Wall-E?s Girl-friend?s Cousin, Le Petit Prince, a Robotic Garden For Mars
2009-08-29 05:04:00 Do you remember Wall-E's girlfriend Eve? Her mission was to find plant life. Once she did, it was her mission to protect the plant. Le Petit Prince, though still a concept, is also a robot that has a similar mission, except he already has a plant inside him and it's his mission to keep it alive.
RoboBoa: The Robotic Pet Snake
2009-07-27 17:30:00 Want a robotic slithering critter crawling around your house? After seeing RoboBoa, I know that I do...
Rovio: Robotic Home Sentry On Patrol!
2009-07-26 16:12:00 Want a remote mobile communications and security device that can be controlled from practically anywhere in the world? Meet Rovio.
robotic tradesmen/
2009-07-20 01:06:00 I m fascinated to know if (most likely Japan), if any advanced country (except UK and Ireland) have robotic tradesmen. The trades of most interest, plumbing, carpentry, electrics and brick laying.
Robotic Surgeon Could Remove Shrapnel on Battlefield
2009-06-22 17:13:00 From gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine: Bioengineers at Duke Univesity in North Carolina have developed a laboratory prototype of a robot that can locate and surgically extract shrapnel pieces from flesh without any kind of human supervision. Using 3-D ultrasound imaging as "eyes
China Readies its First Robotic Mars Mission
2009-06-09 14:47:00 From Scientific American: The rapidly ascending Chinese space program is setting its sights on a new target: Mars. China plans to send an orbiter to the Red Planet on a Russian launch vehicle later this year, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The nation's first Mars probe, Yi
Robotic Nereus submarine aims to explore the depths of Challenger Deep
2009-05-11 20:14:00 From Engadget: Robotic submarines have already achieved some pretty impressive feats of submersion, but this new Nereus sub developed by the folks at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution looks set to out-do those in a fairly big way, with it now on track to dive down into all
Robotic Pick and Place Machine - Malfunctioning Air Cyclinders
2009-05-11 04:43:00 Hi, I am using a Robotic Pick and Place machine.In my machine we are using Air Cylinders to clamp and unclamp the Boards in the conveyor for placement purpose. Hence we are facing clamping issues in some of the machines very freqently,last week also we replaced one air cylider
Leave No Blade Behind: The Husqvarna Robotic Automower
2009-04-27 20:57:00 So here comes the Husqvarna Robotic Automower to dazzle you with its maneuvers, leaving no blades behind and no lines in your lawn, just a sweet wave of golf course grass.
Robotic Penguins
2009-04-23 16:05:00 From Slashdot: Robotic penguins were unveiled by German engineering firm Festo this week. Using their flippers, the mechanical penguins (video) can paddle through water just like real ones, while larger helium-filled designs can "swim" through the air. The penguins are on show at t
Video: da Vinci Si Robotic System Wants to be Your Surgeon
2009-04-07 16:11:00 From Engadget: Oh boy, from the looks of that picture the only perquisites for using the updated da Vinci Si surgical system are video game skills, a preference for interacting with the physical world on a high-def display, and an abnormal interest in robots. Sound like anyone you
Scientists Create Robotic Fish To Aid In Water Pollution
2009-03-27 05:26:00 British scientists have designed a robotic fish that detects contamination in water.
Robotic Cradle Rocks Crying Babies Back to Sleep
2009-03-21 17:35:00 If this cradle's rockin', don't bother walkin'... and rock it will, until your baby's sound asleep once more. The Suima automatic cradle features a sound sensor that detects crying sounds and then swings into action - literally.
Rex the Dawg – The Robotic Farting Dog with Attitude
2009-03-11 16:00:00  Rex is not your average, run-of-the-mill canine robot. Rex the Dawg is a super-lovable pooch with some major attitude.Â
Mechanical Animals ? Robotic Replacements (Part 1)
2009-02-25 06:01:00 When the iDog was introduced, some thought real pets might become obsolete in favor of their hassle-free robotic counterparts. Living pets are still around, but robotic animals are being put to use in other situations. In this three-part series on the Animal Science blog, we'll cover the histor
Motors for Robotic Arms
2009-02-04 18:53:00 hi, I want yours help , to select motors. I make a robot arm of 6dof and i have a problem with the motors selection. The dimentions of robot , is almost 75cm and it is composed from the base 8cm, 1st arm 30cm, 2nd arm 20cm and the gripper 12cm, which lift up work pieces at al
Small Robotic Arm
2009-01-31 12:57:00 Does anyone have any idea who might make a low cost (say <$US2K) robotic arm? I have found that Mitsubishi make one with a 1 kg payload but it is around $20K Basic specs are: Minimum 4 degrees of freedom Payload <500 g max Speed: not important Positional accuracy: even 1 mm would
Tiny Motors May Ease Road For Robotic Surgery
2009-01-20 14:41:00 From BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition: Surgical procedures could soon be helped along with tiny robots, according to researchers. Miniaturisation of motors has not kept pace with that of electronics, leaving such tiny robots with no means to get around in the body.
