(newscientist) -- See how a monkey can control a robotic arm with its brainwaves, the first time a prosthetic limb has been made to perform a useful task.
Showing posts with label (Video) robots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label (Video) robots. Show all posts
01 June 2008
Robo-monkey uses brain power to feed itself
13 May 2008
The Chief Cook Robot (short version)
A humanoid robot learning to cook an omelet by whipping eggs, cutting ham and grating cheese. Through the use of a probabilistic model, the robot progressively learns to generalize the skill to various situations.
Note that a longer version is also available.
27 April 2008
Jellyfish robot: AquaJelly & AirJelly
Festo, has developed a graceful robot inspired by a creature of the sea. In fact, they have developed two versions, both based on the common jellyfish: the AquaJelly and the AirJelly. According to Festo, the AquaJelly is "an artificial autonomous jellyfish with an electric drive and an intelligent, adaptive mechanical system." Apparently the idea is to have several of the robots autonomously working together using a communication system composed of Zigbee short-range radio on the surface and LEDs when underwater.
As for the AirJelly, this remote controlled device can glide through the air using a helium-filled ballonet, a central electric drive and an intelligent, adaptive mechanical system. Apparently, this design offers "fascinating possibilities for "lighter-than-air" aviation." I'm not sure about all of that, but I can at see how the technology behind the AquaJelly could have some practical application on complex underwater projects.
21 April 2008
Plen the desk top robot
The AkaZawa's Desktop PLEN Robot is a 23 cm tall, roller skating robot that can be controlled from desktop software or via Bluetooth from a mobile phone.
It has a 32 bit ARM processor running at 33 MHz. Its built-in 3 axis accelerometer and 18 movable joints enable it to dance, walk, roller skate (forwards and backwards) and ride a skateboard. Other moves include picking up a large cube and tossing it, standing up after it falls down and a karate kick.
PLEN can skate on his own power for around 25 minutes. It is equipped with a USB/RS-232C interface along with Bluetooth.
06 April 2008
Snake Robots At CMU
Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute has developing a wide variety of snake-inspired robots that articulate in wild and wonderful ways. Associate professor Howie Choset said there are some 28 varieties — each with its own specialism. These range from tiny surgical snakes able to perform minimally-invasive heart surgery, to writhing 4-foot monsters (video) that could be used in disasters to explore dangerous rubble or help emergency workers locate survivors.
The rise of the emotional robot
(NS) -- See some robots being developed by researchers who are experimenting with different ways for humans and robots to interact.
03 April 2008
MIT's Nexi MDS Robot
(botjunkie) -- This is Nexi, a small humanoid robot designed by MIT Media Lab’s Personal Robotics Group. Nexi is an MDS robot, which stands for “Mobile/Dexterous/Social.” And indeed, Nexi is all of these things. She moves around on a pair of dynamically self-balancing wheels (like a Segway) which are part of a uBot5 platform, something I saw in action last year at RoboDevelopment.
Her arms, wrists, and hands are fully controllable, allowing her to grip and lift objects of up to 10 pounds, and her face features an array of movable (and quite expressive) features including eyes, eyebrows, eyelids, and mouth. Each eye has a color camera, and an IR system in her forhead lets Nexi make 3D maps of her environment. full story