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Manufacturer robot with “common sense”: Baxter -

Humanoid Robot called Baxter was launched by Rethink Robotics at a sale price of $22,000, which was designed by an Australian robotics and artificial-intelligence expert Rodney Brooks. Baxter is a complete system and there is no need for complex programming or expensive integration. As it has behavior based intelligence, it can be easily programmed in order to do simple jobs. Baxter is trainable by non-technical […] Read More

Dragonfly Robot -

It would be considered a game changer if you had a flying robot that could relay information to you from anywhere you want, at the same time being undetectable by people, because of looking like a natural insect. Well, now you have it. The dragonfly robot, developed by TechJect Inc. is a flying robot insect which can fly like a bird or an airplane or […] Read More

LS3 robot carrying load for soldiers -

The 4 legged LS3 robot, which is an upgraded version of big dog robot produced by Boston Dynamics for DARPA, has gotten more abilities like following people on command and it is much less noisy too, in comparison to the previous big dog model which sounded like a lawn mower in full speed. The robot, LS3, is an autonomous robot which is supposed to carry […] Read More

DRC Robot for DARPA Grand Challenge -

Under its Maximum Mobility and Manipulation (M3) program, DARPA is trying to achieve advances in robotics that will enable better design and fabrication of robots, which will have enhanced mobility and manipulation in natural, undefined environments. Another goal is improve the capabilities of robots by better design tools, fabrication methods and control algorithms. More details about the program can be found here. By its DARPA […] Read More

DARPA Robotic Challenge Seeks Humanoid Rescue Worker -

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

Robobusiness Conference 2011 – Boston, MA -

The Robobusiness conference organized by Robotics Trends took place on Nov. 2 and 3, in Sheraton Hotel, downtown Boston. A lot of  well known robotics firms were represented with their high level managers or presidents. Below you can find our notes from the sessions we attended, which highlight important points and give you a brief summary of each session… November 2 Robots that matter – […] Read More

Android movie classic Blade Runner is coming back -

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

IBM shows human brainlike chip possible -

Working on a six year research project funded by DARPA, and involving about a hundred researchers, IBM has just announced that they have reached an important milestone in making chips that are able to “adapt” their thinking. Just like human brain, the chip is able to make a great deal of parallel processing at the same time combining memory and calculation. Researchers are saying that […] Read More

Robot Bird -

Here is a robot bird by German firm Festo. It looks very real isn’t it? Read More

Robot hand – fast as a bullet -

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 robot has three fingers, small harmonic drive gear, and a […] Read More