Monday, December 29, 2014

FAA Issues Tips for New Drone Owners



Published on Dec 22, 2014
Did you get a new unmanned aircraft for the holidays? Stay off the naughty list! Learn more: http://www.knowbeforeyoufly.org/ #KnowB4UFly

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Kodomoroid and Otonaroid: Professor Ishiguro's new androids at Miraikan



Published on Jun 24, 2014
From June 25, Miraikan in Odaiba will present an exhibition showcasing the latest innovations in humanoid robotics. The exhibition features a number of robots, including Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro's newest androids.

related story on our website: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014...

Meet Pepper, the Friendly Humanoid Robot



Published on Dec 26, 2014
Pepper is a social humanoid robot designed as a companion for the home. It was created by Aldebaran Robotics and SoftBank. Aldebaran's chief marketing officer Laura Bokobza explains Pepper's capabilities and possibilities.

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Introducing WildCat



Published on Jun 14, 2014
WildCat is a four-legged robot being developed to run fast on all types of terrain. So far WildCat has run at about 16 mph on flat terrain using bounding and.

WildCat is a four-legged robot being developed to run fast on all types of terrain. So far WildCat has run at about 16 mph on flat terrain using bounding and.

US robotics company Boston Dynamics releases new footage of WildCat, its quadruped robot. WildCat is being developed to run fast on all types of terrain. So .

Robot makers at Boston Dynamics have unveiled their latest military-funded creation: a four-legged machine called WildCat that bounds and gallops across the .

Amputee Makes History with APL’s Modular Prosthetic Limb



Published on Dec 16, 2014
A Colorado man made history at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) this summer when he became the first bilateral shoulder-level amputee to wear and simultaneously control two of the Laboratory’s Modular Prosthetic Limbs. Most importantly, Les Baugh, who lost both arms in an electrical accident 40 years ago, was able to operate the system by simply thinking about moving his limbs, performing a variety of tasks during a short training period.

Learn more: http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pres...

Media contact: Paulette Campbell, (240) 228-6792, paulette.campbell@jhuapl.edu

Credit: JHUAPL

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Navy Develops Shark Shaped Underwater Drone



US Navy GhostSwimmer Shark-Like Unmanned Underwater Vehicle UUV Silent NEMO project


Published on Dec 13, 2014
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index....
The Ghost Swimmer vehicle developed by the Chief of Naval Operations' Rapid Innovation Cell project Silent NEMO undergoes testing during an event at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort Story. Project Silent NEMO is an experiment to explore the possible uses for a biomimetic device developed by the Office of Naval Research.

Sunday, December 14, 2014

The iRobot Create 2 Programmable Robot is Here!



Published on Dec 12, 2014
From beginner developers to advanced robotics students, Create 2 allows for a variety of programming methods and is totally compatible with your computer or microcontroller. Want to build on to Create and make a whole new robot? We provide you with some starter ideas to do just that. What you do with Create is limited only by your imagination.
www.irobot.com/create

Sunday, December 7, 2014

MIT Builds Robot Cheetah with new Bounding Algorithm



Published on Sep 15, 2014
MIT researchers have developed an algorithm for bounding that they've successfully implemented in a robotic cheetah. (Learn more:http://mitsha.re/1uHoltW)

The key to the bounding algorithm is in programming each of the robot's legs to exert a certain amount of force in the split second during which it hits the ground, in order to maintain a given speed: In general, the faster the desired speed, the more force must be applied to propel the robot forward. In experiments the robot sprinted up to 10 mph and MIT researchers estimate the robot may eventually reach speeds of up to 30 mph.

The MIT Cheetah 2 contains the custom electric motor designed by Jeffrey Lang, the Vitesse Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT and the amplifier designed by David Otten, a principal research engineer in MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics.

This work was supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

MIT Cheetah robot 2 run fast and jump high
http://youtu.be/vUmLwKGiyf8

Sangbae Kim: Inspired by Nature - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSWAb...

Video: Melanie Gonick, MIT News
Additional footage: Hae-Won Park and José-Luis Olivares
Music sampled from "Spooky" by Alastair Cameron
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ala...
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Video of the MOSS Robot Construction Advanced Kit



Published on Jun 2, 2014
Designs that give back, see advanced robot kit here: http://bit.ly/1jXFquM

Every purchase supports The Museum of Modern Art.

Bring your very own robots to life with MOSS, a fun, all-ages robot construction system that requires no coding or wires, just your creativity. Power and data are sent through an elegant single button contact, while the ground passes through the steel spheres that connect using the powerful rare earth magnets embedded into the ABS plastic shells. With just one sphere, you make a ball joint; with two spheres, you make a hinge; and with three or four, you create a rigid structure. The function of your design is determined by a simple color-coded system. The green face conducts power; red and brown faces conduct data, red is output, brown is input; the blue pass-through face can pass any signal, either power or data. MOSS creations are powered with a rechargeable lithium polymer battery, rechargeable via micro-USB cable (included). Ages 8 years and up. Made in Colorado, USA.

Zombonitorn 1600 Basic Kit: Includes 16 modules blocks, 56 carbon steel spheres, light sensor, distance sensor, two motors, and a variety of connection pieces and support braces.

Exofabulatronixx 5200 Advanced Kit: Includes 52 modules blocks, 140 carbon steel spheres, two motors, two pivots, two flashlights, two light sensors, two distance sensors, microphone sensor, and a variety of connection pieces and support braces. Also includes the Double Brain Block, which lets you connect your smartphone using Bluetooth so you can play with your robots using a suite of free apps. iOS and Android compatible.

