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The “promise” that robots would eventually be capable of playing soccer at the same level as their human counterparts has seemed almost like a pipe-dream. Humanoid robot performance has improved over the years, no question. But most of them have either been extremely expensive, or required a lot of support infrastructure, and their autonomous operation appeared quite hesitant and questionable. That's all about to change. The DARwin series of humanoid...
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One of our role models among the ROBO-ONE humanoid robot builders crowd is Iketomu-san. He's quiet, humble, and never boasts or brags, yet he's built some of the most technically interesting robots in the group, and appears to be the only builder regularly competing in full autonomous mode. So, it was no surprise that he immediately jumped on the multi-legged robot movement gathering considerable steam here. We caught up with...
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Find more videos like this on Smart Girls at the Party Via Tokyo Hackerspace and AdaFruit Industries
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July 19th is “Marine Day”, a national holiday here, and what better way to celebrate than to hold the National Coast Clean-up Robot Contest 2010. This year's event is the 13th in an unbroken series of nation-wide robot events. Based on the 3R's (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) the event emphasizes Environmental Education, Manufacturing, and Teamwork. There are two primary classifications: Marine Rescue Robot, where the robot enters the water and...
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KCSpacePirates07 was kind enough to send in an interesting video captured from the view point of his son's robot participating in the Great Line Following Event in Kansas City. Here are his comments: “KCSpacePirates07 — June 14, 2010 — Here is my son's robots view footage of the Kansas City Robotics Society's Great Line Following Event 2010 at Union Station. We set a world record for the most robots following...
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Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google, used a remote telepresence “robot” to participate in the recent Singularity University executive session. While the event was captured in this New York Times video, we have to say that we're pretty underwhelmed. Many of us use remote video conferencing via Skype or other similar services. A few of us have been using global video conferencing since the early 1990's – though...
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via www.youtube.com RoboCup 2010 is ramping up in Singapore even as we speak, and while the energy and excitement can't compare to the human version, the eyes of robot enthusiasts and builders world-wide have shifted from South Africa to Singapore. Yuki Nakagawa, our friend, robot mentor, and founder of RT-Corp is on-site, right in the middle of the action, and filing regular reports. Given her background with Asimo and other...
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One of the side effects of automating processes is that they can operate faster than we are able to deal with, at least initially. The Human Genome Project, just ten years old, is a good case in point. Made possible through the use of robotics and specialized scientific instrumentation, the project has generated a massive amount of data and information that companies are struggling to sort out and turn into...
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BoingBoing turned up the 1935 “Notificator”, a 'robot messenger' that handled short text messages that users hand wrote on a strip of paper. Unlike Twitter, users had to pay to post their messages.
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Moviemagicman's work on Etsy turning the backs of iPads and MacBooks into personalized canvases has really turned us on. He does have a few 'robot' themed stickers, but we'd like to see a lot more.
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Nothing excites kids of all ages more than robots, and when you couple that with the chance to set a new world record, and maybe get into the Guinness Book of World Records, there is bound to be a tremendous turn-out. Last Saturday, the Kansas City Robotics Society (KCRS) and Science City turned Union Station into what they believe could be the worlds largest line follower robot course. Volunteers marked...
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Our human bodies come designed with around 108 degrees of freedom allowing us to move very flexibly. Unfortunately, because of cost, packaging, and complexity issues, the most common humanoid robots on the market today only have 16 to 24 degrees of freedom. That makes it more of a challenge when we want to have our robot execute some simple moves, like turning. The humanoid's legs can't twist or turn organically....
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May-6-2010-NYC-Village-MakerBot-163 Originally uploaded by Robots-Dreams. One of our alert readers noticed that Bre Pettis was caught unaware in this photo taken during our recent MakerBot Industries visit and had his antenna extended. :)
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Really good session yesterday at RT Corp in Akihabara introducing Japanese robot builders to RoboGames. Originally planned for roughly an hour, we ended up running from about 1:45 pm until 5:00 pm with lots of excitement, interest, and detailed Q&A. Although they were fascinated, and amazed by the Combat Robots (who wouldn't be?), the most interest was in the humanoid events including Mech Warfare (more on that in a later...
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Walking through Akihabara this afternoon after our presentation we were reminded how quickly technology shifts and morphs, and the businesses it creates, and destroys along the way. The small shops, especially those on the back streets of what has to be the world's most well known electronics district, offer clues to the latest trends, and foretell the short term future, if we pay attention. For example, several years ago they...
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In addition to the two smaller, dare we say 'younger' infant robots we covered in our earlier post, the Asada Synergistic Intelligence Project team also demonstrated “M3–Kindy”, approximately the size of a five year old. To emulate the motions, sensing, perception, and interaction of a kindergarten age child, the robot was equipped with microphone ears, video camera eyes, and over 100 tactile sensors as well as 42 servos. Thanks to...
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Looks like the ERATO Research Project group has been making a lot of progress, especially the Asada Synergistic Intelligence Project focused on developing human shaped robots that can communicate complex and a wide variety of movement. One key objective is to explore motor learning and cognitive development in babies. It's important to understand that the researchers are not trying to develop robots that would replace human babies in any way....
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We're happy to report that Terasaki-san, the creator of “Weird-7”, “Weird-72”, and the iPhone Walking Robot, hasn't been resting on his laurels. Now, using the same design approach as his iPhone bipedal robot but with stronger servos, he's created an iPad Walking Robot: Here's an earlier video showing his creations and documenting the construction of the iPhone Walking Robot:
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