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School of Robofish provides basis for underwater robot teams Electronic Devices / Robotics June 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet In the world of underwater robots, this is a team of pioneers. While most ocean robots require periodic communication with scientist or satellite intermediaries to share information, these can work cooperatively ...

Engineers Unveil Futuristic Unmanned 'Crusher' Vehicle Electronic Devices / Robotics April 29, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 138 vote(s) \| No comments yet Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) in the School of Computer Science's Robotics Institute is unveiling a unique unmanned ground vehicle that offers new strength, mobility ...

Robots go Where Scientists Fear to Tread Electronic Devices / Robotics May 27, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists are diligently working to understand how and why the world’s ice shelves are melting. While most of the data they need (temperatures, wind speed, humidity, radiation) can be obtained by satellite, ...

Researchers develop mobile robot that balances, moves on ball instead of wheels or legs Electronic Devices / Robotics August 09, 2006 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 52 vote(s) \| No comments yet Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new type of mobile robot that balances on a ball instead of legs or wheels. "Ballbot" is a self-contained, battery-operated, omnidirectional robot that ...

Assistive robot adapts to people, new places Electronic Devices / Robotics April 10, 2007 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| No comments yet In the futuristic cartoon series "The Jetsons," a robotic maid named Rosie whizzed around the Jetsons' home doing household chores--cleaning, cooking dinner and washing dishes.

ATR, Honda Develop New Brain-Machine Interface Electronic Devices / Robotics May 24, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 81 vote(s) \| No comments yet Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) and Honda Research Institute Japan Co. (HRI) have collaboratively developed a new “Brain Machine Interface” (BMI) for manipulating robots using ...

Tartalo the robot is knocking on your door Electronic Devices / Robotics June 18, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet 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.

Robot Salamander May Give Evolution Clues Electronic Devices / Robotics March 08, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 33 vote(s) \| No comments yet A group of European researchers has developed a spinal cord model of the salamander and implemented it in a novel amphibious salamander-like robot. The robot changes its speed and gait in response to simple ...

Designing bug perception into robots Electronic Devices / Robotics May 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Insects have provided the inspiration for a team of European researchers seeking to improve the functionality of robots and robotic tools.

Existing Technologies Combine to Make Automated Home Electronic Devices / Robotics April 30, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| No comments yet The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan), Ymatic Ltd., and Biometrica Systems Asia Co. Ltd. have jointly developed a novel automated home – not with new technology, but with ...

Robots manipulating animal behaviour Electronic Devices / Robotics May 08, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 33 vote(s) \| No comments yet A pet dog sits on command, but nobody expects an insect to follow human instructions. So it may come as a surprise to learn that researchers recently succeeded in controlling cockroaches with tiny mobile robots. ...

Robotic whiskers can sense 3D environment Electronic Devices / Robotics October 08, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet Many mammals use their whiskers to explore their environment and to construct a three-dimensional image of their world. Rodents, for example, use their whiskers to determine the size, shape and texture of objects, and seals ...

Robots duke it out in Germany for RoboCup Electronic Devices / Robotics June 13, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet In 2050, soccer and robot fans may soon be rooting for their favorite teams in a Cup game of human world soccer champion teams vs. a team of fully autonomous humanoid robots -- that's at least the ultimate vision of the RoboCup ...

Vivid on-line videos demonstrate Superbot progress Electronic Devices / Robotics February 21, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 103 vote(s) \| No comments yet Wei-Min Shen of the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute recently reported to NASA significant progress in developing "SuperBot," identical modular units that plug into each other ...

ASIMO Robot to Conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Electronic Devices / Robotics April 24, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 ASIMO will focus attention on the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's (DSO) nationally acclaimed music programs for young people in Detroit by conducting the orchestra as it performs "Impossible Dream" to open a ...

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School of Robofish provides basis for underwater robot teams Electronic Devices / Robotics June 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet In the world of underwater robots, this is a team of pioneers. While most ocean robots require periodic communication with scientist or satellite intermediaries to share information, these can work cooperatively ...

