Robotics and unemployment
2009-08-31 00:37:00 I can remember back in the post war days and the birth of robotics in the automobile industry; people used to say "robots will take away our jobs". Those who supported the development and implementation of robots countered with "humans will still be needed to service the robots". Half a century late
The 3 Laws of Robotics – Modified
2009-08-01 15:52:00 OK, it’s been too long. So, I thought this story was worth the effort. Science Daily had a story about two guys who rewrote Asimov’s 3 laws of robotics. See Science Daily They basically tried to bring the laws into the present and into the real world. I did not have a positive reaction and I’d ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
By: Nano Future 2030
robotics
2009-07-29 18:55:00 i want to make a project on artificial intelligence in robots. what background should i have...i am in 3rd year instrumentation &control engg..
A User's Guide to Robotics Higher Ed
2009-05-28 16:14:00 From CNET News.com: Robots are invading college campuses, along with the students who want to learn how to build them. To help those wannabe pioneers in self-driving cars and automated bartending, CNET News spoke with Colin Angle, CEO of consumer robotics company iRobot, to lear
Robotics on the Move
2009-05-12 14:31:00 Robots used to be fixed to factory floors. Now they roam hospitals and convention centers. What will fuel their continued migration? Universities? Government research? Manufacturers? Or, individual consumer demand? Where will the next generation advances come from? The preceding article is a "sneak
Fingerprint Study Could Aid Robotics Research
2009-02-04 16:03:00 From CNN.com - Technology: Ever wonder how your fingers can tell that silk feels different from paper, which feels different from wood? Our ability to discriminate among different textures comes partly from our fingerprints, new research shows. Scientists say this study coul
A.I. and Robotics Take Another Wobbly Step Forward
2009-01-27 15:03:00 From Slashdot: CWmike writes to tell us that artificial intelligence and robotics have made another wobbly step forward with the most recent robot from Stanford. "Stair" is one of a new breed of robot that is trying to integrate learning, vision, navigation, manipulation, planning,
project on robotics
2008-10-05 14:36:00 Im a mech engg student...i want 2 do a project on wall climbing glass cutting robots..is it an easy project 2 do..can any1 suggest me about it...if da project isnt good tell me any other good projects to do... pls mail me faiz_zb@yahoo.com
robotics
2008-08-10 08:17:00 i would like to do an autonomous robo for a project.. its just a line follower..i've just done one manual robo previously.. i have never done autonomous bot ,,can any one please guide me how to proceed...
robotics
2008-08-03 11:29:00 i would like to make a image processing robo can anybody help me reg. this.. pls
Microsoft-Backed Robotics Project to Facilitate Disaster Response
2008-06-06 03:05:00 University of Massachusetts Lowell professor Holly Yanco will split her share of the money with seven other research teams, including one fromMIT and one from Yale University. According to the university?s Web site, Yanco founded the school?s Robotics Lab seven years ago. Her Microsoft-backed project will use tabletop multitouch displays to create an interface for emergency ...
WHS Robotics Team Introduces Autonomous Robot at National Competition
2008-06-06 02:59:00 Members of the Winchester Robotics Team, now in its third year at the high school, have developed the first fully autonomous robot in BotsIQ history. BotsIQ, an organization which promotes education in technology and engineering by hosting robotic competitions, planned to add an autonomous event this year to the regular bill of events which includes battles ...
Techno Tokyo: Robot Worn On Your Body Can Increase Your Strength
2008-05-30 21:04:00 Next up? Real life Stormtroopers? Will we be safe from our neighbors and co-workers? I doubt it. At $20,000 per suit even the middle class could own one of these. Great for work and productivity, great for the military, but this suit could lead to disaster if it falls into the wrong hands. Like your crazy ass ...
By: Strange And Cool
AI Robotics Reveal the First Female Android, Now for Sale (Video)
2008-05-28 00:29:00 This is scary, really. This is full fledged Robotic woman, designed and created to replicate the behavior and physicality of your perfect woman. Its advertised as being completely faithful, intelligent, and entirely understanding to whatever your deepest darket habits may encompass. Yes, Bizzare to the furthest degree would be an understatement. Its wrong on so ...
By: Nerd with Swag
Sexed robots that live to mate - is that going a bit too far this time???
2008-05-24 18:04:00 We love robots, here on GadgetLite, we’ve featured all sorts of robots before. Modular robots, vacuuming robots, artistic robots and even lazy looking robots that walk like ourselves… but nothing ever like what we’re about to show you in the video below… The robots below may be considered by some as a break through in terms ...
