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    Insect-inspired flying robot handles collisions, goes where other robots can’t
    Gimball is a flying robot that survives collisions. It weighs just 370g for 34cm in diameter. Photo credit: A. Herzog, EPFL. Generally, flying robots are programmed to avoid obstacles, which is far ...
    30 October 2013, by

    World’s first all stainless steel robot with seven degrees of freedom
    Kawasaki Heavy Industries has developed the world's first all stainless steel robot with seven degrees of freedom. It will be used in the drug discovery and pharmaceutical fields to automate experi...
    17 July 2013, by

    DARPA unveils new humanoid robot
      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....
    12 July 2013, by

    Remote internal imaging robot helps doctors in emergency situations
    This remote medical care robot for use in emergency situations, is under development by a research group at Waseda University, led by Dr. Hiroyasu Iwata. "If a person receives an impact in an acciden...
    12 July 2013, by

    Minimally-invasive eye surgery on the horizon as magnetically-guided microbots approach clinical trials
    Unlike larger robots, microrobots for applications in the body are too small to carry batteries and motors. To address this challenge, we power and control robots made of magnetic materials using exte...
    26 June 2013, by

    Dynamic target tracking camera system keeps its eye on the ball
    This camera system can track very fast moving objects, keeping them in the center of the screen at all times. Currently under development by the Ishikawa Oku Lab. at the University of Tokyo, this late...
    18 June 2013, by



    Airbus reveals iPhone-enabled ‘smart bag’ prototype with RFID, GPS tracking | Australian Business Traveller
    Airbus is best known for aircraft like its A380 superjumbo and the next-generation A350 jetliner, but the company has cooked up something else to delight the traveller: a prototype 'smart' bag complet...
    07 June 2013, by

    Measure your pulse in real-time with Fujitsu’s facial imaging technology
    Fujitsu has developed technology which can measure a person's pulse in real time by analyzing video of their face. "As blood circulates through the body, the amount of light absorbed by the face vari...
    16 May 2013, by

    The Swinging Blind Juggler
    How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do! Child's Garden of Verses by Robert L. Stephenson...
    03 May 2013, by

    Crashing into walls: Airburr takes a counter-intuitive approach to navigation | IEEE Spectrum
    While other UAVs use sophisticated sensors and algorithms to navigate, EPFL's tough little Airburr uses a random-direction algorithm and a bare minimum of sensors to make its way around places other b...
    06 March 2013, by

    Designed to mingle: Rezero ballbot’s smooth moves can handle a crowd
    Designing robots that can function outside of controlled, factory environments isn’t easy. When those environments have people in them, they are especially unpredictable and difficult for a robot to...
    05 March 2013, by

    Bolt closes funding round and opens applications
    Bolt, Ben Einstein's hardware and robotics accelerator in Boston, today announced the close of their first funding round and the opening of the first round of applications for 2013 hardware startups. ...
    20 February 2013, by

    The award-winning Smart Trash Can moves autonomously to catch your trash
    This Smart Trash Can, developed by Minoru Kurata, an engineer at a Japanese auto maker, won an Excellence Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival. "When you toss trash at it, a sensor detects the posi...
    15 February 2013, by

    Desktop PC-sized fully automatic genetic testing device
    The GeneLEAD from Precision System Science (PSS) is a fully automatic genetic testing device that completely automates the genetic testing process that ordinarily would require manual intervention. Th...
    02 February 2013, by

    Activelink Power Loader gives HAL some competition, but who’s going to Fukushima?
    New Japanese exoskeleton pushing into HAL's (potential) marketshare We of the robot/technology nerd demo are well aware of the non-ironically, ironically named HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) exoskelet...
    22 January 2013, by

    Power Loader power amplification exoskeleton robot
    This power amplification robot, called Power Loader, is currently under development by Activelink, a Panasonic subsidiary venture. The aim is to achieve a robot that can freely utilize power beyond...
    08 January 2013, by

    Optical camouflage tech removes backseat of a car, transparent interior the goal
      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...
    06 November 2012, by

    Change the size of food and your appetite with AR system from Tokyo U.
      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...
    02 November 2012, by

    Paper Computing technology the first step to paper-based Google Docs
    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...
    30 October 2012, by

    Panasonic develops a prototype dry head spa robot
    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....
    24 October 2012, by

    World’s first all rubber speaker made from artificial muscles is thin, soft and bassy
    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...
    18 October 2012, by

    The new Honda ASIMO
    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...
    20 November 2011, by

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