A team of French researchers from the Institut cellule souche et cerveau (Inserm/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1), led by CNRS senior researcher Peter Ford Dominey, has developed “an autobi... Read more
Want a glimpse into the future of science? Check out the application areas for the young faculty awards at the Defense Department’s crazy research arm. The Pentagon’s advanced research... Read more
DARPA has revealed the completed ATLAS humanoid robot, which is to star in the upcoming DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) – and it cuts a striking figure. Designed by Boston Dynamics (the guys... Read more
TORO can respond sensitively to its environment It began in the summer of 2009, with two legs and a camera mounted on top – but it was still far from being a robot of humanoid appearance. Gr... Read more
A humanoid robot can receive an object handed to it by a person with something approaching natural, human-like motion A humanoid robot can receive an object handed to it by a person with som... Read more
Most humanoid robots developed over the past few decades have had stiff joints, and that’s a problem if they’re ever going to interact with people. Their unyielding arms and legs... Read more
“The children’s engagement with the robot was excellent,” Crittendon said, “and we saw improvements across the board in both groups.” “Aiden, look!” piped NAO, a two-foot tall humanoid robot... Read more
In one of the earliest experiments using a humanoid robot to deliver speech and physical therapy to a stroke patient, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst saw notable speec... Read more
The company has commercialized robotic vacuum cleaners and toyed with the notion of household robots in various forms Samsung’s robotics division presented the company’s latest h... Read more
Open source hardware and software will drive development quickly. A hundred years ago, the state-of-the-art of automotive technology was being pushed forward as quickly by shade-tree mechani... Read more
Tecnalia has committed itself to combining the intelligence of the human being with the characteristics of industrial robots The first robots reached the world of industry over 60 yea... Read more
The robotic future is here, and it looks nothing like we thought it would. Instead of humanoid, highly-intelligent robots that do our bidding, the future is increasingly one of robotic swarm... Read more
Darpa officials said they were hoping for international participation In the event of another disaster at a nuclear power plant, the first responders may not be humans but robots. They may n... Read more
Robots might make us more human As robots get more autonomous and more powerful, we’re going to have to program them to not be evil. It’s no guarantee, but there are things we can do to make... Read more
Having trouble getting the lid off that pickle jar? Well, perhaps the Human Grasp Assist device can help. Designed through a collaboration between GM and NASA – and also known as Robo-... Read more
