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Optical camouflage tech removes backseat of a car, transparent interior the goal
DigInfo TV
06 Nov 2012
A system that makes the backseat of a car look transparent is currently being developed by a research group at Keio University.
The system applies optical camouflage technology, using...
Real-time heart beat simulator visualizes pulsation and disease on a Laptop PC
DigInfo TV
05 Nov 2012
This simulator can represent the complex pulsation of the heart. It is being developed by a group including members from National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center and Riken.
Until n...
Chris Anderson, Wired editor-in-chief, resigns to run 3D Robotics
Frank Tobe
05 Nov 2012
... Anderson has held the editor-in-chief position for 11 years during which time, in addition to his work at Wired, he authored three books and founded DIY Drones and co-founded 3D Robotics. He also ...
OmniGuide in the news
Frank Tobe
04 Nov 2012
... Cambridge, MA-based OmniGuide recently got $35 million non-dilutive financing from OrbiMed Advisors enabling company to grow toward profitability over the next several years....
Europeans attitudes towards robots 2012
Wolfgang Heller
04 Nov 2012
Credit: Infonaut, AEC
Europeans attitudes towards robots
Overall EU citizens have a positive view of robots: more than two-thirds of Europeans are of this opinion, according to a Special Eur...
Service robots boost Danish welfare
Wolfgang Heller
03 Nov 2012
In 2006, Denmark created a fund of three billion Danish kronor ($519-million) to study how technologies like service robots can be used to replace manual labour in various public services.
Social r...
NASA X1 robotic exoskeleton
Wolfgang Heller
03 Nov 2012
NASA's X1 robotic exoskeleton is a mechanical suit designed to help astronauts exercise while in space, and here on Earth it can help paraplegics walk. In space, the joints would be configured to resi...
US$ 316M investment in Korean robotics
Wolfgang Heller
03 Nov 2012
The South Korean government plans to expand the country's robot industry by more than 10 times over the next decade, the Korean Times reports. ...
9th Korea Robot Supporters Competition
RobotsAndi
02 Nov 2012
On Saturday, October 20, 2012 the 9th Korea Robot Supporters Competition was held at Yuhan Technical High School. Students from all over the country took part in the preliminary competitions held at t...
Change the size of food and your appetite with AR system from Tokyo U.
DigInfo TV
02 Nov 2012
At the University of Tokyo, the Hirose Tanikawa Group has developed an AR system that can manipulate the user's feeling of having eaten enough, by changing how big the food appears.
T...
New Russian entrant into creepiest robot face contest
Frank Tobe
01 Nov 2012
... Neurobotics, a Russian brain research organization, has just released videos of their new human-like woman robotic head....
Accuray launches new TomoHDA and gets FDA okay for CyberKnife M6
Frank Tobe
01 Nov 2012
... New TomoTherapy System enables faster planning and more focused delivery often resulting in half beam-on time than previously....
Robotic future of retail
Wolfgang Heller
01 Nov 2012
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University see the future of retail — with AndyVision, technology that helps to improve the shopping experience for both customers and retail staff.
AndyVision is a...
Wave Glider transmits real time weather data during Hurricane Sandy
Frank Tobe
01 Nov 2012
... One of Liquid Robotics’ Wave Gliders successfully piloted itself through Hurricane Sandy winds and transmitted weather data in real time....
Hansen Medical stock (HNSN:NASDAQ) jumps 22%
Frank Tobe
01 Nov 2012
... Intuitive Surgical updated their co-exclusive rights to certain of Hansen Medical‘s patent portfolio for a fee of $20 million. Intuitive also purchased $10 million of Hansen Medical’s ...
Fly and film in HD
Frank Tobe
31 Oct 2012
... Parrot (PARRO on the Euronext Paris exchange), a French company famous for its audio and wireless devices for phones and cars, unveiled their first AR.Drone at CES in 2010 to huge crowds (I was th...
Two-armed robot system for under US$20k
Wolfgang Heller
30 Oct 2012
ST Robotics announced today the latest addition to their R12 robot product line, the Tandem R125, a low cost two-armed robot system for under $20,000. ST Robotics, based in Princeton, New Jersey and...
Paper Computing technology the first step to paper-based Google Docs
DigInfo TV
30 Oct 2012
At the University of Tokyo, the Naemura Group is developing paper computing technology, which can automatically erase, copy and print hand-drawn sketches on paper.
As well as using a camera and compu...
