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Android movie classic Blade Runner is coming back - August 19, 2011
According to sources, the movie will not be a remake but a prequel or a sequel. The 1982 movie is among the classics of science fiction. It looks like we have another 1-2 years before it hits the screens. Whether Harrison For will be in the movie is not clear yet. Read original story here. Read More
Android robot learns from experience - August 16, 2011
In Japan researchers developed a robot that can use artificial intelligence to learn about its surroundings and act accordingly. The android robot which is run by a system called -SOINN, Self Organizing Incremantal Neural Network – enables robot to perform unsupervised tasks which are autonomously learned. The robot in the video below is able to identify a cup and then pour water just by learning, […] Read More
Robot with skeleton and muscles like human - July 13, 2011
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On single charge, robot walks 40.5 miles nonstop - May 20, 2011
A three legged walking robot that was made in Cornell University walked for 30 hours and 49 minutes non-stop, without any human intervention or recharging, for a total of 40.5 msnbc.com reported. The robot called Ranger, also held the previous record, which it covered 14.3 miles in July 2010. Next to ranger, the second place on this category belongs to the famous bigdog robot of Boston Dynamics with 12.8 miles […] Read More
Motor mimicks real muscles - April 20, 2011
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ROS operated humanoid robot to help in human settings - March 29, 2011
Finally we will be starting to see humanoid robots in our daily lives more and more… A good example is the M1 robot by Meka Robotics, a humanoid robot on wheels that is able to manipulate its environment. The robot runs with ROS (Robot operating system) extensions. The builders say that the robot is designed to run in human environments, not industrial settings. This presents […] Read More
US Navy building Android firefighter - January 15, 2011
In a new project that has just commenced, US Navy aims to build android firefighter robot. The concept of firefighter robots is actually not new however doing this task with a robot in human form involves more challenges. The ships are designed for only humans to move around, therefore a humanoid robot will perform much more efficiently in such environments. The project will last for […] Read More
Human Robot arm with muscles - December 9, 2010
Today, motors and servos are used on a majority of robots that we use for various purposes, as well as on the robots in development stage. Artificial Muscles is one alternative way in robotics for providing force to moving structure of a robot. A German company called Festo, designed a robot arm based entirely on artificial muscles which seems to move as elaborately as a […] Read More
Robot programmed to develop emotions - August 12, 2010
In recent study, performed by a consortium of universities and robotic companies across Europe, the robots are programmed to have emotions and develop bonds with humans. The behaviour is modelled after what a yound child does when he/she interacts with their parents, in the sense that it uses the same type of behavioral cues and expressions to develop emotions. For original story, please visit here. […] Read More