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New Switchblade Robot Design is Leaner, More Agile
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/new-switchblade-design-is-leaner-more-agile
(spectrum.ieee.org) The first generation of UCSD's Switchblade robot used a battery pack on a big swingy arm-thing to alter its center of gravity enough to balance on its treads...
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Articles, Automation, RobotsReady for the robot revolution?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15146053 (bbc.co.uk) Robots are about to invade our lives. From performing household chores, to entertaining and educating our children, to looking after the elderly, roboticists ... (Added: 05-October-2011, Hits: 56, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, RoboticsRobots Learn to Handle Objects, Understand New Places
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110903143032.htm (sciencedaily.com) Infants spend their first few months learning to find their way around and manipulating objects, and they are very flexible about it: Cups ... (Added: 05-October-2011, Hits: 157, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Artificial Intelligence, RoboticsPR2 Can Now Fetch You a Sandwich from Subway
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/pr2-can-now-fetch-you-a-sandwich-from-subway (spectrum.ieee.org) Want a sandwich? Yeah, me too. PR2 has learned how to fetch sandwiches, which is great and all, but thanks to a technique called semantic search, it... (Added: 04-October-2011, Hits: 247, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Robotics, Robots, SemanticCrawling iCub Is the Robot Baby You Never Wanted
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/crawling-icub-is-the-robot-baby-you-never-wanted (spectrum.ieee.org) As far as robot babies go, iCub is not the weirdest of the bunch. The fact that it's also one of the most capable robot babies out there doesn't necessarily help its case, ... (Added: 04-October-2011, Hits: 1027, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Humanoids, iCub, Robotics, RobotsDutch engineers make 'robot legs' for stroke patients
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14823404 (bbc.co.uk) Scientists in the Netherlands are using robotic legs to try to improve the movement of stroke patients. The prototype device is called the ... (Added: 03-October-2011, Hits: 95, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Medical, Robotic Leg, RoboticsA Robot's Body of Knowledge
http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/artificial-intelligence/a-robots-body-of-knowledge (spectrum.ieee.org) Early risers may think it's tough to fix breakfast first thing in the morning, but robots have it even harder. Even grabbing a cereal box ... (Added: 02-October-2011, Hits: 727, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Cognition, Projects, RoboticsHousehold robots move from science fiction to reality
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/technology/Household+robots+move+from+science+fiction+reality/5363840/story.html (vancouversun.com) Willow Garage, a unique startup in Menlo Park, Calif., has designed a robot called the PR2 that bears some resemblance to the Jetsons' beloved Rosie. ItÂ’s still under ... (Added: 02-October-2011, Hits: 101, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Autonomous, RobotsPredators and Robots at War
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/sep/29/predators-and-robots-war/ (nybooks.com) Interesting article about drones and how quickly the various technologies are advancing. (Added: 01-October-2011, Hits: 75, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, UAVsAsimo Can Copy Your Dance Moves
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/asimo-can-copy-your-dance-moves Asimo, the Honda humanoid, one of the world's most loved robots, was showing off its dance moves this week at the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in San Francisco. (Added: 01-October-2011, Hits: 380, Rating: 0, Votes: 0) Articles, ASIMO, Intelligent, Robots
