Topic: ROBOT - on November 11, 2007 at 11:41:00 AM CET
DelFly MAV Does It All In Only 16 Grams
The DelFly II, developed by the Delft University of Technology, is one of those miracles of construction that, at first glance, doesn’t seem to be physically possible. In a 16 gram package, this ornithopter can fly for at least 15 minutes (at a maximum speed of 30mph) or hover in place for 8. It can take off and land vertically, and can even fly backwards. It’s fully out of sight controllable thanks to realtime onboard streaming video (!). Since it uses flapping wings, it’s quiet, efficient, and robust enough to fly comfortably in wind and survive collisions with objects.
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Topic: ROBOT - on September 16, 2007 at 12:58:00 PM CEST
Waseda-Docomo Face Robot Version 2
This Waseda-Docomo Face Robot is made by Takanishi who will be featured at Wired Nextfest for this Biped Robot.
During human communication, a human distinguishes the partner�fs individuals by the facial features such as the silhouette, the position and shape of each part, and gauges the mental state based on the facial expressions. Many researchers have developed the robots that can express their emotions using the facial expressions.
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Topic: ROBOT - on August 16, 2007 at 11:45:00 AM CEST
Pollution-seeking miniature leaping robot debuted
A small robot capable of leaping like a flea to cover vast areas of ground was debuted which sniffs out pollution. The insect-like robot was developed to detect mercury poisoning in the ground and leaps from place to place the way fleas or frogs jump.
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Topic: ROBOT - on May 26, 2007 at 11:14:00 AM CEST
Why do robot experts build such lousy robots?
In Silicon Valley, any conference calling itself the "Best of the Best" promises more fluff than stuff. But a recent Churchill Club event which promised the cream of the robotics industry confirmed the sceptics' worst fears. Consumer robotics is a business built mostly on play, hope and tinkering - rather than profit or technical accomplishment - to the point that huge, obvious, deal-breaker truths are never even mentioned.
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Topic: ROBOT - on May 18, 2007 at 12:11:00 PM CEST
Robot Soccer Competition
Students and designers for the Harbin Institute of Technology Robot Soccer Team watch a match in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, May 14, 2007. The 8th National Robot Soccer Competition recently kicked off in the city, attracting 86 teams from across the country. The winners will represent China at the Federation of International Robot-soccer Association World Cup in San Francisco on June 13.
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Topic: ROBOT - on April 5, 2007 at 10:26:00 AM CEST
Cowpoke
The Dutch company Lely has developed SOLAR-POWERED ROBOTS that move an electric fence to make sure dairy cows evenly graze their pastures. Two robots each hold one side of the fence, and move very slowly, which maximizes grass growth and prevents manure contamination. The robots have sensors that monitor the angle and speed of the fence, as well as tautness, and communicate with each other via Bluetooth.
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Topic: ROBOT - on March 25, 2007 at 4:35:00 PM CEST
Spicy brown's tofu robot
with mondo recent coverage on Spicy Brown's 4"-er tall TOFU ROBOT vinyl figure, on various toy-websites, especially coupled with Junko Natsumi's schweet photography of the mechanized soy protein vinyl-robot on flickr - i had to find out about the origins of the Tofu Robot for myself, and was lucky enough to have a wee chat with his designer; Kazuko Shinoka :)
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Topic: ROBOT - on March 17, 2007 at 11:14:00 PM CET
A Cool Robot for polar duty
Antarctica is one of the harshest places on Earth to work. But it's also an important site for scientific study, especially given rising worries about global warming. So any tool that helps keep the frostbite away from flesh-and-blood researchers is bound to be a good thing.
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Topic: ROBOT - on March 12, 2007 at 1:20:00 PM CET
3rd RCS Brave Robot Competition
The 3rd RCS BRAVE Robot competition was held today in Kawasaki, and we had the opportunity to watch and record the action. Today's photo set from the competition has been uploaded and is viewable now. Over the next couple of days we'll process the video clips, review our notes, write up a report and post them as soon as possible here on Robots Dreams. We're sure you'll be just as amazed and delighted as we were.
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Topic: ROBOT - on March 9, 2007 at 11:13:00 AM CET
Robo-salamander's evolution clues
A robot is being used by a Franco-Swiss team to investigate how the first land animals on Earth might have walked.
The bot looks a lot like a salamander; and the scientists can change the way it swims, slithers and crawls with commands sent wirelessly from a PC.
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Topic: ROBOT - on March 9, 2007 at 11:11:00 AM CET
Israel's Killer 'Bot: Safe Enough for War?
In late 2004, the U.S. Army introduced a ground robot, modified to carry a machine gun, grenade launcher, or anti-tank rockets. Someday, not too far off, these modified Talon 'bots (ordinarily used for bomb disposal) would be headed into Iraq -- marking the first appearance of unmanned infantry.
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Topic: ROBOT - on March 2, 2007 at 12:44:00 PM CET
Walking robot steps up the pace
A humanoid robot is teaching itself to walk and eventually run around a California research lab.
Dexter took its first tentative steps only a few days after it first discovered how to stand upright
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