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Designing a More Human-Like Lower Leg for Biped Robots (w/Video)
Featured Image: Wabian2R III robot. (c) Copyright Takanisha Lab. Waseda University Tokyo Jaman. (Fair Use).
Another article added to our “Robots Replacing Humans” collection. . . . EDITOR
From IEEE Spectrum By Jason Falconer Posted
Since bipedal robots took their first steps, the majority has been designed with the same basic joint/actuator configuration in their legs. This design, based on a simplified human leg, uses just six motors (three for the hip, one for the knee, and two for the ankle), and though it proved successful, it has also shown several limitations over the last 25 years. Now researchers at the Humanoid Robotics Institute at Waseda University (the birthplace of the first real humanoid robots) have set out to reinvent the wheel, er, the leg, by developing an entirely new shank that more closely replicates human walking. . . . Read Complete Report
From youtube uploaded by Plastic Pals
WABIAN-2RIII walks in place with new shank
Yes to Robotics! No to Killer Robots!
Featured Image: ASIMO is a humanoid robot created by Honda. Standing at 130 centimeters and weighing 54 kilograms, the robot resembles a small astronaut wearing a backpack and can walk on two feet in a manner resembling human locomotion at up to 6 km/h. ASIMO was created at Honda’s Research & Development Wako Fundamental Technical Research Center in Japan. CREDIT: Gnsin at Expo 2005, in Japan. SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons (Public Domain).
From NooTrix
Most TED talks if not all are thought provoking. The one given by moral philosopher Peter Singer on effective altruism (see Video 1) at TED 2013 Longbeach (CA) is no exception. This talk is actually a call for action. We don’t need to be billionaires to help others around the world. We can either offer part of our time or our money. However, this emotion-driven reaction can be leveraged by using our brains to figure out the most effective way to use resources we have at hand.
What’s the connection with robotics? The answer to this question lies in another question: What can roboticists, do to change the world for the better? As a matter of fact, there are already people that use robots in projects that positively impacts our society or our planet. . . . Read Complete Report w/videos
Perfect Skin: More Touchy-Feely Robots
Featured Image: Layers of the skin. CREDIT: Madhero88 and M.Komorniczak SOURCE Wikipedia Commons (Public Domain) FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY.
Here’s another article destined for our “Robots replacing Humans” archive. . . EDITOR
From Science Daily
May 24, 2013 — Robots could become a lot more ‘sensitive’ thanks to new artificial skins and sensor technologies developed by European scientists. Leading to better robotic platforms that could one day be used in industry, hospitals and even at home.
The new capabilities, and a production system for building touch-sensitivity into different robots, will improve the way robots work in unconstrained settings, as well as their ability to communicate and cooperate with each other and with humans. . . . Read Complete Report
UN calls for global moratorium on ‘Killer robots’ (Video Report)
Featured Image: Drone Unmanned aerial vehicle control. SOURCE: Wikipedia (Public-Domain).
From youtube uploaded by RTAmerica
Published on May 3, 2013
The United Nations Human Rights Commission released a report calling for the suspension on the “testing, production, assembly, transfer, accusation, deployment and use” of killer robots. . . . From description posted with video.
Category: Robotics /
Rights group launches campaign to ban ‘killer robots’ (W/Videos)
I saw this one coming. . . . EDITOR
Featured Image: Cover of Amazing Stories magazine ((Public Domain) depicting a robot attacking a beautiful woman while our hero stands behind her pointing a pistol at the metal machine. (Good Luck to him is all we can say . . . EDITOR)
From Space Daily by Staff Writers
Rights group launches campaign to ban ‘killer robots’
London (AFP) April 23, 2013
A global rights group launched a campaign on Tuesday to ban Terminator-style “killer robots” amid fears the rise of drone warfare could lead to machines with the power to make their own decisions about killing humans.
