Androids

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The world of Asimov’s i-Robot may be just around the corner thanks to DARPA’s new robotic challenge. Details of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s new $2 million challenge have been unveiled, revealing a highly ambitious project aimed at developing sophisticated, humanoid robots capable of doing tasks that, to date, only humans have been able to carry out. The challenge is aimed at finding humanoid robots […] Read More

In a research study done by University of California San Diego, human brain reaction to the humanoid robots’ human appearance vs. their human-like movements have been examined. The study was led by Ayse Pinar Saygin, an assistant professor of cognitive science at UC San Diego and alumna of the same department.  According to Saygin, the brain is not necessarily looking for biological movement however when […] Read More

The latest humanoid robot developed by Hitachi is able to recognize and locate objects in a room. It has a huge database of objects which it downloads from the internet and then compares the objects it sees with this database. The robot will not be commercialized anytime soon however. See link for more: http://www.china.org.cn/video/2012-02/28/content_24749235.htm Read More

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Aldebaran Robotics, has released its latest version of the NAO robot — NAO Next Gen. The power of NAO Next Gen, the new fully programmable humanoid robot that has the most extensive worldwide use, is opening up new perspectives and fields of application for its users. (December 9, 2011 – Paris, France) “The inception of this new generation of NAO robots means a lot to our company. We […] Read More

Honda’s famous ASIMO robot, which has just celebrated its 11th birthday recently, was on display last week, with its improved capabilities.  The famous Android can now run 9 km/hour – an improvement from 6 km / hour, it can pour drinks with a bottle and a glass that is arbitrarily placed on a table (including opening the bottle cap) , jump on one foot, individually […] Read More

In University of Texas, a new type of artificial muscle has been created, which is a lot more flexible and able to create much more torsion in comparison to the ones developed before. The muscles are able to produce about the same amount of torque as a regular electric motor. This means a lot of applications in commercial field, especially in robotics of course. To […] Read More

The robot below is made by Roger Seeberger, Switzerland. He is looking for partners to improve his robot prototype.  Below you can find his robot’s specs and other information. Thanks Roger… Robot Name:   SB-01 Category: HUMANOID, Prototype Branding-Robot Made By: Seeberger Robotics & Design Country: Switzerland Date of manufacture or date of introduction:  April, 8th 2011 Description: Wifi Robot, animated, interactive, 125 cm, 7,5 kg (with Akkus), […] Read More

I-Cub, one of the most advanced robots in the world has just been nominated to carry the Olympic Torch in London next year. The robot has been nominated through Lloyds TSB, one of the presenting partners of the Olympic Games. The I-Cub robot differs from the other robots that its builders aim it to learn through its experiences. You can find an in depth review of […] Read More