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Sharks tracked by surfing robot
Andra Keay
18 Aug 2012
A robot that surfs on the waves is being used by US scientists to track the movements of great white sharks.
See on www.bbc.co.uk...
Robot App Store | Robopedia – Robotics encyclopedia
Andra Keay
17 Aug 2012
Robopedia - Robotics encyclopedia.Everything about robotics...
See on www.robotappstore.com...
Swiss researchers invent system to spray wolf repellant, text shepherds when their sheep are under attack
Markus Waibel
16 Aug 2012
Swiss researchers have developed and successfully tested a collar that measures a sheep's heartbeat. By integrating information from multiple sheep in the flock, the flock's heartbeat was found to be ...
New breed in autonomous fleet-based storage and fulfillment (AF/SF)
Andra Keay
16 Aug 2012
When you think of Steve Jobs and Apple Computer, they are not necessarily innovators of new technology - they leverage existing technology l...
See on www.symbotic.com...
Disney Research Switzerland’s new “face cloning” technique promises more realistic humanoids
Markus Waibel
16 Aug 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnE4vcvHxo8
In a step towards less (or more) scary humanoid robots, researchers at Disney Research Switzerland have developed a new "face cloning" technique.
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4-armed robot playing drums
John Payne
01 Aug 2012
Aside from the cool spikes on its head, and it doing a pretty fair job of playing the drums, what's notable about this robot is the use of fast, low-precision arms (notice the bouncing as they're retr...
Robotics for small industry
Andra Keay
09 Jul 2012
Christchurch mechanical engineering firm Design Energy wants to make small Kiwi manufacturers more competitive with the help of robotics.
See on www.stuff.co.nz...
Video: new remote sensors from Agri Con at DLG Field Days
John Payne
09 Jul 2012
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Hermann Leithold, product manager for Agri Con, explains the company’s precision technologies at its display at DLG Field Days in Bernburg-Strenzfeld, Germany, held ...
Exploring the relationship between art and machines
Andra Keay
09 Jul 2012
Ghosts in the Machine surveys the constantly shifting relationship between humans, machines, and art.
See on museumpublicity.com...
Future Talk 32-1, Artificial Intelligence
Andra Keay
09 Jul 2012
Interview with Peter Norvig, Director of Research at Google, on progress being made in artificial intelligence. Self driving cars are discussed.
See on www.youtube.com...
Pilotless robot plane smart enough to navigate through bad weather
Andra Keay
09 Jul 2012
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been doing their bit to help save lives in the military for some time already – where pilotless vehicles ply routes in the air over battlefields in order to scou...
Control a robot with thoughts from inside a brain scanner | SmartPlanet
Andra Keay
09 Jul 2012
A man inside an fMRI machine in Israel can move a little robot in France. This could allow paralyzed patients to interact through a surrogate body.
See on www.smartplanet.com...
African Robotics Network (AFRON)
Andra Keay
09 Jul 2012
The goal of the AFRON "10 Dollar Robot" Design Challenge is to design a new class of affordable robots for learning (especially in primary and secondary schools). Robots excite people of all ages. The...
European Robotics Forum 2013 in Lyon, France
Andra Keay
09 Jul 2012
INNOROBO | Innovation Robotics Summit (European Robotics Forum 2013 in Lyon, France http://t.co/klAfRdkk #robotique...)...
See on www.innorobo.com...
LinkNotes: Biologically accurate walking robot legs
Andra Keay
09 Jul 2012
Their new biped robot features an improved leg design that models even more muscles. And it's already walking (though it relies on a babywalker-like support for balance). It stands 55 cm (22″) tall ...
Cynthia Breazeal: Personal robots | Talking Robots
Sabine Hauert
11 Apr 2008
In this episode of Talking Robots we interview Cynthia Breazeal who is an Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA, where she founded and ...
