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Face to Face With Sweden’s Social Robot

December 5, 2013 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

Featured Image: Robot by Laurentiu Cosmoiu SOURCE: Public Domain Pictures

From Science Daily

Dec. 3, 2013 — Human interaction with robots is about to get a little more personal. Meet “Furhat,” the face of tomorrow’s interactive technology.

An increasingly important — and sometimes frustrating — part of daily life is dealing with so-called “user interfaces.” Whether it’s a smartphone or an airport check-in system, the user’s ability to get what they want out of the machine relies on their own adaptability to unfamiliar interfaces.

But what if you could simply talk to a machine the way you talk to a human being? And what if the machine could also ask you questions, or even address two different people at once? . . . Read Complete Report

From youtube uploaded with Crosstalks TV

Samer Al Moubayed: “One big role in the communications is the human face”

Published on Nov 28, 2013

Samer Al Moubayed, reasearcher at KTH Royal Insitute of Technology explains how robots need to learn communicate in the same way as humans, and that we are not just communicating with our voices.

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Turtle Robot Dives Wrecks

November 28, 2013 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

Featured Image:A maritime archaeologist working with LAMP (Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program) documenting a large bronze ship’s bell from the late 18th century “Storm Wreck,” a colonial sailing vessel that was lost offshore St. Augustine, Florida. CREDIT: Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program. SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license).

From DiscoveryNews NOV 26, 2013 09:21 AM ET // BY JESSE EMSPAK

EXCERPT

Diving shipwrecks can be dangerous work. As their name implies, these deep sea curiosities are underwater disaster zones that could trap an unwary diver. Robotic vehicles can help, but most are too big to explore the nooks and crannies and others get their power via a tether to the mothership and that limits their reach. . . Read Complete Report

From youtube uploaded by mihkell

Published on Nov 24, 2013

Courtesy of Centre for Biorobotics

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First-Ever ‘Robot Suicide’?

November 13, 2013 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

Featured Image: Johnny Robot. SOURCE: Cliker.com (Public Domain)

Submitted by Rick Osmon

If ever a report needs to be put into our “Robots Replacing Humans” this one fits the bill. From what I know suicide is strictly a human pastime. . . EDITOR

From Huffington Post  Posted: 11/13/2013 1:26 pm EST  |  Updated: 11/13/2013 6:55 pm EST

Robot Suicide? Rogue Roomba Switches Self On, Climbs Onto Hotplate, Burns Up

A rogue Roomba has made robot history. After hoovering up stray cereal on the kitchen counter one too many times, the fed-up bot committed suicide. . . Read Complete Report

 

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Gimball: A Crash-Happy Flying Robot

October 31, 2013 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

From Space Daily

Oct. 30, 2013 — Gimball bumps into and ricochets off of obstacles, rather than avoiding them. This 34 centimeter in diameter spherical flying robot buzzes around the most unpredictable, chaotic environments, without the need for fragile detection sensors. This resiliency to injury, inspired by insects, is what sets it apart from other flying robots. Gimball is protected by a spherical, elastic cage which enables it to absorb and rebound from shocks. It keeps its balance using a gyroscopic stabilization system. When tested in the forests above Lausanne, Switzerland, it performed brilliantly, careening from tree trunk to tree trunk but staying on course. It will be presented in public at the IREX conference in Tokyo, Japan from November 5-9, 2013. . . . Read Complete Report

Story Source:The above story is based on materials provided by Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.

 

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Better Robot Vision: Neglected Statistical Tool Could Help Robots Better Understand the Objects in the World Around Them (W/Video)

October 9, 2013 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

Featured Image: Robot thingy. SOURCE: wpclipart.com (Public-Domain).

Robots replacing Humans . . . EDITOR

From Science Daily 

Oct. 7, 2013 — Object recognition is one of the most widely studied problems in computer vision. But a robot that manipulates objects in the world needs to do more than just recognize them; it also needs to understand their orientation. Is that mug right-side up or upside-down? And which direction is its handle facing?

To improve robots’ ability to gauge object orientation, Jared Glover, a graduate student in MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, is exploiting a statistical construct called the Bingham distribution. . . . Read Complete Report

From youtube uploaded by Peter Corke

ENB339 lecture 1: Introduction to robot vision

Published on Sep 3, 2012

QUT ENB339 Lecture 2/1.