Department of Defense Calls for Your Robotic Skills
2008-12-01 05:42:00 Sadly, they aren't going to let you pilot the Predator, but what they are asking for is a robotic design that is capable of finding/tracking a "non-cooperative human subject." It must also be able to communicate with other robots of similar design, essentially allowing them to hunt in a pack.
Surgeons Perform World's First Pediatric Robotic Bladder Reconstructio
2008-11-20 15:56:00 From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A 10-year-old Chicago girl born with an abnormally small bladder that made her incontinent has become the first patient to benefit from a new robotic-assisted bladder-reconstruction method developed by surgeons at the University of Chicago Medical
Robotic Underwater Vehicles to Help Canada Map Arctic Seabed
2008-11-14 15:32:00 From CBC | Technology & Science News: The Canadian government will move ahead with plans to use autonomous underwater vehicles to help map the eastern Arctic seabed, research officials say. The robotic vehicles will be used starting in the spring of 2010 for mapping research tha
Japan's Robotic Unicyclist... Yes, Wheelie
2008-10-01 04:35:00 Japan is widely heralded as being in the forefront of robotic technology, and this new, self-balancing schoolgirl robot is just the latest example. "Seiko-chan" was designed to ride a unicycle because, well, we're not quite sure but we do know it's cool! Art and Design Gadgets International Invention News Science Technology Weird or Wacky
Japan's Robotic Unicyclist... Yes, Wheelie
2008-10-01 04:35:00 Japan is widely heralded as being in the forefront of robotic technology, and this new, self-balancing schoolgirl robot is just the latest example. "Seiko-chan" was designed to ride a unicycle because, well, we're not quite sure but we do know it's cool! Art and Design Gadgets International Invention News Science Technology Weird or Wacky
Robotic Spyplanes have Medical uses too
2008-09-16 16:43:00 From Coolest Gadgets: This isn't the first time that we have reported on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and most of the time, these are used for spying in enemy territory. It appears that UAVs have medicinal uses as electronic flying couriers. Think of them as that big G bu
Robotic Deburring
2008-09-16 09:01:00 What are the major factors considered for robotic deburring process? Is there any standard methode of doing the same? I want to debur the job by gripping it in a robotic gripper & using a stationary deburring tool. Can it be done?
Flying, Robotic Camera at the Olympics?
2008-08-17 23:06:00 I was watching the sculling competition and I thought I caught a glimpse of a small robotic flying camera - I think they were using it for the overhead shots above the lake. Have I had too many mojitos?
Robotic Surgery Lowers Risks of Side Effects
2008-08-05 17:50:00 Technology has long been used to help people do their jobs more efficiently and effectively, and that's not going to change any time soon. A new advance in this area is robotic surgery. CNN reports on the growth in usage of robotic surgery devices made by Intuitive Surgical, Inc., and reveals that patients who undergo robotic surgeries have fewer side effects and faster recoveries. The systems work by allowing a skilled surgeon to control the robotic arms using a joystick. The robotic arms are more precise than human hands and work with smaller incisions. As a result, robotic surgeries often have fewer complications. For example, when a patient's prostate is removed via normal surgery, there are risks of incontinence and impotence. Robotic prostatectomies, on the other hand, have much lower risks for those side effects, meaning that patients are less likely to suffer from decreased quality of life. While the results look good so far, the American Urological Association has...
Now, mobile robotic arms to manipulate objects with ?UMan?
2008-06-08 11:56:00 Washington, June 8 (ANI): Though robots moving around, doing household chores and fighting like humans is something limited to sci-fi films, scientists are trying hard to build androids that simulate humans in many activities. And they have taken a major step in this direction by creating a mobile robotic arm with the ability to “see” ...
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Astronauts work with untested robotic arm
2008-06-07 21:46:00 Astronauts tried out the international space station's newest piece of equipment Saturday, but it was a very limited test.
AI Robotic Woman - the Perfect Woman
2008-06-06 00:00:00 I have received an email about the perfect woman, an AI Robotic woman. They are entirely automated and they are able to take care of you and perform household chores and most of all they are able to love. It will be available for preorder on June 11, 2008 at ...
