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Nate the Robot RH.4: Who wants those jobs?
Jim Haas
15 Apr 2013
This post is part of Robohub's Jobs Focus.
"People hate me because they say robots steal jobs."
"What jobs?"
"Low paid, extremely dangerous, repetitive, physically demanding..."
*boggle*
"I kno...
Petman tests camo | YouTube
Andra Keay
05 Apr 2013
The PETMAN robot was developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from the DoD CBD program. It is used to test the performance of protective clothing designed f...The Robot Launch Pad's insight:There are...
Max Headroom gets a female counterpart: Zoe | Reuters
John Payne
01 Apr 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egqXaMVqh2k
Okay, the title is a bit of a stretch; a better analogy might be the virtual title character of the movie S1m0ne, starring Al Pacino. But Zoe isn't an AI...
Nate the Robot RH.3 – The Expendables
Jim Haas
22 Mar 2013
So if you really think about it, today's comic brings up several interesting issues regarding robots and war. One that comes to mind that is certainly not anywhere near a reality, is what if robots ...
Robots on Tour event draws larger-than-expected crowds
Nathan Labhart
20 Mar 2013
Surprise! Robots are much more popular than expected!
Robots on Tour started off on Friday 8 March 2013 with a scientific symposium at café/bar Sphères in Zurich, Switzerland. Big names from the...
Nate the Robot RH.2 – There’s Nothing Silly About War!
Jim Haas
15 Mar 2013
Call of Duty : Robot Ops, sounds like a fun game, eh?...
Nate the Robot RH.1 – I’m on Robohub!
Jim Haas
14 Mar 2013
Hey everyone, I meant to get this strip drawn earlier, but I’m happy to start having Robohub as a second source to read my Nate the Robot comic strip! I hope it can add a bit of humor to your day an...
Know your robot space torsos: Justin, Robonaut, SAR-400, & AILA
Reno Tibke
04 Mar 2013
Astronauts: awesome, but only human
It's cold out there beyond the blue. Full of radiation. Low on breathable air. Vacuous. It's hard to keep machines and organic creatures functioning and/or alive....
Robots on Tour: 8-9 March 2013 in Zurich
Nathan Labhart
03 Mar 2013
The Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the University of Zurich, organizer of the ShanghAI Lectures, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a big robot festival on 8 and 9 March 2013 in Zurich....
Robot choreographies
Sabine Hauert
27 Feb 2013
Today's TED talk features a troop of NAO robots performing an upbeat choreography....
KIBO robot project
Wolfgang Heller
02 Dec 2012
A Japanese humanoid communication robot being developed by the KIBO Robot project, a joint research project by Dentsu Inc., the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of...
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....
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Advances in bipedal locomotion, with Subramanian Ramamoorthy and Felipe Brandão Cavalcanti
Podcast team
27 Jan 2012
Link to audio file (17:09)In this episode we talk to Subramanian Ramamoorthy from the University of Edinburgh about the recent progress in walking robotics. We then speak with Felipe Brandão Cavalcan...
The new Honda ASIMO
Ioannis K. Erripis
20 Nov 2011
The most famous humanoid robot, Honda’s ASIMO has a new version. A few days ago Honda presented a more advanced model and performed a small display of its new capabilities. Meanwhile the robotics se...
