robotics technology

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• Walking Humanoids

  
  ScienceRoll — Authority: 426
  Medgadget reported about the walking humanoid, PETMAN , developed by Boston Dynamics. I have never seen such a realistic movement from a robot. I tried to find other similar videos just to highlight the difference: And a walking robotic dog:
  6 days ago

• Check out the MAVs (Micro Air Vehicles)

  
  Singularity & Futurism — Authority: 120
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  1 week ago

• Boston Dynamics Petman Robot

  
  Next Big Future — Authority: 632
  The Petman robot is a follow up the Big Dog robot. Big Dog is four legged robot for carrying supplies. (H/T Sander Olson) PETMAN is an anthropomorphic robot for testing chemical protection clothing used by the US Army. Unlike previous suit testers, which had to be supported mechanically and had a limited ...
  2 weeks ago

• First Artificial Hand that Can Feel

  
  Next Big Future — Authority: 632
  BBC News reports, a team of scientists from Italy and Sweden has developed what is believed to be the first artificial hand that has feeling. (H/T Sander Olson) Video is after the jump. Metro UK has more information The Smarthand uses a complex system of four motors and 40 sensors that enables patients to ...
  3 weeks ago

• Exoskeletons, Power Loaders and Morphing Robots

  
  Next Big Future — Authority: 632
  1. Activelink, a subsidiary of Panasonic, is working on power enhancing partial exoskeletons This includes dual arm loaders (like in the Aliens 2 Movie), which will help someone lift 100 kilograms or more. They will not be ready for commercial use before 2015. Activelink also has powerwalker amplifiers, which are ...
  3 weeks ago

• David Calkins Interview by Sander Olson

  
  Next Big Future — Authority: 632
  David Calkins is a roboticist who is the President of the Robotics Society of America. He has taught robotics at San Fransisco State University, designed and built hundreds of robots and has worked with NASA on the robotics education project. He recently created a company to produce robots for the home. There are ...
  3 weeks ago

• Robot cars will school like fish

  
  Singularity & Futurism — Authority: 120
  Crave - 10/2/09 (by Tim Hornyak) (Credit: Nissan) Nissan has developed a mini robotic car that can move autonomously in groups while avoiding crashing into obstacles (including other cars). The Eporo, Nissan says, is the first robot car designed to move in a group by sharing its position and other ...
  5 weeks ago

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