tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56551352009-11-25T10:24:46.205-05:00News of the developing Robotic NationMarshall Brainnoreply@blogger.comBlogger780125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655135.post-9559520397001729462009-07-05T21:58:00.001-04:002009-07-05T21:58:34.664-04:00

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A robot with a sophisticated vision system and sophisticated arms is able to prune grape vines on a twig-by-twig basis:

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Israelis' invulnerable, 60-tonne robot bulldozer force to doubleFrom the article: "The regular D9, from Caterpillar, is an imposing brute. It weighs nearly 50 tonnes - reportedly more than 60 with IDF armour - boasts better than 450 horsepower, and is generally equipped with a normal bulldozer blade at the front and a "ripper" delving tool at the back. The Black Thunder unmanned version is fitted

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Driverless, Electric Taxis Set for UAE DebutFrom the article:The streets of Masdar City are said to be entirely free of traditional cars, so these podcars will be the only way of getting around short of taking a train, riding a bike, or just walking.

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Robots ready to run the worldFrom the article:An intensive study into the possible achievements of robots has allowed scientists to surmise there will be an amalgamation between humans and robots. Antonio Lopez Palaez, co-author of the research and a Professor of Sociology at Spain’s National Distance Learning University said,“Just as we depend on mobile phones and cars in our daily lives, the

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Morphing programmable matter gadgets could soon be a realityFrom the article:Researchers are just a few years away from bringing to life revolutionary morphing devices known as programmable matter which can change size, shape and function.Programmable matter, or "claytronics", involves creating devices made of millions of microscopic robots that are to 3D objects what pixels are to a screen.

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SmartHand: Cyborg Limbs Will Feel Like User's OwnFrom the article: SmartHand is a European collaborative project to develop a next-generation robotic prosthetic limb, and as part of the project Swedish researchers have successfully demonstrated a neat psychological trick that makes wearers feel like an artificial limb is actually part of their body.

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New Army technology could save soldiers' livesFrom the article:This remotely controlled robot, called BEAR, could help remove injured soldiers from battlefields.

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RobotsFrom the article:Robotic systems continue to evolve, slowly penetrating many areas of our lives, from manufacturing, medicine and remote exploration to entertainment, security and personal assistance. Developers in Japan are currently building robots to assist the elderly, while NASA develops the next generation of space explorers, and artists are exploring new avenues of entertainment.

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Robots could replace army medics in battleFrom the article: In 10 years' time the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital may be replaced by a "Trauma Pod" manned by robot surgeons and nurses.A prototype already undergoing trials contains a three-armed remotely controlled robotic surgeon - the equivalent of Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce, played by Alan Alda in the M*A*S*H series.

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Autonomous Robots Invade Retail Warehouses

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The LP960 is a simple UAV used for reconnaissance. It weighs 2 pounds and has a 10 megapixel camera. Basically a glorified radio controlled airplane:LP960 UAV flies around, shoots high def photographs, video of its journeySince it is just a glorified R/C airplane, it brings up the obvious question: can "normal people" modify R/C aircraft and turn them into their own UAVs? Yes - there are whole

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A robot from Canada is getting a lot of press this week:Ontario man builds real-life female androidFrom the article:According to the official Project Aiko website, the android can read newspapers, provide weather reports and tell different types of medicine apart. Aiko can also distinguish between types of touch to her body and can even make toast. But she cannot walk -- yet. Trung said he needs

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Ford's most advanced assembly plant operates in rural Brazil - video

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Packs of robots will hunt down uncooperative humansFrom the article:robots.jpgThe latest request from the Pentagon jars the senses. At least, it did mine. They are looking for contractors to provide a "Multi-Robot Pursuit System" that will let packs of robots "search for and detect a non-cooperative human".

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A photo essay on new robot hand designs:Robot Hands Get a Grip on the FutureFrom the article:For centuries, people have used the human body, and the hand in particular, as an inspiration and blueprint for engineering innovations.But copying the human hand hasn't been easy. Its complex muscular and skeletal structure offers a unique, tricky balance: It is dexterous, stable and precise, but also

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Ten Thousand CentsFrom the site:"Ten Thousand Cents" is a digital artwork that creates a representation of a $100 bill. Using a custom drawing tool, thousands of individuals working in isolation from one another painted a tiny part of the bill without knowledge of the overall task. Workers were paid one cent each via Amazon's Mechanical Turk distributed labor tool.

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This is the science fiction version of tele-presence, where people control robots at a distance to get work done. In the trailer you can see people doing constuction work, agricultural work and military work:We already have people flying drone aircraft in this way, but the agricultural and construction robots are still a few years off.What we do have today is people willing to do more cerebral

Marshall Brainnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655135.post-48973504335335931532008-08-29T06:51:00.002-04:002008-10-22T09:08:47.124-04:00

daVinci S HD Surgical System at Westside Regional Medical Center

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Intel looks into the future:Robots to be more intelligent than humans in 40 yearsFrom the article:The firm predicts in just over 40 years machines may have the reasoning power of humans, though stopped short of saying they will become our masters and we will be forced to do their bidding."The industry has taken much greater strides than anyone ever imagined 40 years ago," said Justin Rattner, CTO

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Watch the video in this article to see how far "animated people" have come:Lifelike animation heralds new era for computer gamesHow long will it be before actors and actresses of every sort, along with newscasters, spokespeople, etc. are replaced by animated people like these?How long before this level of realism is available in games like SecondLife and WoW?

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A Robot That Learns to Use Tools: "To assist humans around the house, robots will need to be able to deal with the unfamiliar. But while researchers can preprogram robots to do increasingly sophisticated tasks, they face a much bigger challenge in teaching them to adapt to unstructured environments. A robot developed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, however, is able to learn to use

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It is exactly as predicted in a Robotic Nation:Dr. R2-D2 - The invasion of the surgeon robotsFrom the article:There is one realm, however, in which robots really are joining the gang: the operating room. It turns out that Americans love to be operated upon by them. Last year, robots participated in thousands of surgeries, and the years ahead promise even more choices. Cancer surgery, heart

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Zappos tries robots on for sizeFrom the article:the company, which now sells more than just shoes, has just finished outfitting it's Kentucky warehouse with a robotic army to help fill orders, the company supplying the system announced Tuesday.The Kiva Mobile Fulfillment System from Massachusetts-based Kiva Systems, is basically a team of autonomous, stout, orange robots that sort, store, and

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