Robot Tractor
Engineers in Belgium have made a fully autonomous tractor robot, which can stay on course within centimeter precision while at the same time detecting wet terrain, aticipating slippage and calculating…
Robot Ostrich may run fast
Researchers at Florida Institute of Human Machine Cognition have made a leg design for a robot Ostrich that would allow the robot to run on two legs with speeds up…
Big Dog evolves into Alpha Dog
The famous Big Dog robot from Boston Dynamics which was first made public a couple years ago now evolved into its next generation model, Alpha Dog. The new robot will be…
Handling information for military robot swarms
As the use of robots in battlefields grows continuously, the problem of managing an ever growing quantity of information becomes more and more critical. In order to use the resources…
Today and future of military robotics – Report
According to a report that appeared on Australian SBS TV recently, today 1 in every 50 soldier in US army is a robot. At the same time, this proportion is increasing…
Robot speeds up toxic chemical testing
The new robot that is employed by EPA is really speeding up things at the lab for testing the toxicity of chemicals. While a person can do 10-20 testing a…
New Surveillance robot
The new surveillance robot that has been made by iROBOT for DARPA was presented the other day. The robot called “110 Firstlook” can observe its surroundings continuously with “persistent stare”…
Robotic Suit helps disabled people to walk
Exoskeletons are getting more and more common in robotics. The primary purpose of these is to amplify the movement of human muscles. A robotic suit designed for legs by Japan’s…
New Robot fighter plane passes test flight
The new robot fighter plane that was built by Northrop Grumman for US Navy, has just passed the performance test flights done in California Edwards Air Force base. The jet,…
Improved robot arm in development to help paralyzed people
A new thought controlled robot arm that was designed and tested by University of Chicago is able to move more accurately as it also provides movement sensory feedback, in addition…