Saturday, February 21, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
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 Japanese Robot Of The Year01:40 -  (52 ratings)Robot scorpions, robot soccer players, and a stereo that dances - we look back at the Japanese Robot Awards 2007. http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DW3f6BOrD9Ek&source=video&vgc=rss&usg=AFQjCNEtQysi75CN333kASnrKdG9h0AU5w |
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Sega Toys' new "Yume-Neko Venus," or "Dream Cat Venus"
Is there a feline equivalent of the uncanny valley?This robo-cat is equipped with touch sensors that let it engage in such real-life feline behavior as purring, moving its legs when you rub its belly, and sleeping a lot.
It will not, as far as I know, scratch your face, bite your ankles unexpectedly, or drag mice into your bed as gifts.
.. As far as I know.
Here's a video, look into those black lifeless eyes!
Friday, February 13, 2009
The future of evolution
เดอะ เนชั่น - Thailand The Thai robots will be on view as part of a fair on the evolution of life to be held at the Sirindhorn Science Home in Pathum Thani province. ... | ||
| IRobot taps Fleishman for six-figure AOR account PRWeek - New York,NY,USA ... the home division, and its government and industrial division, which includes combat-proven robots such as the iRobot Negotiator surveillance robot, ... |
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| "Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st ... Democracy Now - New York,NY,USA Her district, stretching along the shore of Lake Erie from west of Cleveland to Toledo, faces an epidemic of home foreclosures and 11.5 percent unemployment ... See all stories on this topic |
| On With The Show Aurora Advocate - Ravenna,OH,USA 15 -- Fifth Third Bank Home and Garden Show, IX Center near Hopkins Airport, Cleveland. Now-April 26 -- "Robots + Us: Where Humans Meet Machines," Great ... See all stories on this topic |
| Vitabot opens Belstville HQ Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA That experience led him to create Vitabot, which uses artificial intelligence from robotics to track and improve nutrition. Nutritional requirements are ... See all stories on this topic |
| NAHS students busy throughout the season The People's Defender - West Union,OH,USA Craig Bolton represented North Adams with teacher Randall Duncan in a Robotics Competition held at an E-tech conference in Columbus. ... See all stories on this topic |
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
RGU’s robots may evolve just like animals
North-east researchers have discovered a technique to develop robots that have the ability to evolve in the same way as animals.
On the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, who laid the foundations of the theory of evolution, researchers at Robert Gordon University have discovered how to produce robots capable of operating and evolving like animals.
The research, which was recently published in an artificial-intelligence journal, revealed the potential to make machines which can interact with their environment and perform useful tasks in difficult or dangerous circumstances or even around the home.
Methods currently used in robotics at the Aberdeen-based university allow the robot to become progressively more complex, building up new skills and abilities on top of those already in place.
It does this by gradually developing the robot's body and environment from simple to complex while at the same time growing its brain, a special control circuit called an artificial neural network, by adding new parts.
Chris Macleod, who is leading the research at RGU's school of engineering, said: “Using this system we have produced a complex robot, which is capable of operating rather like an animal.
“The robot started off pulling itself along in a primitive way and then went through a series of developing body plans and environments until it had evolved into a walking quadruped, able to react to visual stimuli, avoid obstacles and react to predefined objects as predators or prey.
“In theory there is no limit to the degree of complexity which can be achieved and so robots with potentially human-like abilities, such as Sonny in the film I-Robot could, in the future, be designed using a similar technique. It is also possible that by studying the evolution of our robot's brain it may shed light on the early development of life.”
On the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, who laid the foundations of the theory of evolution, researchers at Robert Gordon University have discovered how to produce robots capable of operating and evolving like animals.
The research, which was recently published in an artificial-intelligence journal, revealed the potential to make machines which can interact with their environment and perform useful tasks in difficult or dangerous circumstances or even around the home.
Methods currently used in robotics at the Aberdeen-based university allow the robot to become progressively more complex, building up new skills and abilities on top of those already in place.
It does this by gradually developing the robot's body and environment from simple to complex while at the same time growing its brain, a special control circuit called an artificial neural network, by adding new parts.
Chris Macleod, who is leading the research at RGU's school of engineering, said: “Using this system we have produced a complex robot, which is capable of operating rather like an animal.
“The robot started off pulling itself along in a primitive way and then went through a series of developing body plans and environments until it had evolved into a walking quadruped, able to react to visual stimuli, avoid obstacles and react to predefined objects as predators or prey.
“In theory there is no limit to the degree of complexity which can be achieved and so robots with potentially human-like abilities, such as Sonny in the film I-Robot could, in the future, be designed using a similar technique. It is also possible that by studying the evolution of our robot's brain it may shed light on the early development of life.”
