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We’ve seen robots controlled by Kinect before, but never seen robots with such important tasks as well. A group of engineering students at the University of Washington are using Microsoft’s peripheral to guide the actions of robot surgeons. Scientists and engineers have been working for years on methods for integrating video game technology [...]

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, have created a robotic mechanism that makes a camera can move on its axis with angular velocity too fast. In short: the eye-robot rotates in orbit “faster than the human eye”. The group of researchers led by Dr. Heinz Ulbrich from the Institute of Applied Mechanics of the University, [...]

The newest Japanese humanoid robot was made by Kokoro and is being used in hospitals, testing the reaction and interaction of the patients. The Actroid-F is eerily similar to a human being, in this case with a Japanese woman in her 20s. It has sat 1.40 m and weighs about 30 kg. The Kokoro, in partnership with researchers from the University of Tokyo [...]

A robotics company in California showed the pair of robots James and Rosie, who can make an excellent breakfast. They do all the preparation of pancakes, from finding the ingredients to turn them in the skillet. The group of experts in robotics Willow Garage presented James, the robot PR2 Beta Program that opens and closes doors and drawers, looking [...]

Partnership between U.S. universities and Qatar creates “Hala,” the receptionist robot that can translate not only language but also to interpret the cultural nuances of the interlocutors. Called “roboceptionist” is bilingual and bicultural, the product of three years of research and a fund of $ 1 million from the Qatar National [...]

iRobot hasn’t brought out anything recently but they have been busy with some great projects and we will be giving you a sneak peek into them. Follow on. Their latest project is called the iAdapt responsive cleaning technology, which will enable their devices to clean any room or a part of in thoroughly and properly. This project is nearing its finish. But [...]

J.T.College students have made the old Japanese practice of keeping a goldfish in a bowl to detect earthquakes, obsolete. They have invented an ‘Earthquake Detector Robot’, which can not avert the destruction, but at least can help in saving lives. The recent havoc caused by an earthquake in Haiti drove these students to device this robot. This [...]

Researchers from Harvard University, USA, are developing an autonomous colony of flying micro robots, called Robobees. Scientists say the project, which received an investment of $ 10 million from the National Science American Foundation, will stimulate the innovation of intelligent electronic sensors and ultra low power computers, and refine algorithms [...]

You would certainly know about Joules if you are interested in robotics and electronics. Though you can’t put Joules under a particular category, you would also not want to put Carl under a certain category. Carl is the creator of Joules and Joules rides bikes better than I can ride. The robot riding a bike is one of the oldest science fiction themes [...]

We have just discovered “Honda Rickshaw” designed by designer Enoch Morishima. It is a modern high-tech rickshaw that redefines the primitive rickshaws by adding robotic features. What a cool concept it is! Morishima believe that this Honda Rickshaw will dominate the mode of transport in future. It’s too early to assume whether this [...]