By: GadgetLite Blog
Robotics
2008-05-14 06:39:00 See the robot to the left? That’s the Neatoramabot! I’ve been collecting links on robots for some time, but couldn’t decide on a title picture until this guy made his debut. The Neatorama Store is now open, where you can get t-shirts with the Neatoramabot and the Neatoramanaut (designed by Apelad) on them, plus designs from other artists and t-shirts with internet memes. There are soem pretty cool designs. When you’re finished shopping, come back and enjoy some robot jokes, links, and videos right here. I’ll wait. MST3K Robot Rumpus (via Ectoplasmosis) Robot Dance, featuring Princess, Gothgrrl, and me. I parked this elsewhere due to the autoplay music. Robots that will make you laugh. Treating the fear of robots, particularly Roombas. LOLbots. Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has a tutorial on building your own little walking Bristlebot out of a toothb...
By: Miss Cellania
Ever thought your iPhone could be used to water plants???
2008-05-07 17:59:00 Someone created a robotic system that when controlled by your iPhone’s Safari web browser waters your plants! When Safari’s screen state goes from horizontal to vertical, it sends a status update to a web server via JavaScript that sets the watering can up or down. Take a look at the video… It won’t be long before, we can ...
By: GadgetLite Blog
VEX Robotics World Championship
2008-05-06 08:16:00 Close to one hundred teams from around the world invaded the Matadome at California State University, Northridge with their robots last weekend for the inaugural VEX Robotics World Championship. An alliance of three teams from China won the fast-paced competition with robots built by the students using the VEX Robotics Design System. The winning alliance teams ...
Ahh! Modular robots, they?re really alive!!!
2008-05-04 15:03:00 Hi everyone, got some cool and freaky robots to show today. Modular robots are probably not the latest in robotics but they are getting more and more advanced as research goes further. Modular robots are basically robots that are resilient to damage, if you break them apart, they reassemble themselves back together! For me, the ...
By: GadgetLite Blog
Modular Robot Is Precurser To Real Life Regenerative T1000? (Video)
2008-04-30 02:57:00 I can’t even begin to fathom the number of dreams that I had where I was a afro sporting rambrotha fighting off pigs *ahem* T1000’s all through a dystopian suburban back drop of LA and despite every bit of sophisticated human weaponry I discharged against the robots, they merely reassembled themselves and proceeded with the ...
By: Nerd with Swag
Ontario Robotics Team Wins World Robotics Championships
2008-04-22 08:44:00 Ontario Robotics Team Wins World Robotics Championships Students on a high school robotics team from St. Catharines, Ont. have been crowned world champions after battling more than 1,500 squads for the top spot.Twenty-five students from Governor Simcoe Secondary School –known as the “Simbotics” — won the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics ...
Vex Robotics World Championships
2008-04-22 08:37:00 Another World Robot Competition will be held at California next month… Hundreds of high school students from around the planet are flocking to California next month to compete in the first ever world championships, participating in a ball game called Bridge Battle. Played on a 12′ x 12′ field, two alliances of robots battle it out ...
Vex Robotics World Championships - Wired News
2008-04-20 18:08:00 Vex Robotics World ChampionshipsWired News - 4 hours ago?Winning teams from various Vex programs around the country, and the world, deserve the chance to celebrate their accomplishments and compete with each ...
Evolution Robotics ViPR (visual pattern recognition) search software for iP
2008-04-20 08:38:00 ViPR (visual pattern recognition) search software for iPhone by Evolution Robotics is a rather new interesting program out there. “Evolution Robotics ViPR (visual pattern recognition) technology provides a reliable and robust vision solution that truly gives electronic devices the ability to detect and recognize complex visual patterns - in effect, to see. read it here iphoneworld.ca
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Evolution Robotics ViPR (visual pattern recognition) search software for iP
2008-04-20 06:28:00 iPhoneWorld.ca . .ViPR (visual pattern recognition) search software for iPhone by Evolution Robotics is a rather new interesting program out there. “Evolution Robotics ViPR (visual pattern recognition) technology provides a reliable and robust vision solution that truly gives electronic devices the ability to detect and recognize complex visual patterns - in effect, to see. Potential ...
By: iPhone World
The ?WeRobot Shirt? Features Fifty-One Of Your Favorite Robots, See If You
2008-04-19 01:50:00 Identifying these beloved bots should be quite the task, but if you find no difficulty at all, I suggest that you get the hell out of the house and start meeting teh womens. As mentioned in the title, the WeRobot shirt features 51 silhouettes of the world’s most famous robots in the world, and can ...
By: Nerd with Swag
Trash Droid is the Scarriest Robot Ever? (Video)
2008-04-18 20:42:00 Ok maybe not ever, because it doesn?t really irk me that strong at least in reference to my uncanny valley it’s bizarreness is the real deterrent. It walks, rotates, dances, C-walks, speaks fluent conversational Japanese, and plays craps. Catch the video at the jump.
By: Nerd with Swag
Latest technology: Cameras that detect body motion for controlling robots?
