Robotics posts

Researchers are looking to make ground-breaking discoveries in learning child development during the early stages of life and to do so they have invented Diego-san, a robotic 1 year-old that learns how to control his body and communicate non-verbally with others. Its inventors, Javier Movellan, a research scientist, and his team at the Machine Perception Laboratory at the University of California, San Diego, have teamed up with Japanese robotics manufacturer Kokoro Company. …

Transformer toys have been cool since the 80’s; they have been a uni-sex toy that has caught the attention of both girls and boys. Now, you can teach your kids how cool Transformers are with an educational touch by teaching them about solar power too. …

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) have been working on the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) for years. This creepy, “thinking” robot is designed to help troops carry equipment on terrain that is normally not suitable for vehicles. The latest advancements are demonstrated below, showing improved maneuverability, voice commands, stability controls, and recovery abilities. When it falls, it can get back up. Fortunately, it doesn’t fall very often even in difficult terrain. In this video, they demonstrate the ability…

Robots have been a popular topic for many years. They have been made into beloved characters in television shows, such as, “Rosie” from The Jetsons, and in movies, like “Wall-e” from the film of the same name. Although we know they are made of tin and are not real, we end up falling in love with them anyways. …

Crumbs are tricky and most certainly messy. They leave a trail of what you have eaten behind you and when trying to clean it up it always seems that you make it worse. Using a dish cloth never makes it easier, nor a sponge and the feeling of wiping crumbs into your hand just feels unpleasant. Now there is a robot to clean it up for you. …

I have seen my share of advertisements or marketing ploy’s as many of you have as well but Red Bull has really made me feel like I have wings after watching a recent YouTube video to promote their brand. …

It’s one thing that it’s shaped like a human with a torso, two arms, and two legs. It’s another thing that the way it climbs, jumps, and circumvents holes is strikingly similar to a clumsy human. This “Pet-Proto” is a predecessor to DARPA’s Atlas robot. By using a combination of decision-making and enhanced human suggestion, the robot is designed to face obstacles similar to what it will face in the DARPA Robotic Challenge. The goal – to create a robot that can be used in extreme conditions when humans would be put in too much danger such as search and rescue in hostile environments. …

The robot employment scenario has been described and discussed for decades. Ever since the first hints of automation started creeping into industrial production around the end of the 19th century, people have claimed that mechanical automation would eventually replace humans altogether for better or for worse. We’ve seen it happen a lot in recent years. They are able to do many of the tasks that once employed humans, even going so far as to replace noodle slicers in China. Should humans be worried that robotic automation could eventually put us all out of a job? Will it happen sooner than later?…

We love tech and we especially love it more with a unique flare. This Robo Attack design by Tim Shumate on Society6 will help you turn your gadgets into retro gold. …

If you haven’t tired of Gangnam Style as of yet, don’t fret, there is a new robotic version of the dance, and we do not mean figuratively. …