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There seems to be an ever-mounting pile of evidence that leads me to believe that robots really ARE going to take over the world. This video series of a super snappy Fujitsu robot learning to make an omelet is definitely not quelling my fears! Interestingly, the human “teacher” uses a Wii remote to guide the training…
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posted: May 22nd, 2008
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author: karen
filed under: robotics
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This new robotics platform out of Korea lets you build a variety of unique robots from a single set of modular parts. RoboBuilder offers a complete kit of interchangeable modules which come together to form computer programmable mini-bots.
Out of the box, there are three “standard” robot designs, HUNO, DINO and DOGY…
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posted: May 20th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: interactive | robotics
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This humanoid robot holds a pen in its hand and can draw an image of any person who stands in front of it.
Created by robotic researcher Sylvain Calinon, the robot recognizes when there’s a face in its field of view, then snaps a digital photo and extracts the major characteristics of their visage…
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posted: December 28th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: robotics
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RoboPhilo is a compact personal robot that offers a level of sophistication you usually don’t find in robots for under $1000, let alone in one that costs less than 500 clams…
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posted: December 8th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: robotics | strange and wonderful
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I stumbled across this video over on Technovelgy this morning and thought it worth a mention. The HUBO FX-1 is a humanoid robot that happens to have a seat on top of it instead of a head.
Just sit in the chair, move the joysticks, and the gyroscopic stabilization system allows the ‘bot to walk like you and I…
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posted: March 14th, 2007
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author: technabob