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KIWI Robots 29 Apr 2013 | 03:58 pm
Kiwi Robots are part of the Ready for Robotics project by Professor Marina Umaschi Bers from Tufts University. The simple robots are easily programmed with blocks or on a computer using the same symbo...
Black Hornet, Microcopter 7 Feb 2013 | 05:33 am
The tiny Black Hornet is a microcopter UAV designed by Prox Dynamics, a Norwegian company. This microcopter is deployed by hand and controlled with a joystick, while viewing the action on a tablet. ...
CyPhy Works Unveiled 4 Dec 2012 | 04:58 pm
CyPhy Works, headed by Helen Greiner formerly of iRobot, has unveiled what it has been working on. The first robot is named EASE for Extreme Access System for Entry. The second is called PARC for Pe...
Toyota’s Helpful Robot 25 Sep 2012 | 07:06 pm
Toyota has unveiled a new helper type robot called the Human Support Robot (HSR) to help with Japan’s aging population. It is designed to help people around their home and improve their quality of lif...
Rethink Robotics 18 Sep 2012 | 03:39 pm
Rethink Robotics, formerly Heartland Robotics, was founded by Rodney Brooks, formerly of iRobot. Rodney sums up his vision for Rethink Robotics like this on their website. Our robots will be intuitive...
QBotix Solbot 5 Sep 2012 | 03:44 pm
QBotix is introducing a track based robot to align solar panels towards the sun called Solbot. This is a single axis tracking system, as opposed to a dual axis tracker, which also accounts for what t...
Honda’s Lawnmowing Robot 23 Aug 2012 | 11:00 am
Miimo, the new robotic lawnmower from Honda cuts your lawn in a random pattern for less stress on the grass. The mowing height is adjustable from 20mm to 60 mm. Lifts sensors activate an alarm if Miim...
Robot Noodle Chef 22 Aug 2012 | 11:00 am
Chinese inventor Cui Runquan invented a robot is named Chef Cui . The robot slices noodles using a back and forth motion, like a windshield wiper. Last time we heard about the chef turned inventor, h...
DARPA’s Color Changing Robot 20 Aug 2012 | 02:00 pm
Researchers working for DARPA have created a soft robot that can walk and change colors. The work is performed under DARPA’s Maximum Mobility and Manipulation or M3 program headed up by Gill Pratt. Th...
UAV Flies Indoors 10 Aug 2012 | 06:47 pm
The Robust Robotics Group at MIT has developed an algorithm that allows a fixed wing plane to fly indoors. AUVs usually fly outside and rely on GPS to help navigate. Using a fixed 2 meter winged plan ...