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VIDEO: Butler robotic feeder from Austria saves time
2008-06-03 11:00:00 Forking silage back to the feed barrier is a never-ending battle no sooner have you finished than the cattle have nosed it back out of reach.
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Man's first Mars 'step' made by robotic arm
2008-06-02 17:49:00 From CNET News.com: NASA photos show-off footprint made by first robotic arm to touch Mars. The Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic arm touched the planet's terrain for the first time on Saturday. The effort, which came seven days after the lander touched down, is part of NASA's ef
A robotic arm that works on thought alone
2008-06-02 00:00:00 If a recent research experiment is anything to go by, the people suffering from paralysis and Parkinson's disease may soon get some relief. The scientists have developed a robotic arm, which can be operated by thought.
Human Mind-controlled Robotic Arm!
2008-05-30 17:01:00 Wow, this IS mind-numbing and also way too cool to watch… Holy shit, now he’s showing a video of a guy using the arm using only his MIND. He learned this technique in two days, but Dean says it was more like the system learned how to interface with the human. Looking at what he’s doing, ...
Dirt Devil Rampage Robotic Pool Cleaner
2008-05-27 21:13:00 Dirt Devil - the most recognized name in home vacuuming — brings you the Dirt Devil Rampage Robotic Pool Vacuum. This advanced state-of-the-art Dirt Devil has the brainpower to clean your in-ground pool in three hours. It calculates the size of your pool and programs the most time and energy-efficient pattern needed to make ...
Building An "Iron Man" Pt. II: Jet-powered, Winged Flight
2008-05-24 16:35:00 "It's just my job five days a week, A rocket man, a rocket man"; New technology brings superstrength, can more new technology bring exoskeleton based flight to complete the "Iron Man"?The summer's hottest blockbuster is the superhero flick "Iron Man" which stars Robert Downey Jr. as weapons designer turned superhero Tony Stark. In part one of this two part series, we looked at the advances made in building exoskeletons, particularly Sarcos Inc.'s new Sarcos suit which can lift over 500 lbs, is maneuverable enough to handle stairs, and can run 30 minutes untethered.Having a super-powered suit is great, but aside from his power, the comic book character "Iron Man" had two other key attributes -- speed and flight. Without it, Iron Man would go from a superhero, to just plain super slow.Fortunately there are some promising technologies to give the exoskeleton fighting suit of the future super speed and flight. This article, the second part of this two part series, seeks to examine...
Building An "Iron Man" Pt. I: Military Grade Exoskeleton
2008-05-24 16:29:00 Real life technologies mimics the comic books with breakthroughs in human exoskeletons.The summer's hottest blockbuster thus far has been Iron Man -- not even the runaway hit Grand Theft Auto IV could slow it down. The movie centers around a super hero using a high tech suit to perform heroic feats no ordinary man could. What's intriguing is just how close real life technology is to creating a slightly less insanely overpowered "Iron Man" suit.In the first entry of a two part series, this article examines the developments in exoskeleton technology from an enterprising startup recently acquired by a major defense contractor. The exoskeleton starts with a simple concept -- while large war machines like tanks and armored personnel carriers (APCs) are mighty weapons, they lack the maneuverability of ground soldiers and provide a large target. However, ground soldiers lack the strength to carry sufficient stopping power to take on heavy vehicles.Sarcos Inc. has taken this concept a...
A robotic brain-computer interface
2008-05-23 07:16:00 Brain computer interface might change the way we think. (sarcastic) Here is how Wolf describes the project. “Our approach consists of implanting a small robotic device (and accompanying control algorithm) with many individually-motorized electrodes that each autonomously locate, isolate, and track a neuron for long periods of time. To further complicate matters, we wish to find ...
Butler robotic feeder from Austria saves time
2008-05-21 11:00:00 Forking silage back to the feed barrier is a never-ending battle no sooner have you finished than the cattle have nosed it back out of reach.
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Pentair Prowler 720 Robotic In-Ground Pool Cleaner
2008-05-20 19:45:00 Prowler 720 is the computer-controlled, programmed cleaner that scrubs and vacuums your pool?s bottom, walls and steps and provides supplemental filtration of pool water. Totally independent of your pool circulation system, Prowler provides on-demand cleaning without running pumps. It requires no installation, no booster pump, no hoses. Just plug it in and place it in ...
Robotic Exo-Skeleton
2008-05-20 16:51:00 This article on new human exo-skeleton technology was submitted from our good friend Amytronic, a sleeper agent that lives amongst you.http://www.cnn.com/2008/TEC-H/05/15/robotic.soldier.ap/inde-x.htmlPodcast production has been slow and really there is no excuse. The J-Unit hivemind has been easily distracted lately and we have been tweaking it in order to get it back up to full productivity. The unrealistic goal of this week? Put out the three missing podcasts that are owed. We will see if this comes to fruition.