Robots and Lighting Kits : Your FX
 Robots and Lighting Kits : Your FX05:37 -  (80 ratings)Duplessesstudios shows us how to make a robotic arm and Nic Koch teaches you how to make a cheap lighting rig for your shoots. We also have a ... http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DY-n9Avh_W1A&source=video&vgc=rss&usg=AFQjCNE2ZXZb82hYWBf6MnHZFiToXZDwXw |
RGU’s robots may evolve just like animals
| RGU's robots may evolve just like animals Aberdeen Press and Journal - Aberdeen,Scotland,UK ... or even around the home. Methods currently used in robotics at the Aberdeen-based university allow the robot to become progressively more complex, ... See all stories on this topic |
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
robots videos
 Robots and Lighting Kits : Your FX05:27 - (37 ratings)Duplessesstudios shows us how to make a robotic arm and Nic Koch teaches you how to make a cheap lighting rig for your shoots. We also have a ... http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DqWezs5xIJvw&source=video&vgc=rss&usg=AFQjCNGdRoFDAc35RDnDLnaOKJVrfzDizw |
 Songsmith, Stocks, and Robots of Pain03:07 - (5 ratings)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-BZfFakpzc Johannes Kreidler: Songsmith fed with Stock Charts http://www.speaker.gov/img/jobsrecessions.jpg Job ... http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DwycbhLfzPu0&source=video&vgc=rss&usg=AFQjCNEI40yAS-NmoAKJQT3da3tLm1yf7Q |
Marsupial' robots could roam Mars and the Moon
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 Little Island Custom Robot Dolls01:20 - (15 ratings)Read more at http://littleisland.biz/english/index.htm http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtR9LbTv6xKg&source=video&vgc=rss&usg=AFQjCNFk9kj8SkdO9aQfBRjmHTFy0f30vw |
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Monday, February 9, 2009
How to control the march of super-intelligent robots
TechRadar UK - London,UK ... UK robotics expert, Dr Jim Wyatt, who runs his own company, Kablamm Ltd developing and popularising the use of robotics in the classroom and the home. ... |
Google Alert - robots home
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| Anybots' QA telepresence robot Gizmag - Victoria,Australia It might be a few years before these models see a commercial release but for well-heeled workers who really like to work from home the QA is expected to be ... See all stories on this topic |
Google Alert - robots home
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| Disney Previews Surrogates at Comic-Con ComingSoon.net - USA Essentially, it's like a virtual world ala Second Life but the surrogates are allowing you to sit in the comfort of your own home and interact with others, ... |
Google Alert - home robotics
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Hindu - Chennai,India ... in the RoboGames ahead and romp home with a medal! Mr. Kohli told The Hindu on Sunday that Acyut 2's predecessor, Acyut 1, India's first humanoid robot, ... See all stories on this topic |
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Google Alert - robots home
| Robotics, farming should go together Business Mirror - Philippines "In Malaysia, they asked students to design robots to solve the problem of traffic. From this, I thought 'why not robots for agriculture [back home]? ... |
Google Alert - robots home
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| Video: Has a robot revolution started, or is it still 20 years off? Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA ... a self-contained, life-size humanoid machine. Going by historical example, a good portion of the population could have a robot in the home by 2026, he said. See all stories on this topic |
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Google Alert - robots home
Google News Alert for: robots home
| Some of my favorite gee-whiz moments from this year's TED conference: San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA He studies the feet and legs of geckos and cockroaches and transfers their design to robots, enabling them to scale walls. One such machine, the Spinybot, ... See all stories on this topic |
Fwd: Google Alert - robots home
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Democracy Now - New York,NY,USA They have been used in Iraq, in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen, as well as here at home. The Department of Homeland Security uses drones to patrol ... See all stories on this topic | ||
BBC News - UK Mr Gates' stunt was to drive home the serious message of malaria prevention. With the issue being high on the agenda of the Bill and Melinda Gates ... See all stories on this topic | ||
AFP ... who told of a website that lets visitors detonate improvised explosive devices from home computers. "You don't have to convince robots they are going to ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| GAVC donates robot Joliet Herald News - Joliet,IL,USA Shorewood police officer Jeff Hanley, who is also a criminal justice instructor at GAVC, said when he heard the robotics class was looking for a home for ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Japanese Robot/Humanoid Innovations Update: Mankind's Best New ... PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA The robot is 61-inches in height by 25.6-inches wide with a depth of 31.31-inches. The new home assistant has not been officially named, but currently goes ... See all stories on this topic | ||
| Robotic smart buildings under development in Japan, JG Ballard ... engadget - Santa Monica,CA,USA by Joseph L. Flatley, posted Feb 6th 2009 at 1:34PM Think of it as home automation but on a far larger scale: The Small Robotics Building project is a joint ... See all stories on this topic | ||
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA Candace Lombardi is a journalist who divides her time between the US and the UK Whether it's cars, robots, personal gadgets, or industrial machines, ... See all stories on this topic |
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