Drywall installer Robot
Japan’s new Humanoid Robot built by the Japanese Japan’s Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Institute is able to install drywall: Source : https://www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html
Boston Dynamics Atlas Robot can now do backflips
Again, it is better not to write but just to show the video, when it is a robot from Boston Dynamics, as it speaks for itself
Fedor – Russia’s Robot Astronoaut
Fedor is a humanoid robot in development in Russia, which is designed to help astronauts in space. It can turn valves, drive car, use drill, do pushups and a lot more useful tasks such as lifting up to 20 kg, walk, crawl, get into the car all by itself, turn door keys, and use various […]
Robots Learning To Pick Things Up As Babies Do
Robots Learning To Pick Things Up As Babies Do Carnegie Mellon Unleashing Lots of Robots to Push, Poke, Grab Objects Babies learn about their world by pushing and poking objects, putting them in their mouths and throwing them. Carnegie Mellon University scientists are taking a similar approach to teach robots how to recognize […]
Sensing of touch between brain and robot arm
In an experiment that was run by University of Pittsburgh and DARPA, two microelectronic devices were placed on the brain of a volunteered patient, on a location where the brain processed tactile sensations, in order to achieve sense of touch between a robot hand and brain. After connecting electrodes from the brain to the robotic […]
“Kibiro” Personal Robot
UBIC and Vstone to Co-Develop “Kibiro” Personal Robot Capable of Understanding Human Preferences and Sense TOKYO, Nov. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UBIC, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBIC) (TSE:2158) (“UBIC” or “the Company”), a leading provider of Asian-language eDiscovery solutions and services; Rappa, Inc. (“Rappa”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBIC engaged in digital marketing; and Vstone Co., Ltd., […]
Advanced robot hand able to sense
Almost every year, we see and publish new advancements to robotic prostheses, and this year is no exception. In the video below by darpa, the robot hand is not only controlled by brain, but it is also able to sense things. Source: https://www.youtube.com/user/DARPAtv/videos
Android tells humans that they belong in zoo
http://glitch.news/2015-08-27-ai-robot-that-learns-new-words-in-real-time-tells-human-creators-it-will-keep-them-in-a-people-zoo.html
3D printed custom made robotic hand
We see more and more 3D printed robotic components everyday. The best advantage of 3D printing are the cost and time savings. The post below is a good example, which is about a 3D printed robotic hand: http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/superhero_inspired_robot_hand_wins_james_dyson_award
One step closer to Luke’s arm in Star Wars
It has been a while since we have not posted a robotic body part, and it looks like with each year there are considerable improvements. Soon, we will be able to make body parts, of at least equal, or even better abilities than the natural ones. View the videos below: Video Credit: Popular Science See […]