All the stories tagged with: robots
Robot prostitutes the answer in fight against STDs?
04/18/2012, I am not sure about you, but definitely interacting with a robot or digital lifeform lacks the kind of “warmth” and human-ness to the situation, if you get what I mean. Having said that, is there a place for a [...]
Robotic rings deliver robotic interaction
04/09/2012, Wearing a ring can be said to be a romantic notion for some ladies, and the men who cherish their marriage would want to carry a reminder close to them at all times, that they are pledged to the love [...]
Sand Flea and RHex from Boston Dynamics
03/28/2012, We have seen our fair share of robotic goodness from Boston Dynamics in the past, and you know for sure this is a company that is not happy to rest on their laurels, hence the Sand Flea and RHex robots. [...]
B-Catch Project – Visual Path calculation by “Piggy” and DFKI
03/09/2012, [CeBIT 2012] I did not expect to find this uber-fun demo at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) at CeBIT, but it looks like scientists can have humor sometimes. The technology behind this Angry Birds-like robotic character is [...]
How to train your robot
03/08/2012, No dragons are involved this time around, as we humans end up as teachers for robots. So far, there are people who envision a future that sees personal robots being an everyday occurrence, and in a new study by researchers [...]
Nano-Quadrotor Flying in formation [awesome video]
02/01/2012, It is well-known that Quadrotor are the most stable form-factor for flying robots, but a swarm of nano-quadrotor flying synchronously just beats every other demo that we have seen. This is the work from the GRASP Laboratory at U Penn, [...]
Parrot AR Drone 2.0
01/08/2012, [CES 2012] We covered the A.R.Drone when it was unveiled at CES 2010, in fact, the story was one of the fifteen most popular articles we published during the show. For those who have been leaving under a rock for [...]
Pat your cat remotely with DIY project
01/03/2012, When the Wiimote was first released, it was laughed at, with some calling it “waggle controls” – something that a true blue gamer would not be caught dead using it. Fast forward some years, and all three consoles have some [...]
Boxie robot is no bimbo
01/03/2012, How come we are often led to believe that when it comes to choosing a life partner or friends, we are entitled to either looks or brains? Why not both? Now, robots might pique your curiosity but they certainly do [...]
Robot says no problem to walking through sand
01/03/2012, If you are still hugely impressed by the Asimo robot from Honda or the PETMAN project that seemingly cannot be toppled over no matter how hard of a kick you give it, then you might wonder whether the former is [...]
Hajime wants 4 meter tall robot
12/21/2011, Hajime Sakamoto who is currently president of the Hajime Research Institute from Japan, has plans for a robot that might just make fans of the “Aliens” movie proud. How so, you ask? Well, Hajime intends to construct a 4 meter [...]
A robot that controls humans
12/13/2011, No, the title does not have any typo on it – where the future might see a robot that is full well capable of controlling your limbs, instead of having you control its limbs. This idea might take some getting [...]
Body sharing robot lets you transcend space
12/07/2011, Ever looked at your schedule and thought to yourself, wondering just how the heck are you going to manage being in two different places at the same time? Well, you can now do so in a sense, thanks to a [...]