Robotic Suit ? The Ultimate Outfit for Super-Soldier
2008-05-19 16:28:00 Rex Jameson, a 5-foot-11 with 180 pounds software engineer seems just like others “Average Joe”. When he owns his free time, those extreme sports such as bike hiking, swimming, playing tennis and skies will be his favorite time killer events. Do not be fooled by his appearance, as Jameson was one of the honor software engineers, ...
Calgary woman recovering after robotic arm removes brain tumour
2008-05-19 15:23:00 According to Sympatico Tech News, a woman in Calgary, Alberta, Canada had a brain tumor removed by a robotic arm!Paige Nickason, 21, was discharged from the Foothills Medical Centre after surgery Monday by Dr. Garnette Sutherland of the University of Calgary."Paige's brain surgery represents a technical achievement in the use of image-guided robotic technology to remove a relatively complex brain tumour," Sutherland told a press conference."This is wonderful and represents the beginning of something new in surgical care," he said."I had to have the tumour removed anyway, so I was happy to help by being a part of this historical surgery," Nickason said in a press release on Friday.Mimic surgeon's movementsThe two mechanical hands of the robot, known as NeuroArm, mimic the movements of the surgeon with incredible precision while sensors and microphones recreate the sights, sounds and touch of surgery.A surgeon is able to control the robot using levers at a computer workstation in a ...
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Robotic Exoskeleton
2008-05-19 13:30:00 This Robotic Exoskeleton by Sarcos has been in development for many years, it still requires a tether but when it will be completely stand alone when it is released. I think the most interesting aspect will be the ability to step out of the exoskeleton and have it continue to perform some duties until you ...
By: Hacked Gadgets
Robotic Exoskeletons
2008-05-16 19:09:00 From CNN comes news of a robotic exoskeleton being developed for the military. This isn't the first time I've seen reports about the military's plans for this sort of thing, but it is the first time I've seen an advanced demonstration and up-to-date information. Technology like this could go a long way toward keeping our soldiers alive in dangerous situations, but it could also do more. Imagine if a group of a hundred or a thousand relief workers equipped with this technology could be deployed following a major disaster, such as the recent earthquake in China. Combing through the rubble in a powered exoskeleton would be much faster, and could save a large number of lives by getting to trapped people sooner.
Are Humans Safe with Robotic Coworkers?
2008-05-14 15:27:00 When robots first appeared on the factory floor, they usually slaved away inside locked cages with attendant flashing lights and audible alarms. Some of the latest, smartest robots with artificial intelligence aren't encaged but are able to sense humans thereby avoiding an accidental crash. But even
Robotic sailboats and accelerating change
2008-05-14 04:27:00 The Microtransit Challenge. This is a testament to Moore's law. Ten years ago this was 100% science fiction. Five years ago someone could talk about it. 2006 they held it on a lake. This year its across the Atlantic. ...and it's at hobby prices. One of the entrants, the Pinta, cost the competitors £2,500. Umm...you could build it in your garage if you had the programming chops. Big deal you say, it's just a glorified model sailboat. Well yes and no. Yes they look like simple little sailboats but they've got: Solar power, automated sensors, GPS positioning and course navigation software. They obviously have a much simpler algorithm than the DARPA Grand Challenge cars, but still need to get from point A to point B. Also this technology will be a boon to climate science. At £2,500 a pop you can make hundreds and send them out into the oceans and go anywhere and report back anything you can imagine. A mobile science buoy....
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Orion Robotic In-Ground Pool Cleaner
2008-05-12 23:33:00 The new Orion computer-controlled robotic cleaner vacuums and scrubs in-ground pools up to 800 sq. ft. It will clean any type or shape of pool and scrub it free of dirt, algae and bacteria. The Orion maneuvers around ladders, drains, stairs, and it will climb part of the way up your pool’s wall. Once ...
Tekno the Robotic Puppy - Pearl White for only $28
2008-05-08 06:58:00 Everyone's favorite robotic pet is back, and better than ever with a newer design, and updated software and features. This playful pup expresses his moods through light-up eyes and body language. Just watch his ears and eyes - they'll let you know how he's feeling.
Artificial mouth could be robotic taste-tester
2008-05-07 03:44:00 An artificial mouth was recently developed that has the ability to chew food similar to a human, making it a good robotic taste-tester to better understand flavor. When food is chewed, it releases compounds which affect taste. Using speed motors, mechanical teeth, and a pipe pumping "enzyme-containing artificial saliva", the mouth-bot is an almost-living, breathing (via helium, anyway) mastication machine. |
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