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SoftBank + Aldebaran = Pepper
Frank Tobe
06 Jun 2014
The latest creation from Aldebaran Robotics - Pepper - is designed to live with humans. It doesn’t clean or cook but it talks, is mobile, can read emotions, and reacts aut...
SoftBank’s humanoid robot Pepper knows how you’re feeling | ComputerWorld
Hallie Siegel
05 Jun 2014
Pepper is a cute, wisecracking personal robot designed to bring joy to everyone, and Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank wants people to start buying it next year for the price of a high-end PC.
Its...
Automated Driving – Something Missing
Jim Haas
29 May 2014
Learn more about Nate's wacky life at his Website....
30 years of AI with Rolf Pfeifer: A robotics legend delivers his farewell talk
Nathan Labhart
21 May 2014
Source: University of Zurich Mediadesk
Watch Rolf Pfeifer’s farewell lecture at the University of Zurich, broadcasting live on Robohub Friday May 23, 2014 (18:00–19:30 CEST/16:00–17:30 UTC).
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Back on Earth, Part 3
Jim Haas
16 Apr 2014
Special thanks again to "NateFan", whose comment inspired today's comic.
I hope the characters referenced from NASA are good sports, I figured they'd crack up over Nate's "findings" regarding facia...
1.1M£ robotic “Porton Man” to test protective clothing for UK’s armed forces
Ioannis K. Erripis
07 Apr 2014
UK’s Ministry of Defense invested 1.1M GBP in a new robotic mannequin that will test protective suits and equipment for the UK’s armed forces. The project is named “Porton Man” and is able to ...
NAO Next Gen now available for a wider audience
AJung Moon
13 Mar 2014
As of yesterday, you can get the adorable and versatile humanoid robot NAO from Aldebaran Robotics for yourself, even if you are not an academic or a hardcore developer. According to Génération R...
Back on Earth, Part 2
Jim Haas
07 Mar 2014
In the comments below, tell me, what questions would researchers want answered about Nate's experiences on Mars? I'll select the best and make comics out of them (showing how Nate answers) in the next...
Back on Earth
Jim Haas
28 Feb 2014
I guess all those other Mars rovers just landed in the wrong spot? I had this idea yesterday to try something a little different. In the comments below, tell me, what questions would researchers want ...
Mission to Mars, Part 8
Jim Haas
21 Feb 2014
The mission to Mars concludes now that Nate is back on Earth, but do you think the adventure is really over? Learn more about Nate's wacky life at his Website....
Mission to Mars, Part 7
Jim Haas
17 Feb 2014
Stay tuned next week for the exciting conclusion of Nate's "mission to Mars" experience. As always, remember you can see more at Nate's Website....
Mission to Mars, Part 6
Jim Haas
07 Feb 2014
I want to thank Robonaut for being a great sport and being willing to appear in this week's comic! When I got done with last week's comic, for fun I sent a tweet to Robonaut asking him to join Nate ...
Who Is SCHAFT, the Robot Company Bought by Google and Winner of the DRC by IEEE Spectrum
Ioannis K. Erripis
06 Feb 2014
Here's everything we know about this secretive robotics startupSee on spectrum.ieee.org...
Mission to Mars, Part 5
Jim Haas
31 Jan 2014
We all know that the first thing we'd want to do on a planet with low gravity is a Michael Jordon dunk.
As always, remember you can see more at Nate's Website....
Mission to Mars, Part 4
Jim Haas
24 Jan 2014
As always, remember you can see more at Nate's Website....
Mission to Mars, Part 3
Jim Haas
17 Jan 2014
As always, remember you can see more at Nate's Website....
Interdisciplinary Teams, with Giulio Sandini
Per Sjöborg
10 Jan 2014
Link to audio file (41:58)
In today’s episode Per Sjöborg speaks with Giulio Sandini, director of the Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences department at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)...
DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials live broadcast
Ioannis K. Erripis
20 Dec 2013
The time has come for the robots competing on the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) to make their first public appearance. The trials for the final 2014 event will take place on December 20-21, 2013 and ...
The DARPA Robotics Challenge, with Paul Oh
Sabine Hauert
13 Dec 2013
Link to audio file (40:39)In this episode, Sabine Hauert interviews Paul Oh, the Director of the Drexel Autonomous Systems Lab at Drexel University. His team, spanning 10 universities, is competing in...
Beginner’s guide to the humanoid robot challenge (DRC)
Andra Keay
03 Dec 2013
The first real world trial in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) will be held on December 20-21 2013 at Homestead Freeway in Florida. Yes, it's open to the public. Anyone can come along and watch huma...
ShanghAI Lectures: SAYA/Hiroshi Kobayashi “Hello, my name is SAYA”
Nathan Labhart
14 Nov 2013
Guest talk in the ShanghAI Lectures, 2009-11-05
In this guest lecture, SAYA, the robotic teacher from Japan, introduces herself and talks about the Tokyo University of Science, where she was const...
Nate the Robot RH.13 – Firewalls: Saving Robot Marriages!
Jim Haas
13 Sep 2013
As always, remember you can see more at Nate's Website....
Nate the Robot RH.12 – Well Played, Internet
Jim Haas
27 Aug 2013
As always, remember you can see more at Nate's Website....
David Robert on “Do robots need heads?”
David Robert
15 Aug 2013
As a robot animator I can attest to the fact that robots don't "need" heads to be treated as social entities. Research has shown that people will befriend a stick as long as it moves properly [1].
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Travis Deyle on “Do robots need heads?”
Travis Deyle
15 Aug 2013
The obvious answer to this question is "No: there are lots of robots without heads." It's not even clear that social robots necessarily require a head, as even mundane robots like the Roomba are anthr...
Talking robot sent into space
Frank Tobe
04 Aug 2013
Kirobo, a 13” humanoid robot, was launched today and is on its way to the International Space Station.
A mashup of the Japanese word for hope, “Kibo”, and “robot”, Kirobo is designed to b...
Nate the Robot RH.11 – High “REWARD”
Jim Haas
26 Jul 2013
As always, remember you can see more at Nate's Website....
DARPA’s Virtual Robotics Challenge a practical step forward on the long road toward disaster-response capable humanoids
Hallie Siegel
24 Jul 2013
Based on a media rountable discussion with DRC Program Manager Gill Pratt and CEO of the Open Source Robotics Foundation Brian Gerkey.
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear disaster was a wake-up call...
China takes long view in funding robotics, innovation
CHEN Fei
17 Jul 2013
With the rapid economic development of the last twenty years resulting in the accumulation of great wealth, China urgently feels the need to move from a manufacturing-driven economy to an innovati...
DARPA unveils new humanoid robot
Jim Haas
12 Jul 2013
DARPA unveiled their new humanoid robot Atlas that will be used as part of their robotics challenge. It can tackle rough terrain and carry human tools.
See on DARPA website....
DARPA Virtual Robotics Challenge results
Andra Keay
27 Jun 2013
The first competition of the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) was a software simulation of humanoid rescue work. The 6 best teams were to be allocated ATLAS robots for the next stage of the challenge, b...