Robot startup series #1: Autom and Cory Kidd
Andra Keay
26 Oct 2012
Consumer robotics had a watershed moment just a few days ago, when Autom, the robot weightloss coach, was launched at Dublin Web Summit. I’m very excited to open our Robot Startup Series with an int...
Ball rolling robots
Wolfgang Heller
25 Oct 2012
San Francisco based Bossa Nova Robotics develops personal robots for the home based on the ballbot technology under license from CMU. Founded by robotics entrepreneur Sarjoun Skaff as a spin-off out o...
Robot Companions: Flagship funding proposal for 1 billion euro submitted
Markus Waibel
25 Oct 2012
The Coordination Action Robot Companions for Citizens has submitted its proposal for the European Commission's FET Flagship Initiative....
NAO, WALL-E, PackBot and BigDog inducted into Robot Hall of Fame
Frank Tobe
24 Oct 2012
Aldebaran Robotics’ NAO humanoid robot won in the Education & Consumer category.
... WALL-E, the star of the 2008 Disney/Pixar movie of the same name, won in the Entertainment category.
... iR...
Panasonic develops a prototype dry head spa robot
DigInfo TV
24 Oct 2012
Panasonic has developed a prototype dry head spa robot, which in the future could be attached to a desk or bath. It uses robot hand technology previously developed for use in their hair washing robot....
Robobusiness getting lean
Andra Keay
23 Oct 2012
Bossa Nova Robotics launched the lean version of Rosie, the robot maid from the Jetsons, today at Robobusiness. CEO Martin Hitch explained how Bossa Nova have taken their experience in the brutal and ...
Making an iCub robot “clever”
Mike Hamer
23 Oct 2012
As part of the IM-CLeVeR project, the IDSIA robotics laboratory recently released a video-overview of their work on the technologies, architectures and algorithms required to give an iCub robot mo...
RoboBusiness Summit: Workshops feature experts in manufacturing, assistive robotics
David Pietrocola
23 Oct 2012
Robots In DC made the trip from Washington and we’re ready to kick off our coverage of the unique and exciting RoboBusiness event, which is bringing together leaders from robotics businesses, resea...
Disaster response robot will inspect the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor building
DigInfo TV
23 Oct 2012
This compact explorer robot, called Sakura, being developed by the Future Robotics Technology Center (fuRo) at the Chiba Institute of Technology, is the latest in their line of disaster response robot...
Ultra high-speed robot based on 1 kHz vision system
John Payne
22 Oct 2012
http://youtu.be/UdlSvtUInu0
The Ishikawa Oku Laboratory, at the University of Tokyo, has been at the forefront of developing high-speed vision systems to enable robotic movement that pushes the limit...
CHARLI busting some moves
John Payne
22 Oct 2012
http://youtu.be/kmeJvkN4ntI
The CHARLI series humanoid robot is developed as a research platform to study bipedal walking and autonomous behaviors for humanoid robots. It is designed to be ultra li...
World’s first all rubber speaker made from artificial muscles is thin, soft and bassy
DigInfo TV
18 Oct 2012
Tokai Rubber Industries has developed the world's first all-rubber speaker. This speaker utilizes Smart Rubber, which conducts electricity and can freely expand or contract, to generate sound.
Prev...
Drone on YOMYOMF
John Payne
17 Oct 2012
http://youtu.be/u8PzkGM60Lc
YOMYOMF is one of a long, and growing, list of YouTube funded channels. Drone is a four-part series of short-format videos, telling the story of a humanoid com...
Futuristic vehicle interface with a predictive direct and gesture based input system from Alps Electric
DigInfo TV
17 Oct 2012
Alps Electric has developed a next-generation vehicle interface, created using its own sensors and input devices. The interface consists of a Multi-Modal Commander, allowing for direct and gesture bas...
Yamaha JWX-2 wheelchair power assist unit can be attached to almost any wheelchair
DigInfo TV
16 Oct 2012
Yamaha Motor has developed an electrical assist unit for wheelchairs, called the JWX-2.
The JWX-2 applies PAS technology from assisted bicycles to wheelchairs. The electric assist works in line wit...
First sighting of FoxBots in China
Frank Tobe
15 Oct 2012
... Foxconn said they would be deploying 1 million robots in their factories in China. The first photographs of one of those appeared in Chinese news last week.
... 10,000 turquoise FoxBots have been...
FoxBots being deployed in China
Frank Tobe
15 Oct 2012
Foxconn-built robot FoxBot. Source: TechWeb.com.cn
Foxconn, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision (2317:TW), has begun deploying their own brand of industrial robots to ...
