• Catching up with Robots (April 29th, 2012)

    Updated: 2012-04-30 04:54:51
    , All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Catching up with Robots April 29th , 2012 Posted 30 Apr 2012 at 03:54 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast The video above shows the action of a gear-and-lever assembly designed to operate the legs of the TE+ND Rover a gardening robot which will be on display at the Bay Area Maker Faire , May 19th 20th In the last week we have also been treated to another peek into the continuing drama of Q.bo's exploration of its environment , as one Q.bo meets another , and a pair of robot arms one of which draws pictures while the other holds the drawing surface . videos after the break Q.bo , meet Q.bo Not bad for freehand Robot of the Day Navigator 1 Built by Steven Frye Recent blogs 27 Apr 2012 Mubot Master

  • 4WD Mecanum-wheeled kit from Nexus Robots

    Updated: 2012-04-29 20:16:07
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account 4WD Mecanum-wheeled kit from Nexus Robots Posted 29 Apr 2012 at 19:16 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast We recently received an announcement of a Mecanum-wheeled kit available from Nexus Robot a.k.a . or at least co-located with Nexus Automation . Ltd possibly renamed due to a conflict with Nexus Automation GmbH At first glance the announcement seemed to refer to a new product , however the product page on their website merely calls it a special I was unable to determine just how special since the online order system wouldn't work for me perhaps you need an account first and the price doesn't appear elsewhere . Nevertheless , these minor irritations which may simply be growing pains aside , and to

  • Russian Robot Demonstrates Delicate Touch

    Updated: 2012-04-26 15:28:55
    While the robot in this video appears to be entirely glove controlled, rather than autonomous, it does demonstrate that at least one Russian team is making progress towards dextrous manipulation.

  • Can a Robot Vacuum Do Other Tasks?

    Updated: 2012-04-25 16:23:43
    Behold a compilation of highly scientific tests conducted by our highly skilled engineers. These thorough experiments show Roomba, Neato, and other robot vacuums attempting tasks and undergoing tests that will potentially make our human lives more enjoyable. If you ever wondered if your Roomba can make your breakfast, clean your pool … or survive a two-story fall, we have now [...]

  • The World Of Collectible Horse Toys

    Updated: 2012-04-25 06:01:09
    Collecting toys is a great hobby to have especially if you have a love for horses. Many people collect toy horses so that they are able to pass them on to generation after generation. Finding these collectible toys is also an adventure in itself. Where To Find Collectible Horse Toys? One of the best places you can [...]

  • President Obama drives Sphero

    Updated: 2012-04-25 05:59:15
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account President Obama drives Sphero Posted 25 Apr 2012 at 04:59 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast President Obama arrived in Boulder today , primarily to deliver a speech at the University of Colorado in support of extending the halving of student loan interest rates , currently due to expire July 1st . But before repairing to the Coors Events Center to deliver that speech , he made a quick visit to The Sink locally famous because Robert Redford worked there while attending CU The President made the rounds of those inside and then stepped outside to discover that a crowd had gathered around the restaurant . In that crowd was one of the team members from Orbotix who had with him a Sphero robotic ball ,

  • Eliminating boilerplate code with rosserial

    Updated: 2012-04-24 17:26:16
    In the above video, posted by WillowGaragevideo, Adam Stambler, a student at Rutgers University, who spent last summer working at Willow Garage, explains how rosserial can help alleviate the need for writing new drivers from scratch when attaching new hardware or assembling a new machine.

  • Bird Brain's Hummingbird kit unboxing

    Updated: 2012-04-24 05:57:40
    The above video shows Tom Lauwers of Bird Brain Technologies unboxing their Hummingbird robotics kit, which appears to be quite close to being ready for market.

  • Upgraded Reaper can fly 42 Hours

    Updated: 2012-04-22 18:52:19
    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced the near-term availability of a trio of field retrofits for the Predator B (MQ-9 Reaper) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Taken together, these enhancements increase the endurance of the Reaper from 27 to 42 hours, or, without the extended wings, from 27 to 37 hours. The upgrades consist of stronger landing gear, underwing fuel pods, and longer wings that take the wingspan to 88 feet. (via Danger Room)

  • New DARPA Challenge: Make a Robot Action Hero

    Updated: 2012-04-20 19:39:31
    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military, issued a new challenge to all roboticists of the world to create a new generation of Rescue robot. The winners could get a 2M$ reward. This challenge goes beyond [...]

  • Robots Podcast #102: Steve Cousins & Roland Siegwart

    Updated: 2012-04-20 17:46:14
    In Robots Podcast #102 (April 20th, 2012), continuing with interviews recorded in February at SCHUNK ExpertDays, Amanda talks with Steve Cousins, CEO of Willow Garage, and Roland Siegwart, Vice President of Research and Corporate Relations and director of the Autonomous Systems Lab at ETH Zurich. Both talk about the challenges of going to market with the products of research.Read On or Tune In

  • Q.bo Uses Object Recognition on Mirror Image

    Updated: 2012-04-19 17:33:31
    Q.bo learning to recognize his own reflection.

  • Seven Videos from Festo

    Updated: 2012-04-19 16:51:52
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Seven Videos from Festo Posted 19 Apr 2012 at 15:51 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast Festo has just released a set of videos covering manipulators , an active aerial sculpture composed of helium-filled tetrahedrons above video a game partially controlled by electrodes on the scalp and a set of musical instruments that use mechanically operated strings to drive synthetic voices The manipulators include one which gets its gripping force from nano features modeled on the feet of Geckos , one modeled on and functioning much like the trunk of an elephant two that get their motive force from fluidic muscles and one which is hand-like , air-operated , and controlled by a glove Robot of the Day Stampe 6

  • Mobot by Barobo - low cost modular robot

    Updated: 2012-04-19 02:06:15
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Mobot by Barobo low cost modular robot Posted 19 Apr 2012 at 01:06 UTC updated 19 Apr 2012 at 01:11 UTC by IKE_RobotsPodcast This is the Mobot , a low cost modular robot made by Barobo . Every module has wheels at each end and two hinges at its center . It can be combined with others easily with a simple snap connector and it can be programmed and configured with a graphic UI or directly with C C++ . The modules can perform complicated tasks , like walking , crawling , grabbing objects and more . They are available for pre-order and they will cost 270 each . Barobo is a company founded by Harry Cheng , professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Davis and his

  • Oddwerx, The Best Smartphone Robot Yet?

    Updated: 2012-04-11 16:23:10
    Oddwerx, produced by OLogic Inc is a very impressive and very capable smartphone robotic platform. The platform is compatible with all the major software development platforms including MyRobots.com, Android, IOS and ROS. This robot even won the California Cloud Robotics Hackathon by playing Tic-Tac-Toe with humans! If you want to see these robots produced, you can help OLogic fund [...]

  • Robots Cellebrate Easter Too

    Updated: 2012-04-05 22:06:43
    Happy Easter to all robots and all humans! As seen below, robot manufacturer Clearpath Robotics has been having some Easter fun with a few TurtleBots.   Related Posts:iRobot Roomba 780 Now AvailableNeato Robotics Raises $12.2 Million In FundingBlinky is Your New Best FriendNeato Goes to Europe: Meet The New XV-15International Robotics: robots dancing with humansFind the Perfect Gift for the Roboticist [...]

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