Scientists at the University of West England in UK are working on designing a total biological robot without using any silicon parts, by utilizing the vegetative stage of slime mold. This is a common type of mold that can live in damp indoor or outdoor spaces. The research is based on the principle that the […]
BEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 8, 2009: iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT) today announced that it has received a $6.1 million order from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). This is the twelfth order under an existing $200 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The current total contract value now stands […]
The robot hand developed at Japan’s Ishikawa Komuro Lab, is so fast and skillful that it can complete many different tasks without errors and at very high speeds. The hand was first developed in 2007. The principle the robotic hand was built on is called “Skillful manipulation based on high speed sensory motor fusion”. The […]
Neural Networks are one of the biggest tools that the AI researchers use. In summary, they enable natural learning of an artificial algorithm, in order to achieve an assigned goal. In a recent experiment done by French researchers, the goal was to have robots get closer to a food supply, which meant earning points, and […]
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed a modular robot that can separate at predetermined locations on impact, and then put itself back together again. The robot’s basic unit that can separate from other pieces include one camera and four sections, and it can move by itself. Each of these modules contain four circuit boards and […]
At University of Texas Nanotech Institute, Scientists have created an artificial muscle that runs on alcohol and has the ability to generate strong forces in a short period of time. These muscles use chemical fuels instead of battery energy. The muscles use methanol, which has 30 times the energy storing capacity of a conventional battery. […]
The new robo bat developed at North Carolina State University, USA, utilizes the artificial muscle concept, for flapping wings.The artificial muscle is made of a shape-memory metal alloy and smart matrials that responds to electricty. The advantage of using smaller flying robots over bigger flying counterparts with wings are their maneuverability in tight spaces and […]
Researchers in Europe have developed a new robot that uses algorithms to mimic human visual system for navigation.The machine is a wheeled platform controlled by a mechanic head, which has built in cameras to provide vision. Normally, the AI systems used for navigation build a map of its surroundings and update it as the robots […]
New Ruggedized R&D Robot Optimized for Outdoor Applications. Redmond, WA, June 9, 2009. CoroWare Technologies, a subsidiary of CoroWare, Inc. (OTCBB:COWI), today announcedavailability of the Explorer, an all-terrain robot designed and optimized for conducting R&D into new robotic applications that operate in unstructured, outdoor environments. “Our R&D customers wanted a robot comparable to the CoroBot™ […]
European researchers in robotics, psychology and cognitive sciences have developed a robot that can predict the intentions of its human partner. This ability to anticipate (or question) actions could make human-robot interactions more natural. The walking, talking, thinking robots of science fiction are far removed from the automated machines of today. Even today’s most intelligent […]