2008-04-15 19:12:00 This “robochair”, developed by engineer Tsuyoshi Horo at Tokyo University, monitors you digitally with eight cameras and creates a 3D model of your body on screen. By pointing your hand / finger in a particular direction, the cameras will recognize the shape as an instruction, sending commands to the robot-chair to respond to your gesture. Here’s ...
By: GadgetLite Blog
Free version of Microsoft's robotics platform available now
2008-04-11 17:23:00 Microsoft has released its first preview of Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008, a re-named and re-designed version of its 2006 robotics studio software.Microsoft Robotics Studio 06, according to the company, had over 200,000 copies downloaded and over 50 companies in the partner program. Today's update was unveiled at the Robobusiness Conference and Exposition in Pittsburgh, the same conference that hosted the premiere of the earlier version. This version promises better runtime performance, improved distributed computing capabilities with LINQ support, and some new tools. The virtual simulation environment (VSE), for example, received the ability to record and playback simulations and a new floorplan editor.The software is freely downloadable for noncommercial applications, and with its availability, Microsoft also announced a virtual robotics competition launching on April 21.Robochamps (site requires Silverlight) will see Microsoft paired up with SimplySim in getting users...
By: JorDev Tech News
MIT?s ?Nexi MDS Robot?, Gauranteed To Cause The Uncanny Valley? (Video)
2008-04-08 21:33:00 Presenting The MDS (Mobile Dexterous Social) robot, designed and built in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab’s Personal Robots Group, UMASS Amherst’s Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics, Xitome Design, and Meka Robotics. Now the uncanny valley is a hypothesis that when robots and other facsimiles of humans look and act almost, but not entirely, like actual ...
By: Nerd with Swag
FIRST Robotics Competition Boston Regional
2008-03-29 01:57:00 News for FIRST robotics competition - Boston regional: News source bizjournals.com The FIRST Robotics Competition Boston regional event kicks off today at Boston University’s Agganis Arena. Teams practiced at the Commonwealth Ave arena yesterday. Two alliances — either red or blue — composed of three randomly selected high school teams each, squared off before a sparse but raucous ...
Robotics Competition in Hawaii
2008-03-29 01:46:00 Another robotics “battle” in Hawaii… it so cool… :D. Here the news from kgmb9.com: Dozens of teams are getting ready for a battle of the brains at the Stan Sheriff Center. They spent the day practicing for the regional robotics competition. The event includes 700 students from 37 high schools throughout Hawaii and the mainland. They had ...
US Robotics USR7500 USB2.0 Mini Print Server
2008-03-28 00:59:00 Across the country, Americans all over America are discovering the convenient, easy USB-to-Ethernet print serving offered by the US Robotics USR7500 USB2.0 Mini Print Servers. But that name is just so formal and clunky. Here are the most popular nicknames people have for their US Robotics USR7500s: Black Thunder: 28% Servin? Bird: 24% Tobor: 18% Jennifer: 14% Mini the Moocher: 11% that broken piece of crap: 8% USBeeyotch: < 1% Warranty: 90 Day U.S. Robotics Features: USB to Ethernet print server Web based configuration and management Works with Macintosh, Linux, and Windows operating systems Can be configured with DHCP or manually assign a IP address In the box: US Robotics USR7500 USB2.0 Mini Print Server AC Adapter Installation Guide Discuss this product
Now In NWS News: Today ?March 26th? Marks The 13th Anniversary Of Eazy-E?s
2008-03-26 21:45:00 If this brotha was still alive, how do you believe he would assert the current standing of Hip-Hop? I believe it would of go along the lines of “Real Mutha-f-ing Gs”… For the past century, the massive Wilkins ice shelf appeared to have escaped the ravages of global warming. But now, enormous cracks have appeared in ...
By: Nerd with Swag
FIRST Robotics Competition Result in Detroit
2008-03-26 08:13:00 Become participant of robotics contest or robotics competition is fun. You will get many experience, meet many people who interest in robotics technology. Sometimes, you will get some money.. Today, i read a news from freep.com about FIRST Robotics Competition result in detroit city. I was happy that many students interested in robotics technology. ————-212;————-;————&#-8212;———̵-2;- Three ...
Latest Samsung Hauzen vacuuming robot: Your wife?s new best friend!!!
2008-03-23 17:24:00 Men beware! DO NOT buy your wife one of these: Samsung Hauzen VC-RE70V vacuum robot, why? Because the Hauzen is an absolutely stunning robot especially built for the vacuuming needs of any household, leaving your average housewife with nothing left to do! Here’s exactly why: It’s got a small built-in camera that captures a general picture of ...
