Topic: - on December 12, 2002 at 12:32:51 PM CET
Butterflies point to micro machines
Tiny machines that fly like insects will soon be a reality. That is the confident prediction of scientists who have just studied the remarkable aerobatics of the butterfly. The two Oxford researchers put red admirals in a specially designed wind tunnel and used high-speed cameras to analyse how the animals moved through the air.
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Topic: - on December 2, 2002 at 2:54:11 PM CET
Tattooing robot unveiled at hi-tech trade fair
An Austrian electrician has invented the world's first tattooing robot. Niki Passath, 25, has unveiled his creation, which he calls Freddy, at a hi-tech fair in Vienna. Mr Passath said: "It was a hard job because the only person I could test it on was myself which was painful but a good incentive to get it right as soon as possible.
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Topic: - on November 20, 2002 at 12:19:14 AM CET
Tante Kitsch hat Besuch
Letzte Woche hatten wir die It-Legende Aibo zu Besuch. Obwohl der mechanische Hund sehr artig war .....
¬> <a href="kitschtante.antville.org"target="_blank">tante kitsch?s Fotogeschichte
die tante wohnt im selben haufen
¬> Futurezone
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Topic: - on November 14, 2002 at 2:47:47 PM CET
tmsuk and SANYO reveals new and improved "Banryu" home-robot
tmsuk Co., LTD., (pronounced "temzack") a small robotics firm from Kitakyushu (Fukuoka Pref. Japan) and SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Moriguchi, Osaka, have developed an improved version of their home-robot Banryu. The two companies wish to finalize the design and details and to commence the marketing of the first-ever useful home robot to the general public in year 2003.
¬> <a href="www.sanyo.co.jp"target="_blank">Sanyo
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Topic: - on October 29, 2002 at 10:21:56 AM CET
Critter Crunch 2002 Report
The Critter Crunch is the oldest robot combat event around and is held in conjunction with the annual Mile Hi Con SF convention in Denver.
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Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 11:31:15 AM CEST
Pixel the Micro-Helicopter
Flying radio controlled models in a living room, who has never been dreaming of it? What about a looping above the kitchen table, or a touch-and-go on the carpet, wanna drop some sugar in your coffee with a switch on your transmitter...?
During autumn season in 1996, some European modeler magazines started reporting about a new wave in our hobby: slow-flight. Slow-flight was another substantial shift in what could be expected as possible, much alike when quarter scale hit our existence some 15 years ago. Some very inventive people had broken all 'standard' rules, and made planes fly that weigh no more than 100 grams or so, batteries included. They called it 'slow fly', because those planes flew slower than walking speed. On a calm evening, one could now expect to go out walking with his micro Blériot, rather than just letting the dog out. I learned about the new technologies used, and found out about what I thought to be impossible till then: 3.7 gram proportional servo's, 10 gram propulsion motors, 2 gram speed regulators, 4 gram receivers, 30 gram battery packs and so on.
¬> <a href="www.planetinternet.be"target="_blank">Pixel
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Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 11:28:00 AM CEST
New Micro Air Vehicle Endurance Record
A new Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) flight endurance record of one hour and 47 minutes was set recently according to a DARPA press release. The WASP uses electric propulsion, has a 13 inch wingspan and weighs in at just 170 grams. AeroVironment makes a variety of robotic planes and other electrically powered vehicles.
is darpa.mil blocking everyone?
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Topic: - on October 21, 2002 at 5:43:50 AM CEST
Roboter als Cocktailmixer
In rund drei Wochen wird in Wien zum vierten mal eine bislang einzigartige Robotik-Veranstaltung über die Bühne gehen:
Die "Roboexotica" versteht sich als "Plattform an einer sehr speziellen Schnittstelle von Kunst und Wissenschaft" und soll die Entwicklung von Cocktail-Robotern voranbringen.
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Topic: - on October 20, 2002 at 3:08:18 AM CEST
Intelligenter Staubsauger-Roboter
Das US-Unternehmen iRobot hat einen intelligenten Staubsauger-Roboter auf den Markt gebracht. Äußerlich erinnert "Roomba" mit einem Durchmesser von 30 Zentimetern und einer Höhe von nur 9 Zentimetern, an eine fliegende Untertasse. Er wiegt knapp 3,5 Kilgramm.
¬> <a href="futurezone.orf.at"target="_blank">Hier gehts zur Geschichte
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Topic: - on October 17, 2002 at 4:00:41 PM CEST
Aibo gets a skateboard
THE SPEED BOARDS will be available online and in retail stores in November, and will cost $249. Compatible robot models will also respond to voice commands from consumers, such as “turn right” or “turn left.” When the Aibo is not “zipping around” on its Speed Board, it will randomly dance, Sony said.
¬> <a href="www.msnbc.com"target="_blank">CNET
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Topic: - on October 17, 2002 at 12:53:37 PM CEST
MIT Robot Helicopter Does Split-S
According to a press release from MIT, the MIT Autonomous X-Cell 60 Helicopter has completed a Split-S. MIT professor Eric Feron claims this is the most "complex maneuver ever completed automatically by any helicopter". In February, robots.net covered the MIT helicopter's autonomous performance of a 360 degree aileron roll.
¬> <a href="gewurtz.mit.edu"target="_blank">MIT
Dont miss the video
¬> Windows Media - 1.3 ¬> AVI - 2.2 Mb
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Topic: - on October 17, 2002 at 12:43:08 PM CEST
SCROB: Subsumption Controlled Robot Bug
The SRS has published an article by George Vastianos describing SCROB, one of several robots he has created. SCROB uses a combination of subsumption architecture and finite state machines (FSMs) to produce life-like robot behaviours. The articles includes schematics, FSM diargrams, source code, and photos. You can also download SCROB's source code from Vastianos' website.
¬> <a href="www.seattlerobotics.org"target="_blank">seattlerobotics.org
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