn over battlefield decisions [...]
Meet RatCar, A Japanese Robot Car Controlled By A Rat’s Brain
Posted by admin in Robots, Science on 05. Oct, 2010 | 0 Comments
RatCar involves implanted neural electrodes that allow a rat’s brain signals to control a motorized robot. Robots are a major part of the cultural fabric of Japan; they’re performing weddings, buying groceries and keeping people company. A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo is taking this robotic cultural immersion a step further — [...]
More realistic pet robots that recognize and respond to human emotions
Posted by admin in Robots on 20. Sep, 2010 | 0 Comments
The next generation of robotic pets may detect a person’s emotions and respond accordingly Sony’s Aibo may be discontinued, but robotic pets of all shapes and sizes continue to stake a claim in the hearts of people around the world. Despite the apparent intelligence of some of these robot pets, their behavior and actions are [...]
