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sjriek — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:45:05 +0000

A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors – YouTube

sjriek — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:41:38 +0000

Indoor flight navigation

sjriek — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:28:00 +0000

The Robust Robotics Group of the MIT develops unmanned vehicles that can fly without GPS , so that can autonomously navigate through unmapped indoor environments using a laser scanner and smart AI-algorithms.

via Botjunkie

SensorFly

sjriek — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:39:12 +0000

The SensorFly is a novel low-cost controlled-mobile aerial sensor networking platform. A flock of these 29g autonomous helicopter nodes with communication, ranging and collaborative path determination capabilities, can be extremely useful in sensing survivors after disasters or adversaries in urban combat scenarios.

http://sensorfly.sv.cmu.edu

Hexapod with 3D-balace gestures

sjriek — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:43:15 +0000

a Hexapod robot designed at the Robotics and Neural Systems Laboratory (RNSL) at the University of Arizona.

The hexapod is using Robotis AX-12, RX-10, and RX-28 servo motors. The controller is a Fit-PC2 with Intel Atom Z530 Processor computer running Ubuntu 9.04, with a custom PIC18F4550 based USB board to pipe motor control protocol.

This is a demonstration of the new leg design which is much more solid than the previous design. Also, new 3D balance gestures have been included based on a spring model. Balance gestures are shown both turned on and off for comparison.

http://www.engineering.arizona.edu/news/story.php?id=114

AdMoVeo featured in Tom’s Guide

sjriek — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:44:43 +0000

Tom’s Hardware Guide published an article by Paul Escallier, in which the AdMoVeo is featured as one of the “30 Inventions From Regular Guys”. We are happy to see that AdMoVeo is getting more attention, although we are listed as “regular guys”

Read the part about AdMoveo or you may want to have a look at all these inventions.

R2 – Robonaut 2

sjriek — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:18:08 +0000

NASA and General Motors are working together to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries.

http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/

Living with Robots

sjriek — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:47:52 +0000

Honda shows a Short-Film Documentary at Sundance Film Festival As part of the “DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE” Documentary Series.

Robot news

sjriek — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:37:01 +0000

Robots: The Future of robot companions Friday, 18 May 2012, 7:00 am
In this episode, Paolo Dario talks about the future of robotic companions, where convergence between different fields of science and interdisciplinary. […]
Open Source Robotics Foundation Announced Thursday, 17 May 2012, 6:18 pm
Announced via the Willow Garage website, the Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc. (OSRF) is an independent non-profit organization founded by member. […]
Paralyzed Woman Finishes London Marathon Thursday, 17 May 2012, 4:52 pm
While it took her 16 days to do it, Claire Lomas, who lost use of her legs in a 2007 accident, finished the London Marathon with the aid of a ReWalk. […]
People with paralysis control robotic arms to reach and grasp using brain computer interface Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 6:00 pm
Two people with tetraplegia were able to reach for and grasp objects in three-dimensional space with robotic arms that they controlled directly with b. […]
The 2012 PR2 Workshop in Freiburg, Germany Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 1:31 am
The PR2 community recently got together for a workshop hosted by the University of Freiburg, Germany. The workshop was loosely structured around a ha. […]
See you at ICRA 2012! Saturday, 12 May 2012, 7:14 am
We’re looking foward to seeing you in St. Paul, Minnesota at ICRA 2012 from May 14-18, 2012! If you’re interested in what Willow Garage has been up to. […]
Robotarm kan de gekste objecten oppakken Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 2:54 pm
De robotarm leert van zijn ervaringen en kan daardoor zelfs objecten met rare vormen of een vreemde verdeling van massa oppakken. Robotarmen zijn… m. […]
Robot reveals the inner workings of brain cells: Automated way to record electrical activity inside neurons in the living brain Sunday, 6 May 2012, 8:01 pm
Researchers have developed a way to automate the process of finding and recording information from neurons in the living brain. The researchers have s. […]
Robots: Robopocalypse Friday, 4 May 2012, 7:00 am
In this episode we talk to New York Times best selling author Daniel H. Wilson about one of his latest books, Robopocalypse.
The Sarcos Robot Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 11:12 pm
Benjamin Stephens is a Ph.D. student in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and is currently working on the control of humanoid robot. […]
RoboGames 2012 Wednesday, 25 April 2012, 8:49 pm
Video from the 2012 RoboGames at San Mateo Fair Grounds. Read more to watch more!
‘Robots domineren de Wallen in 2050′ Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 7:42 am
In 2050 worden de Wallen gedomineerd door seksrobots en dat heeft alleen maar voordelen. Dat voorspellen wetenschappers. Onderzoekers Ian Yeoman en Mi. […]
BotJunkie teaming up with IEEE Automaton to make the world’s greatest robotics blog Sunday, 13 February 2011, 12:24 am
We’ve got some big news. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (aka IEEE) really, really likes what we’ve been doing at BotJunkie,. […]
Interview: iRobot Scooba 230 Friday, 11 February 2011, 10:34 am
We gave you the rundown on iRobot’s new Scooba 230 back when it was first announced in January, but we got to see it in person at CES. First impress. […]
Nerdlab 8: Robots on tour Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 7:18 am
Knol-ontwerp will take the Admoveo on tour with Nerdlab . Where/When: 3/10 Electron (Breda) www.electronbreda.com 10/10 TAC (Eindhoven) www.tac.nu. […]
Serving Salt and Pepper on Omroep Brabant Thursday, 1 April 2010, 2:45 pm
Knol-ontwerp, specialized in food design did a techno food experience, using AdMoveo to serve Salt and Pepper. Omroep Brabant was there for an intervi. […]

Jamming Grippers Combine to Form Robotic Elephant Trunk Friday, 18 May 2012, 12:00 am
“Jamming” has to be one of the coolest new actuation techniques we’ve seen in the last couple years, and we’ve recently covered a bunch of fa. […]
Video Friday: Robo Cheetah Goes for a Trot, Mind-Controlled Arms, and Robots Playing Football Friday, 18 May 2012, 12:00 am
You didn’t think that just because we’re going all-out covering ICRA that we’d let any other cool robot news slip past us this week, did you? O. […]

Robot Evolution Through Intelligent Design

sjriek — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:22:17 +0000

That’s the motto of RoMeLa, the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory at Virginia Tech. At RoMeLa, Dennis W. Hong, PhD and his students have been creating a lot of really interesting new robots. In the video from the TEDxNASA conference, Hong offers a short overview of their research. Of particular interest to hobbyists should be the DARwIn humanoid robot.

source: robots.net