Engineers Unveil Futuristic Unmanned 'Crusher' Vehicle Electronic Devices / Robotics April 29, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 138 vote(s) \| No comments yet Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) in the School of Computer Science's Robotics Institute is unveiling a unique unmanned ground vehicle that offers new strength, mobility ...

Robots go Where Scientists Fear to Tread Electronic Devices / Robotics May 27, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists are diligently working to understand how and why the world’s ice shelves are melting. While most of the data they need (temperatures, wind speed, humidity, radiation) can be obtained by satellite, ...

Researchers develop mobile robot that balances, moves on ball instead of wheels or legs Electronic Devices / Robotics August 09, 2006 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 52 vote(s) \| No comments yet Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new type of mobile robot that balances on a ball instead of legs or wheels. "Ballbot" is a self-contained, battery-operated, omnidirectional robot that ...

Assistive robot adapts to people, new places Electronic Devices / Robotics April 10, 2007 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| No comments yet In the futuristic cartoon series "The Jetsons," a robotic maid named Rosie whizzed around the Jetsons' home doing household chores--cleaning, cooking dinner and washing dishes.

ATR, Honda Develop New Brain-Machine Interface Electronic Devices / Robotics May 24, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 81 vote(s) \| No comments yet Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) and Honda Research Institute Japan Co. (HRI) have collaboratively developed a new “Brain Machine Interface” (BMI) for manipulating robots using ...

Tartalo the robot is knocking on your door Electronic Devices / Robotics June 18, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet 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.

Robot Salamander May Give Evolution Clues Electronic Devices / Robotics March 08, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 33 vote(s) \| No comments yet A group of European researchers has developed a spinal cord model of the salamander and implemented it in a novel amphibious salamander-like robot. The robot changes its speed and gait in response to simple ...

Designing bug perception into robots Electronic Devices / Robotics May 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Insects have provided the inspiration for a team of European researchers seeking to improve the functionality of robots and robotic tools.

Existing Technologies Combine to Make Automated Home Electronic Devices / Robotics April 30, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| No comments yet The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan), Ymatic Ltd., and Biometrica Systems Asia Co. Ltd. have jointly developed a novel automated home – not with new technology, but with ...

Robots manipulating animal behaviour Electronic Devices / Robotics May 08, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 33 vote(s) \| No comments yet A pet dog sits on command, but nobody expects an insect to follow human instructions. So it may come as a surprise to learn that researchers recently succeeded in controlling cockroaches with tiny mobile robots. ...

Robotic whiskers can sense 3D environment Electronic Devices / Robotics October 08, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet Many mammals use their whiskers to explore their environment and to construct a three-dimensional image of their world. Rodents, for example, use their whiskers to determine the size, shape and texture of objects, and seals ...

Robots duke it out in Germany for RoboCup Electronic Devices / Robotics June 13, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet In 2050, soccer and robot fans may soon be rooting for their favorite teams in a Cup game of human world soccer champion teams vs. a team of fully autonomous humanoid robots -- that's at least the ultimate vision of the RoboCup ...

Vivid on-line videos demonstrate Superbot progress Electronic Devices / Robotics February 21, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 103 vote(s) \| No comments yet Wei-Min Shen of the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute recently reported to NASA significant progress in developing "SuperBot," identical modular units that plug into each other ...

ASIMO Robot to Conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Electronic Devices / Robotics April 24, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 ASIMO will focus attention on the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's (DSO) nationally acclaimed music programs for young people in Detroit by conducting the orchestra as it performs "Impossible Dream" to open a ...

School of Robofish provides basis for underwater robot teams

Engineers Unveil Futuristic Unmanned 'Crusher' Vehicle

Robots go Where Scientists Fear to Tread

Researchers develop mobile robot that balances, moves on ball instead of wheels or legs

Assistive robot adapts to people, new places

ATR, Honda Develop New Brain-Machine Interface

Tartalo the robot is knocking on your door

Robot Salamander May Give Evolution Clues

Designing bug perception into robots

Existing Technologies Combine to Make Automated Home

Robots manipulating animal behaviour

Robotic whiskers can sense 3D environment

Robots duke it out in Germany for RoboCup

Vivid on-line videos demonstrate Superbot progress

ASIMO Robot to Conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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