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By Dan on November 15, 2010
Robot is controlled entirely by lab grown rat brain cells. The team grows neurons on an electrode array, which via wireless (bluetooth) communication receives signals from the robot’s ultrasonic sensors.
Posted in Research
| Tagged AI, artificial intelligence, cyborg, neuron, New Robots, rat, research, robot, video, wireless
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By Dan on December 19, 2009
Japanese researchers have taught two robots how to play musical instruments. One plays flute, the other saxophone. The robots reproduce, play sounds they hear.
Posted in New Robots
| Tagged flute, instrument, interactions, japan, learning, music, robot, saxophone
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By Dan on November 16, 2009
According to a study published in Pediatrics, using robots for surgery is safe, but provides no better outcomes for child patients in some cases. Robotic surgery systems, such as the Da Vinci allow surgeons to more easily do less invasive surgeries, as well as reduce human error like shaking hands.
Posted in medical, robot news
| Tagged da vinci, news, robot, robotic surgery system, surgery, video
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By Dan on November 2, 2009
The robot is autonomous, and contains a complex sensory control system. An on-board camera identifies gates on the slope while a GPS system tracks position and velocity.
Posted in New Robots, Videos
| Tagged autonomous, robot, skiing, video
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By Dan on July 7, 2009
There has been a lot of successful stairclimbing robot designs, but few are as simple and effective as this one.
Posted in New Robots
| Tagged design, robot, simplistic, stairclimbing, steps
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By Dan on June 25, 2009
An update on the Japanese Gundam Robot in Tokyo. Video of the 60ft Gundam below shows that the robot is slightly animated with lights, steam, a moving head and sounds.
Posted in Videos
| Tagged animated, gundam, japanese, robot, statue, video
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By Dan on June 17, 2009
Remember the bristlebots? Those toothbrush and pager motor robots that buzzed around? Here’s a version that is controllable. Watch it turn around after it goes past the black line.
Posted in Fun
| Tagged bristlebot, motorized, robot, toothbrush, video
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By Dan on June 12, 2009
Take a look at “Issy”, a walking, fighting, quadruped robot made by Let’s Make Robots user mikef. Issy has a wireless camera for the operator, and an airsoft gun to shoot things! Notice how well the robot walks. Issy is built out of 13 AX-12 servos using the bioloid frame kit, lynxmotion SES brackets for legs, and [...]
Posted in Videos
| Tagged Issy, LMR, quadruped, robot, video
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By Dan on June 11, 2009
A slew of robots performed delicate acts of edible showmanship this week at the International Food Machinery and Technology Expo in Tokyo, Japan. Creations perhaps destined someday to bring to life a Jetsons-style future of ubiquitous robotics demonstrated their ability to handle food. Among the crowd pleasers stood a rather beefy, industrial looking robotic arm with [...]
Posted in New Robots
| Tagged chef, FANUC, food, futuristic, japan, New Robots, robot, sushi
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By Dan on June 2, 2009
Beggar ‘Bot talks in a computerized voice, pitching to passers-by to consider helping the less fortunate. Drawing a crowd and creating a spectacle, bedazzled mall-goers take interest in the robot and after curiously watching and listening, place money in its extending hand – to which it responds, “thank you.”
Posted in New Robots
| Tagged beggar, charity, homeless, interaction, robot, video
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