Human Rights Watch said it was creating an international coalition to call for a global treaty that would impose a “pre-emptive and comprehensive ban” on artificially intelligent weapons before they are developed. . . . Read Complete Report
From youtube uploaded by BTimesUK
Global Campaign To Stop Killer Robots Launched In London
Published on Apr 24, 2013
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots was officially launched in London on Tuesday (April 23) in an urgent move to preemptively ban the use of lethal robotic weapons that can kill without any human intervention. . . . Description posted w/video.
In-Depth Report
From youtube uploaded by democracynow on Nov 20, 2012
Killer Robots: Human Rights Activists Urge Ban on Modern Warfare’s Next Frontier
Swarming robots could be the servants of the future (W/Video)
From SpaceDaily
by Staff Writers
Sheffield, UK (SPX) Apr 03, 2013
Swarms of robots acting together to carry out jobs could provide new opportunities for humans to harness the power of machines.
Researchers in the Sheffield Centre for Robotics, jointly established by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, have been working to program a group of 40 robots, and say the ability to control robot swarms could prove hugely beneficial in a range of contexts, from military to medical. . . . Read Complete Report
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From youtube uploaded by ssrlab0
Uploaded on Jan 11, 2012
This video shows clips from the IROS 2011 robot exhibition in San Francisco. A 100 kilobot robots travelled from Boston to California; the demonstration shows the robots performing a simple diffusive behavior, where they move randomly so long as they can hear neighbors but stop if they no longer hear the swarm.
UPDATE: Better Eyes for Flying Robots (+) MAV’s -Micro Air Vehicles, Mini-Spy & Attack Drones (Video Report)
Photo: Micro Air Vehicle. United States Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth-G.-Takada SOURCE Wikipedia (Public Domain)
From IEEE Spectrum
New systems could improve the vision of micro aerial vehicles
By RACHEL COURTLAND / APRIL 2013
Aerial robotics research has brought us flapping hummingbirds, seagulls,bumblebees, and dragonflies. But if these robots are to do anything more than bear a passing resemblance to their animal models, there is one thing they’ll definitely need: better vision.
In February, at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco, two teams presented new work (PDF) aimed at building better-performing and lower-power vision systems that would help aerial robots navigate and aid them in identifying objects. . . . Read Complete Report
From youtube updated by GlobalPrison
MAV’s -Micro Air Vehicles, Mini-Spy & Attack Drones
Published on Feb 21, 2013
The MAV project is designed for surveillence, possible targetting/laser tagging and possible attack/assassination of specific areas and individuals…
Humans and Robots Work Better Together Following Cross-Training; Swapping of Roles Improves Efficiency (+)’BigDog’ robot trained to throw cinder blocks (Video)
From Science Daily
Feb. 11, 2013 — Spending a day in someone else’s shoes can help us to learn what makes them tick. Now the same approach is being used to develop a better understanding between humans and robots, to enable them to work together as a team.
Robots are increasingly being used in the manufacturing industry to perform tasks that bring them into closer contact with humans. But while a great deal of work is being done to ensure robots and humans can operate safely side-by-side, more effort is needed to make robots smart enough to work effectively with people, says Julie Shah, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT and head of the Interactive Robotics Group in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). . . . Read Complete Report
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From RTAmerica via youtube
‘BigDog’ robot trained to throw cinder blocks
Published on Mar 6, 2013
The Army Research Laboratories Robotics Program has improved the robot known as “Big Dog.” This mechanical dog doesn’t just bite, but now Big Dog is capable of hurling 35 pounds cinder blocks. RT’s Liz Wahl has more.
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Good News: Humans Have Trouble Killing Robots (W/Video)
Photo: Mechanical Man Film, 1921 CREDIT Andre Deed Milano Films Public Domain
From IEEE Spectrum
POSTED BY: EVAN ACKERMAN / THU, JANUARY 31, 2013
People are always so worried about robots gaining sentience and killing all humans, but what about humans, who already are sentient (mostly), mercilessly killing robots every time we turn them off? We’re setting a bad example, and robots tend to have very long memories reliable hard drives. As it turns out, though, when you put people in the position of seeing robots as having their own intelligence, it becomes very difficult for most of us to flip the switch. Especially if the robot is begging us not to. . . . Read Complete Report
