Robotics

At University of Texas Nanotech Institute, Scientists have created an artificial muscle that runs on alcohol and has the ability to generate strong forces in a short period of time. These muscles use chemical fuels instead of battery energy. The muscles use methanol, which has 30 times the energy storing capacity of a conventional battery. The nickel-titanum alloy coated in platinum particles, which are only […] Read More

The software designed by scientists at the University of Oxford, enables the computer program to learn sign language just by watching hand gestures and subtitles displayed on TV. The algorithm first recognizes the gestures made by human signer. The software determines the rough location of hands by making use of arms and then identifies the flesh coloured pixels to determine precise hand shapes. The program […] Read More

The new robo bat developed at North Carolina State University, USA, utilizes the artificial muscle concept, for flapping wings.The artificial muscle is made of a shape-memory metal alloy and smart matrials that responds to electricty. The advantage of using smaller flying robots over bigger flying counterparts with wings are their maneuverability in tight spaces and aerodynamic efficiency. An extensive research of bats skeleton and muscular […] Read More

Researchers in Europe have developed a new robot that uses algorithms to mimic human visual system for navigation.The machine is a wheeled platform controlled by a mechanic head, which has built in cameras to provide vision. Normally, the AI systems used for navigation build a map of its surroundings and update it as the robots move. The algorithm used on this project mainly consists of […] Read More

Cambridge, Mass., June 22, 2009. BBN Technologies, an advanced technology solutions firm, has been awarded $29.7 million in funding by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under the Machine Reading program in a contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The goal of the Machine Reading program is to develop a revolutionary, automated reading system that bridges the gap between naturally occurring […] Read More

New Ruggedized R&D Robot Optimized for Outdoor Applications. Redmond, WA, June 9, 2009. CoroWare Technologies, a subsidiary of CoroWare, Inc. (OTCBB:COWI), today announcedavailability of the Explorer, an all-terrain robot designed and optimized for conducting R&D into new robotic applications that operate in unstructured, outdoor environments. “Our R&D customers wanted a robot comparable to the CoroBot™ that could be taken outdoors,” said Jon Mandrell, Vice President […] Read More

European researchers in robotics, psychology and cognitive sciences have developed a robot that can predict the intentions of its human partner. This ability to anticipate (or question) actions could make human-robot interactions more natural. The walking, talking, thinking robots of science fiction are far removed from the automated machines of today. Even today’s most intelligent robots are little more than slaves – programmed to do […] Read More

Project aims to enable humanoids to interact with people and their environmentA Drexel University-led research team late last week unveiled the newest, most central member of its collaboration with a team of Korean researchers: Jaemi, a humanoid (HUBO). Jaemi HUBO embodies efforts to advance humanoid development and enhance the concept of human-robotic interaction. The project’s goal is to enable humanoids to interact with their environment, […] Read More

The ACE robot created by technical university of Munich recently demonstrated that it could find its own way through a city just by asking directions from humans.The robot did not have any GPS or map of the city installed and relied solely on the input it got from the city residents. It had to ask 38 people directions in order to find its way from […] Read More

Braintech’s Vision Software Installed on a FANUC Robot provides Test Bed for Experiments.MCLEAN, Va., May 18, 2009. Braintech Inc. (OTC BB: BRHI) is actively supporting an applied research project at a national research laboratory to evaluate the accuracy of visual sensors that measure position and orientation in manufacturing applications in real time. Braintech has loaned a copy of eVisionFactory® (eVF™), its award-winning Vision Guided Robotic […] Read More