ASIMO controlled by human thought
In a demonstration performed in Tokyo, Honda headquarters, it was shown that a person can make the famous humanoid robot ASIMO move just by thinking about it.The person who wore…
Most advanced robotic arm so far
With the new procedure designed by John Hopkins University, the amputees who use the artificial arm are able to control wrist, hand and elbow movements at the same time. The…
IWantOneofThose.com unveils the MechRC
London, November 2008: I Want One of Those announces a brand new robot, created by leading British designers and never before seen in the UK. The humanoid robot,which comes with…
New humanoid robot Nao®, to run on Urbi® software
Paris, France, September 9st, 2008. The French start-up Gostai (www.gostai.com) and Aldebaran Robotics (www.aldebaran-robotics.com) announce that the Nao robot will be equipped with the latest version of Gostai Urbi universal…
Adding more sensitivity to bionic hands
The robotic hand under development by the University of Southern California in Los Angeles has a new way of estimating the minimum force required in order to hold objects.The fingertips…
World’s smallest humanoid robot
The robot developed in Taiwan called BeRobot, seems to set the current world record by being the smallest humanoid robot commercially available.The robot is only 6” tall, can be disassembled…
TU Delft robot Flame walks like a human
Researcher Daan Hobbelen of TU Delft has developed a new, highly-advanced walking robot: Flame. This type of research, for which Hobbelen will receive his PhD on Friday 30 May, is…