Tag Archives: Robot Companions

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

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Cognitive Skills for Rehabilitation Robots

Europe invests in cognitive skills for rehabilitation robots The European Commission has provided a grant for €780,800  to develop cognitive skills for rehabilitation robots being developed by CORBYS (Control Framework for Robotic Systems), a four year European project which began … Continue reading

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The 2012 Living Machines Conference

Here’s a taste of what went on over the 3 day event organized by the Convergent Science Network Electro sensors inspired by fish who navigate their way through murky waters, robots that dance with the honeybees, and artificial muscles and … 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

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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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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

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The Last Moment Robot

It’s OK if this gives you the creeps If you think this kind of robot may be taking things a step too far, its creator Dan Chen would be pleased he’s gotten his point across. For starters, this robot isn’t … Continue reading

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Robots Get Social…

Creating hype on Twitter and other networks Twitter has reached over 500 million users, but of those, apparently only 140 million actually use it regularly. Now it turns out that some of these users may not even be real people, … Continue reading

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Racing with Robots

Ready, Set, Joggobot! Running can be a challenging activity to get into and keep up. Whether it’s a friend or canine pal acting as a running buddy, the company often provides us with the motivation needed to push ourselves further … Continue reading

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Hiroshi Ishiguro’s Huggable Robot

After a bad day, there’s nothing like a Hugvie If you’re a fan of bizarre robots, you’ve got to be familiar with some of Hiroshi Ishiguro’s work. As the director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory at Osaka University in Japan, … Continue reading

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