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Category Archives: Robots and Research
This Bot Doesn’t Bite…
Check out this robot inspired by fleas! Scientists at Seoul National University (SNU) have recently created a robot inspired by tiny blood-sucking bugs: fleas! Pesky as these little insects may be, they’ve got an incredible physical ability that not even an … Continue reading
A Bigger and Better Robotics Industry for Europe
The European Commission recognizes Robotics as a key industry for the future of Europe The European Commission has recently agreed to launch a Public Private Partnership in Robotics (PPP) between academia and industry for 2013.
A Real Life Transformer?
Japan’s working on robots for entertainment and emergencies! If you’re a fan of Transformers, you’ll love Suidoubashi Heavy Industries’ new Kuratas robot. The jumbo toy currently on the market for about a million euros, is custom made for each of … Continue reading
Petman is Back!
With greater skill and finesse as the Pet-proto You may be familiar with the US’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Petman robot, which was featured in one of our previous posts along with some other incredible humanoid robots. In … Continue reading
Posted in Robots and Research, Robots and Society, Robots Around the World, USA
Tagged Atlas, Boston Dynamisc, DARPA, Disaster relief, Pet-proto, PETMAN, Robot rescue
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Do You Speak Lingodroid?
Ruth Schulz and Her Team at the University of Queensland Develop Robots Capable of Creating Their Own Language ¨ Where are you? ¨ asks your friend impatiently as you struggle to find each other in a busy park you … Continue reading
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Robots That Smell
Biomimetic Robot from Vicky Vouloutsi on Vimeo. As humans, we may take our sense of smell for granted but for many of the other members of the animal kingdom, either land-roaming or water-dwelling, a keen sense of smell serves as … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Robots and Research, Robots and the Environment
Tagged NEUROChem, olfaction, Robot Companions, Robots that smell, silk moths
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Exploring the Red Planet
NASA’s Curiosity gets close to landing on Mars It takes a while to get over 90 million km away from earth. Although NASA’s rover Curiosity hit the road for Mars at the end of November, 2011, the robot isn’t expected … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars mission, NASA, Robot Companions
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Personalized Assistance from Robots
Robots help out—the way we want them to! Both humans and robots work in manufacturing plants however, they don’t usually work alongside one another. Robots are most often used in repetitive, exhausting or hazardous work, while people are needed for … Continue reading
Posted in Robots and Research, Robots and Society
Tagged CSAIL, Julie Shah, learning algorithms, MIT, Robot Companions, working with robots
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Infrared Sensors Inspired by Beetles
The Jewel beetle may be able to detect forest fires up to 80km away… could they help humans do the same? Judging by their glamorous iridescent colouring, you could never tell that a Jewel beetle’s preferred hang out is among … Continue reading