In this lecture we discuss the problem of sensing for robots, absolute and relative, and the particular advantages of vision for animals and robots. We then have a brief introduction to using MATLAB and the Machine Vision Toolbox for some simple image processing applications.

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Human Robot Getting Closer: Robot Must Learn from Its Experiences (+) Professor Develops ‘Brain’ for Robots

September 28, 2013 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

Feartured Image: Female Robot, Actroid. CREDIT: Gnsin SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons (Public Domain). ILLUSTRATION ONLY.

File under: “Robots Replacing Humans” . . . EDITOR

From Science Daily

Human Robot Getting Closer: iCub Robot Must Learn from Its Experiences

Sep. 27, 2013 — A robot that feels, sees and, in particular, thinks and learns like us. It still seems like science fiction, but if it’s up to University of Twente (UT) researcher Frank van der Velde, it won’t be. In his work he wants to implement the cognitive process of the human brain in robots. The research should lead to the arrival of the latest version of the iCub robot in Twente. This human robot (humanoid) blurs the boundaries between robot and human. . . . Read Complete Report

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From Science Daily

Professor Develops ‘Brain’ for Robots

Sep. 26, 2013 — A researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology has developed a new feedback system to remotely control mobile robots. This innovative research will allow robots to operate with minimal supervision and could eventually lead to a robot that can learn or even become autonomous. . . . Read Complete Report

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WABIAN robot from Japan steps closer to human walk (With Video)

August 25, 2013 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

Featured Image: TOPIO (“TOSY Ping Pong Playing Robot”) is a bipedal humanoid robot designed to play table tennis against a human being. TOPIO version 3.0 at Tokyo International Robot Exhibition, Nov 2009. CREDIT: Humanrobo SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license). FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY.

Another report for our Robots into Humans archive. . . EDITOR

From Phys.org Jun 02, 2013 by Nancy Owano

(Phys.org) —Researchers designing adult bipedal robots have faced a challenge in limitations in a robot’s walking pattern. They seek ways to improve on designs to have robots move more naturally. Improving the walking function has been the goal of researchers at the Humanoid Robotics Institute at Waseda University in Japan. Last month, led by Professor Atsuo Takanishi, the team presented the results of their efforts at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Germany. What they achieved more closely replicates normal human foot movements than before. . . Read Complete Report 

From youtube uploaded by Plastic Pals on May 30, 2013

WABIAN-2RIII walks in place with new shank

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A Personalized Robot Companion for Older People

August 18, 2013 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

Featured Image: Nao robot demo, Jaume University. 4 February 2011. FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY. CREDIT: Kai Schreiber from Jersey City, USA. SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license).

Aug. 16, 2013 — A highly customisable robot companion designed by EU-funded researchers to offer support to older people is currently being presented across Europe and could find its way into people’s homes within two or three years, potentially greatly enhancing quality of life for older citizens and people with memory or mobility problems. . . . Read Complete Report

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Robot Treats Brain Clots With Steerable Needles (With Video)

August 9, 2013 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

Featured Image: The human brain. brain SOURCE www.wpclipart.com (Public-Domain).

From Science Daily

Aug. 8, 2013 — Surgery to relieve the damaging pressure caused by hemorrhaging in the brain is a perfect job for a robot.

That is the basic premise of a new image-guided surgical system under development at Vanderbilt University. It employs steerable needles about the size of those used for biopsies to penetrate the brain with minimal damage and suction away the blood clot that has formed. . . . Read Complete Report

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From youtube uploaded by  VanderbiltUniversity

Robot treats brain clots with steerable needles

Published on Aug 7, 2013

A collaboration between Vanderbilt mechanical engineer Robert Webster and neurosurgeon Kyle Weaver has designed a special robotic system that uses tiny, steerable needles to suction out brain clots formed by intracranial hemorrhaging.

Videography by Joe Howell

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A Flying Robot with Adaptive Morphology for Multi-Modal Locomotion (Video Report)

August 5, 2013 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

Featured Image: robot thingy. SOURCE: wpclipart.com (Public-Domain). 

Published on Jul 25, 2013

At the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems we are developing a novel flying platform which has the ability to move on the ground by using its wings only.

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