By: GadgetLite Blog
New Tech: Robotics goes to the dogs
2008-03-21 15:25:00 I received an e-mail from our fearless leader J. Christoph Amberger the other day titled ?Creepy Cool New Robot?. Of course, I opened it immediately, and not just because he?s my boss and I have to open e-mails from him immediately. The link inside did not disappoint. It was truly a creepy and cool robot ...
By: Jutia Group
Linux Robotics (Tab Robotics) (Paperback)
2008-03-20 06:03:00 Linux Robotics (Tab Robotics) (Paperback)By D. diplomatist Newman Buy new: $23.0738 utilised and new from $8.99 Customer Rating: First tagged “linux” by ALPHA G33K Customer tags: robot(2), robotics, linux robotics, linux drinkable ...
In ?Pit Boss II,? robotics team seeks back-to-back competition wins
2008-03-18 11:12:00 Because it won last year?s national championship, Cimarron-Memorial High School?s robotics team gets a guaranteed berth in this year?s competition. But that doesn?t mean the 25-member team isn?t ready to rumble at next week?s regional contest at the Thomas & Mack Center. Established in 1989 by NASA and a coalition of public agencies and private-sector businesses, the ...
Lockheed Martin Employees Mentor More Than 1,000 Students In First Robotics
2008-03-18 11:01:00 MANASSAS, VA.- Employees from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently mentored more than 1,000 students from Prince William County and surrounding area schools during the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition and Tech Challenge events. The FIRST program is designed to inspire young people to pursue careers in science and technology. ...
Video ? Boston Dynamics Stunning BigDog Robotic ?Pack Mule? in Action [Hot
2008-03-17 21:27:00 Boston Dynamics have released new, remarkable video footage of their robotic quadruped ?pack mule? in action showing just how far developed this DARPA funded robot?s sense of balance has developed ? even to the extent that it can maintain its balance whilst climbing obstacles and when loosing its grip on black ice (as well as being kicked).
Real Life Transformers Now In Construction: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid?
2008-03-14 00:38:00 As the title elaborates, real transformers are now currently under construction. British scientists have just announced that today they will be taking the first steps in this astonishing (but completely unnecessary) project. The £4.6million (roughly $9 million USD) experiment will attempt to build swarms of tiny robots, each the size of a sugar cube, ...
By: Nerd with Swag
Vstone?s ?Black Ox? Robot Is a Desktop Menace With An Unpleasant Dispositio
2008-03-13 18:55:00 Are you an asshole, tyrant, and a bully? Have you been searching for the perfect companion to your desk that shares your temperament? Well look no further then Vstone’s recently unveiled “Black Ox” Robot, he stands a at 1.5 feet and has 20 movable parts, but wait till you see what he’s made of. In ...
By: Nerd with Swag
Bandia?s Multifaceted Tachikoma Robot Gets Unboxed?
2008-03-10 04:03:00 According to AkihabaraNews, Bandia’s metal “Ghost In The Shell” Tachikoma desktop USB robot is able to read your e-mail, create/process applications and even allows for mini games. Tachikoma can be plugged into any USB port and will reacts in numerous ways (eyes, lights, and speaker) due to included companion software. Its available right now from ...
By: Nerd with Swag
NEC Robot thinks people taste like bacon
2008-03-08 11:03:00 As it turns out, the new NEC Robot doesn’t actually taste wines, cheeses, and other foods. Instead, the Health and Food Advice Robot determines the chemical composition of wines and foods by using IR light from an “optical tongue” to determine a unique “spectral fingerprint” for each food. The articles note that the Robot can ...
By: YourITronics
The Crusher: The Most Capable Robot
2008-03-07 11:58:00 You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video The Crusher is the most terrain capable Robot out there. Whether is climbing over rocks, Bulldozing its way trough forest, climbing out of the trenches, or navigating up near vertical slopes, The crusher doesn?t care how rough the journey is, mainly because there is no ...
By: YourITronics
STriDER, a three-legged walking robot
2008-03-05 08:24:00 In a short article, New Scientist reports that researchers at Virginia Tech University have developed a tripedal experimental robot. With its three legs, this robot, named STriDER — short for ‘Self-excited Tripedal Dynamic Experimental Robot’ — is actually more stable than 2- or 4-legged robots. As said another researcher, ‘It’s like a biped with a ...
Japan Looks to a Robot Future
2008-03-03 07:38:00 TOKYO — At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust. Hooked up to a database of words clustered by association, the robot _ dubbed Kansei, or “sensibility” _ responds to the word “war” by quivering in ...
TCHS Rolls in Regional Robotics Contest
2008-03-03 07:33:00 TRENTON — Local teams performed strongly at this year’s New Jersey Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at Sovereign Bank Arena, with Trenton Central High School taking top tournament honors and Robbinsville High School’s rookie team coming in second yesterday. Each team’s win was shared with fellow alliance members, teams they cooperated with during the tournament. Trenton ... |
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