Gizmodo:
The ‘Haptic Cow' may have recently won Sarah Baillie the Most Innovative Teacher of the Year Award, but did she ever consider the real cow's feelings? Imagine the rush of emotions: Jealousy, relief, maybe even arousal. Miss Baillie's invention solves one of the biggest problems in veterinary medicine. That is, once your han (Read More)
Gizmodo:
So, I'm doing the Mindflex game review, and I start thinking about the evolution of classic board games. Personally, I like the fact that many of them got a 21st century makeover. These 10 games may have purists thinking otherwise. We have enough reasons to worry about carpal tunnel, which is one reason why the Rubik's Touc (Read More)
Popular Science - robots:
Simulating the brain with traditional chips would require impractical megawatts of power. One scientist has an alternativeAccording to Kwabena Boahen, a computer scientist at Stanford University, a robot with a processor as smart as the human brain would require at least 10 megawatts to operate. That's the amount of energy (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Before email, newspapers used intern runners to courier things between departments. Less than 50 years later, we have robots to do their jobs. Toyota's delivery bot uses stereoscopic vision and laser rangefinders and speech recognition to find its way through a sea of cubicles. [UberGizmo]
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Gizmodo:
In the not-too-distant future, we'll be able to upgrade our bodies with real hardware. But what exactly do you want grafted onto your body? The world is your nanomachine-powered oyster! Send your best entries to me at contests@gizmodo.com with Bionic Upgrades in the subject line. Save your files as JPGs or GIFs, and use a F (Read More)
Engadget:
Well, it doesn't have a Roomba that will check up on your vitals just yet, but it looks like iRobot is betting on healthcare robotics in a fairly big way, with it taking advantage of the recent TEDMED conference to announce that it's forming a new business unit focused solely on the still burgeoning industry. That unit will (Read More)
Popular Science - robots:
Not since RoboCop has being a cyborg seemed so very cool. University of Chicago geoscientists are developing an artificial intelligence system that future Mars explorers could incorporate into their spacesuits to help them recognize signs of life on Mars' barren surface.The systems would entail an AI system known as a Hopfi (Read More)
Robotics & Automation:
An Indian engineering graduate, Pulkit Gaur, has developed a robot that can go underwater and clean water or chemical tanks. This project is developed by Gridbots, an entrepreneurial venture by Gaur, this low-cost robot will remove any sludge particles in water. "This compact machine has tracks fitted for movement. It has a (Read More)
Robotics & Automation:
The construction of industrial robotic systems provided a key for industries that have high volumes of manufacturing. Here are some facts about its parts and procedures.Automation improves the level of production and competence of certain industries. One thing that is included into the list of these modern strategies are in (Read More)
Robotics & Automation:
Fast and highly flexible, Motoman’s new 6-axis MA1400 “Master Arc” welding robot significantly increases uptime by integrating the torch into the upper arm. Available in floor-, wall- or ceiling mounted configurations and ideal for high-density layouts, the space-saving MA1400 robot increases productivity due to its cutting (Read More)
Engadget:
Alright, so this so-called "Giger" do-it-yourself robot may not truly be Giger-esque, but it did cost upwards of $10,000 and take more than 100 hours to build, which is enough for us to forgive a little mis-naming. The biggest expense (and time sink), it seems, came as a result of the builder's decision to use professional- (Read More)
Robotics & Automation:
ST Robotics announced the introduction of their new R12-500, dubbed “Firefly” -- a technological and economical breakthrough in bench-top robotics. At last, small companies looking to increase the production goals of their automated processes can afford such a robust, industrial robot system --- one that can be unpacked and (Read More)
Robotics & Automation:
**************************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERSImage via Wikipedia WCICA 2010 http://2010.wcica.info The 8th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA2010) (Read More)
Ars Technica:
If you are Paul Haddad of TapBots, LLC, it isn't unusual to get requests for contract work. When your applications are as eye-catching and functional as his, you garner attention. So when he received an e-mail earlier this month with a subject line of "I'm interested in Tapbot (Read More)