Robot Builds itself using foam
http://www.tgdaily.com/hardware-features/59184-robot-builds-itself-with-foam
New type of artificial muscles
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 […]
Pingpong playing robots
Robot gifts
See link below for some ideas if you like to purhcase robotic presents for holidays: http://www.everything-robotic.com/2011/10/robotic-gift-suggestions-for-2011.html
Drone wars
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/opinion/cortright-drones/index.html?&hpt=hp_c2
Rat with a robot brain
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2011/09/27/roborat-israelis-create-rodent-with-robot-brain/
Search Engines and Artificial Intelligence
http://www.technologyreview.com/web/38653/?nlid=nlcomp&nld=2011-09-28
Rare instance where humans are stealing jobs from robots
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2011/09/28/humans-are-stealing-robot-jobs-at-the-supermarket/
Will I-Cub carry the Olympic Torch?
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 […]
Big Dog Robot
This video shows fun moments from the famous Big Dog robot testing. Boston Dynamics, maker of Big Dog says that the first prototype is coming out of the lab around summer of 2012.