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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

Tokyo, Japan: During a demonstration performed at Honda Tokyo headquarters, Japanese scientists showed that the company’s famous ASIMO robot can be controlled by thought patterns alone.The person sitting still and wearing a helmet which measures it’s the electrical currents at person’s scalp as well as the cerebral blood flow. A live demonstration is still not possible however, due to possible distractions in person’s thoughts. Honda […] Read More

Just like the computer revolution started in 1970s, today we see the preliminary applications of robots that are soon likely to invade our offices and homes. Even though the robots like we know form movies such as The Terminator or I-Robot may still seem to be far away, the trend is going toward more and more personal robots all the time, by increasing capability of […] Read More

The research done in Georgia Tech University explored the physics of movement of robots walking on sandy surfaces. The general conclusion reached was that the robots walking on sandy surfaces should move their legs slower than usual. Sandy surfaces present extra challenges because the characteristic of the surface can alternate between solid and liquid in an irregular and unpredictable pattern. The researchers performed the experiment […] Read More

The biggest cost in agriculture is the manual labor today. Recently a research project has started by the Carnegie Mellon University under the funding of Department of Agriculture totaling up to $10 million, in order to develop robotic vehicles that are able to pick the fruits, but the abilities of the machine will not be limited to just that. It is envisioned that it will […] Read More

The robot that has been developed by University of Pennsylvania, USA, is capable of reassembling itself after being scattered into pieces.The units first detect each other’s location by their light sensors and signals, and then decide how to reassemble themselves according to the given objective, which is to assemble into different forms and shapes to make various types of robots for a variety of different […] Read More

A number of courses that are being taught at the Stanford University School of Engineering are being made available online for free to everyone interested. The program is called “Stanford Engineering everywhere portal and currently offers a total of ten courses. The Robotics courses currently being offered are: Introduction to Robotics Natural Language Processing Machine Learning Further courses are planned depending on the success of […] Read More

Researchers at Oregon State University have been developing a new robot leg system that manages to create a more natural effect by utilizing springs. Up to 40 % of the energy can be recycled with this system developed. In comparison to the robot legs that move only by motors, this concept looks much more promising. See another related story on Robotic Magazine here Source: click […] Read More

One of the main obstacles in front of robots being widely used in our everyday lives is to provide mobility for longer durations with less weight and fewer recharge requirements. The solution seems to be the developing fuel cell technology, however the current state does not yet allow us to use these in everyday practical aplications. The main hinderance factor so far is the cost […] Read More

The researchers in United Kingdom have managed to control a robot by neurons of a rat brain. The experiment aims for gaining new insights into Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, which are both neurological diseases.It will enable scientist to help understand how the brain learns and remembers memories. The robot, which is solely controlled by the biological brain, learns to avoid obstacles on its path. Every […] Read More