• Robot Car Helps Blind Man Get a Taco

    Updated: 2012-03-29 19:49:25
    We love to see robotics used to enable humans to regain their lost abilities and freedom. See how a Google self-driving car enables a blind man to drive again and do whatever he feels like doing (even going to get a taco). This shows the true potential of robotics and allows us to glimpse into a future where humans are assisted in their [...]

  • Picking the Perfect Toy for the Child in Your Life

    Updated: 2012-03-27 08:00:37
    Gift giving can be a stressful endeavor. It can be hard to think of exactly the right thing that your loved one wants. It seems that it should be easiest to give gifts to your child. But that is simply not the case. Often kids can be the harshest critics and the toy or gift [...]

  • Robots Podcast #100: Raffaello D'Andrea, of Kiva Systems

    Updated: 2012-03-25 23:55:40
    : , All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Robots Podcast 100 : Raffaello D'Andrea , of Kiva Systems Posted 25 Mar 2012 at 22:55 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast In a bit of serendipity worthy of Mary Poppins , the news of Amazon's acquisition of Kiva Systems arrived just in time for Robots Podcast to arrange an interview with one of the cofounders of Kiva Systems Raffaello D†Andrea who is also Professor of Dynamic Systems and Control at ETH Zürich . Professor D'Andrea was previously featured on Robots Podcast in October , 2008 While the Kiva Systems deal provides the motivation for the current interview many aspects of his work are mentioned . The breadth of that work is represented by a video which appears on the homepage of his

  • RoMeLa's CHARLI-2 Keeps Balance

    Updated: 2012-03-23 16:12:19
    The above video shows CHARLI-2, from Virginia Tech's Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa), reacting to blows from behind, first without then with stabilization.

  • Amazon Buys Kiva Systems, The Largest Acquisition in Robot History?

    Updated: 2012-03-23 14:48:11
    The giant Internet retailer Amazon announced earlier this week the acquisition of Kiva Systems, the creators of a ground-breaking robotic order fulfillment system. The transaction will amount to a whooping 775 M$. See the video below to have a better understanding of why Amazon believes this robotic company is worth so much to them. This must be one of the biggest acquisitions in [...]

  • Random Robot Roundup

    Updated: 2012-03-22 21:36:54
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Random Robot Roundup Posted 22 Mar 2012 at 21:36 UTC by steve It's been too long since I've posted a news round up and the editor's mailbox is full Norri Kageki sent a link to a GetRobo blog post that includes some great video of a tele-operated humanoid boxing robot . Our friends at the new NooTriX blog pointed out a recent post about venture capital and funding initiatives for robot start ups . Speaking of robot funding , the Plasticpals blog says the National Science Foundation has provided a 6M grant that allowed American universities to buy six HUBO 2 humanoid robots from KAIST . And , as the US economy continues to its recovery , Robotics Business Review reports that demand for

  • The Free Universal Construction Kit

    Updated: 2012-03-21 16:15:30
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account The Free Universal Construction Kit Posted 21 Mar 2012 at 16:15 UTC by steve The F.A.T . Lab and Sy-Lab hackerspaces have combined forces to develop the Free Universal Construction Kit don't worry , they drop Free for the acronym : UCK The kit consists of 3D printer design files for 80 adapters that provide interconnections and interoperability between ten popular children's construction toys including Lego , Duplo , K'Nex , Lincoln Logs , Tinkertoys , Zome , and other less well known kits . They even have one adapter brick that has all ten connectors on it All of the part designs are released under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license . Lots of robot builders use one or more of these

  • Windoro Unboxing, Robots Can Now Clean Your Windows Too

    Updated: 2012-03-20 20:02:59
    We are proud to announce the immediate availability of a new and exciting robot: the Windoro WCR-I001 Window Cleaning Robot. This robot comes in two parts that work together as a team to clean most type of windows. The driving part navigates on one side of the window, while the cleaning part scrubs the other side of the glass [...]

  • DARPA High Assurance Systems

    Updated: 2012-03-16 16:29:01
    DARPA PM Kathleen Fisher talks about the program to make high assurance systems possible, using the hackability of recent automobile automation as an example. More information, including slides, available here.

  • DARPA's Cyber Analytical Framework

    Updated: 2012-03-16 16:07:49
    DARPA Deputy Director Daniel Kaufman discusses the exposure of supposedly secure networks and the Cyber Analytical Framework, which aims to dramatically improve their security. His manner is refreshingly straightforward. The slides for his presentation are here.

  • InnoRobo 2012 Starts Next Week

    Updated: 2012-03-09 20:21:22
    The second Innovation Robotic Summit is taking place next week in Lyon, France and aims to bring together all the key players in the service robotics industry. Below you can see the summary video presentation for last year’s event. In comparison, this year will feature 120 booths as compared to an original 80 booths. Have you [...]

  • Toys to Tuck in Your Easter Basket

    Updated: 2012-03-09 06:45:41
    Easter egg hunts without real eggs! Whoever heard of such a thing? Actually it’s a smart way to go. By using the pull apart, colored plastic Easter eggs; children can not only of find the eggs themselves but will recieve little Easter gifts for children tucked inside. It Doesn’t Have To Be An Egg Easter baskets can [...]

  • University of Pennsylvania Amazing Quad-Rotors

    Updated: 2012-03-06 21:16:51
    The fellows at the University of Pennsylvania did it again. They haven an even more impressive quad-rotor UAV demo that was done for their latest TED talk. This presentation summarizes their impressive work and features a rather surprising finale that you don’t want to miss. So sit tight and watch till the end, it is worth it. Via YouTube Related Posts:We Love Quadrotors, Even [...]

  • CatBot: an Automated Cat Laser Toy

    Updated: 2012-03-05 16:34:18
    Keep your cat engaged long after you can no longer lift your arm to aim the laser. CatBot is an automated cat laser toy with an Arduino controller. (via Laughing Squid)

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