I had heard of David Hanson and his robot creations—the Einstein head and especially the robot of Phillip K. Dick that responded to questions from the public—but I had never seen one. At an event called Nextfest in New York, I saw a prototype of Jules, a fairly lifelike-looking head of an ordinary young man, […]
Articles in category 'Robotics'
Date and time: Monday, June 9th, 3-4pm
Location: room 4-231
Speaker: Dana Kulic, University of Tokyo
Title: Robots in Human Environments: Safety, Perception and Learning
Abstract: In order to work safely and cooperatively with humans in unstructured environments, robots will need to perceive and understand the environment and the humans in it, operate in a safe manner, and learn […]
Coming along nicely. With the advent of new actuation we will see full, if not greater range of motion available in bionic arms by the end of 2010.
Looking forward …
Thanks to New Scientist, Elsevier and The Lancet.
When the arms of a robot move to pick up an egg or an electric lamp, the greatest precision possible is essential. To this end, advances in the science and technology of materials have provided the design and control of systems equipped with sensors and actuators built with new materials.
The Automation Group at the Department […]
The immortal Cynthia Breazeal.
A daring engineer designs robots to communicate and interact the way people do.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3318/03.html
I wonder how the actuation is. A short glance at their site provides no video.
A new prosthetic hand uses individually movable fingers to hold a credit card, use a keyboard and lift a heavy bag.
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The lightweight aluminium exoskeleton, called XOS, senses Rex’s every move and instantly moves with him; it is almost like a shadow or a second skin. It is designed for agility that can match a human’s, but with strength and endurance that far outweigh our abilities.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7351314.stm
Enormous numbers of people are being replaced by (or perhaps converted into) robots, reports suggest, and the trend is set to continue.
Indeed, the issue has become so salient in Japan that a specialist thinktank, the Machine Industry Memorial Foundation (MIMF?), has been set up to monitor the gradual infiltration of society by mechanoid impostors.
Reuters reports […]
