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Myon robot to teach us about language origination
Posted by Eric on June 28th, 2010
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Play “Mars Escape” to help MIT Media Lab develop robots that collaborate with humans
Posted by Eric on June 17th, 2010
There has been a lot of chatter lately regarding the coming trend of using games for work, using games to get people to accomplish tasks. This is one such game, designed to gather data as people interact, which can be used later for modeling actual robot behavior. “The MIT researchers are encouraging as many people [...]
Posted in AI, autonomous, education, future, games, research, space, study, testing 
Tags: behavior model, game, mars, model, play 
No Comments »Non-profit research organization CTC developing new military robots
Posted by Eric on June 14th, 2010
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Posted in AI, aquatic, autonomous, defense, featured, military / law enforcement, research Tags: Air Force, CTC, defense, military, navy No Comments »Two new kids on the block; Noby and M3-Kindy
Posted by Eric on June 11th, 2010
Two new robot kids were revealed recently at a symposium in Japan by the JST Erato Asada Project. They are cognitive development robots, means to help robots understand complex social interactions and teach us about human development. Noby (Nine-month Old Baby) is a robot meant to model a 9 month old baby, with accurate body [...]
Posted in AI, autonomous, biomimetic, biped, research, study Tags: baby, child, cognitive, development, kid No Comments »Sharks smell in stereo – feature may improve underwater robots
Posted by Eric on June 10th, 2010
Neil Hammerschlag / www.neil4sharks.org A newly discovered trait in sharks explains part of why they are so adept at finding prey they cannot see. Aside from their sensors which detect tiny electronic impulses (such as those which occur if a buried crab moves a muscle), sharks use a “stereo smelling” technique to hone in on [...]
Solar-powered robot to inspect, (not shut down) power Grid
Posted by Eric on June 9th, 2010
Researchers think the solar-powered device could survey aging electrical lines. “The device uses rollers to clamp onto and move along a line. It can maneuver past towers, known as pylons, using cables built into newer towers or retrofitted onto old ones. ‘There is nothing that does what it does; nothing that even tries,’ said Andrew [...]
2010 Engelberger Robotics Awards Presented to Heinz-Dieter Schunk and Scott W. Deming
Posted by Eric on June 9th, 2010
Munich, Germany — The robotic industry’s highest honor, the Engelberger Robotics Award, was presented tonight to Heinz-Dieter Schunk, Schunk GmbH and Scott W. Deming, Corning Inc. during the 41st International Symposium on Robotics held here in conjunction with AUTOMATICA. Full article at [robotics.org]
OmniTread serpentine robot
Posted by Eric on June 8th, 2010
“The OmniTread Serpentine Robot developed under supervision of Prof. Dr. Johann Borenstein at the University of Michigan since 1998.” The OmniTread OT4 has obvious applications for search and rescue. Pictures, videos, Papers here.
Posted in DARPA, defense, government, military / law enforcement, research Tags: rescue, snake, treads No Comments »EATR robot’s engine is complete
Posted by Eric on June 7th, 2010
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