MOSS Robot Construction Kits are featured in the Kickstarter@MoMA Design Store presentation, and were brought to life by 1,578 backers on Kickstarter.

View more Kickstarter items at
http://www.momastore.org/kickstarter

For the love of good design, discover more at
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Become a MoMA Member at
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Amazon Uses Kiva Robots To Run its Eighth Generation Fulfillment Center




Published on Nov 30, 2014
Mirrored from http://www.businesswire.com/multimedi...

"Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today unveiled its eighth generation fulfillment center, which utilizes robotics, Kiva technology, vision systems and almost 20 years’ worth of software and mechanical innovations to fulfill holiday orders. The company is currently operating 10 of this new generation of fulfillment centers across the U.S.

“The Amazon fulfillment teams are dedicated to innovating in our fulfillment centers to increase speed of delivery while enabling greater local selection at lower costs for our customers. The advancements in our latest fulfillment centers hit all three of these customer desires while continuing to provide a work environment that is great for employees,” said Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president of worldwide operations and customer service.

Some features of Amazon’s eighth generation fulfillment center include:

* Kiva robots of which Amazon currently has more than 15,000 operating across the U.S.;
* Robo-Stow, one of Earth’s largest robotic arms moving large quantities of inventory for customer order fulfillment;
* New vision systems enabling the unloading and receipt of an entire trailer of inventory in as little as 30 minutes instead of hours; and
* New, high-end graphically oriented computer systems for employees to use while fulfilling orders for customers.

Amazon recently announced it will hire 80,000 seasonal employees to fulfill customer orders this holiday, a 14 percent increase over last year. The company expects that thousands of those employees will stay on in regular, full-time roles."

Sunday, October 12, 2014

These Bad Ass Autonomous Military Robot Weapons will win all our Wars!



Published on Jun 1, 2013
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) was established in 1958 to prevent strategic surprise from negatively impacting U.S. national security and create strategic surprise for U.S. adversaries by maintaining the technological superiority of the U.S. military.

To fulfill its mission, the Agency relies on diverse performers to apply multi-disciplinary approaches to both advance knowledge through basic research and create innovative technologies that address current practical problems through applied research. DARPA's scientific investigations span the gamut from laboratory efforts to the creation of full-scale technology demonstrations in the fields of biology, medicine, computer science, chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, material sciences, social sciences, neurosciences and more. As the DoD's primary innovation engine, DARPA undertakes projects that are finite in duration but that create lasting revolutionary change.

http://www.MilitarySkyNet.com hosts news stories, photos, video clips and other forms of Multi Media pertaining to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard's rapid development and proliferation of robotic weapons, machines and fully autonomous weapons that could select and engage targets without human intervention. Robot warfare and autonomous weapons, the next step from unmanned drones, are already being worked on by military scientists around the world and will be available within the decade. Deploying robot soldiers will potentially save lives of real soldiers. Autonomous robotic weapons won't get tired and they won't seek revenge if their colleague is killed. MilitarySkyNet.com documents the path to giving machines the power to decide who lives and dies on the battlefield

MilitarySkyNet.com hosts news stories, photos, video clips and other forms of Multi Media pertaining to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard's rapid development and proliferation of robotic weapons, machines and fully autonomous weapons that could select and engage targets without human intervention. Robot warfare and autonomous weapons, the next step from unmanned drones, are already being worked on by military scientists around the world and will be available within the decade. Deploying robot soldiers will potentially save lives of real soldiers. Autonomous robotic weapons won't get tired and they won't seek revenge if their colleague is killed. MilitarySkyNet.com documents the path to giving machines the power to decide who lives and dies on the battlefield

Sunday, September 28, 2014

MIT Robotic Cheetah



Published on Sep 15, 2014
MIT researchers have developed an algorithm for bounding that they've successfully implemented in a robotic cheetah. (Learn more:http://mitsha.re/1uHoltW)

The key to the bounding algorithm is in programming each of the robot's legs to exert a certain amount of force in the split second during which it hits the ground, in order to maintain a given speed: In general, the faster the desired speed, the more force must be applied to propel the robot forward. In experiments the robot sprinted up to 10 mph and MIT researchers estimate the robot may eventually reach speeds of up to 30 mph.

The MIT Cheetah 2 contains the custom electric motor designed by Jeffrey Lang, the Vitesse Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT and the amplifier designed by David Otten, a principal research engineer in MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics.

This work was supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

MIT Cheetah robot 2 run fast and jump high
http://youtu.be/vUmLwKGiyf8

Sangbae Kim: Inspired by Nature - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSWAb...

Video: Melanie Gonick, MIT News
Additional footage: Hae-Won Park and José-Luis Olivares
Music sampled from "Spooky" by Alastair Cameron
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ala...
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Empire Robotics: VERSABALL handling sharp objects



Published on Jan 7, 2014
This video demonstrates VERSABALL®, the first commercial jamming gripper by Empire Robotics, handling sharp objects (specifically, a razor blade and broken glass). For more VERSABALL® demo videos, please visit our YouTube page or our website.

***As of 1/7/2014***
VERSABALL® kits are now for sale! For more info, please visit our website: http://empirerobotics.com/

Empire Robotics is delivering highly adaptive universal robot grippers and automation components to the industrial automation market that increase efficiency and productivity across a spectrum of applications.

VERSABALL® Demo on a UR5



Published on Sep 4, 2014
visit http://www.empirerobotics.com/ for more information.

This demonstration showcases the following VERSABALL features:

Flexibility – with four very different objects (brick, light bulb, steel gear, billiard ball)
Delicate object handling – CFL light bulb
Repeatability – putting objects in the same place every time within the jig tolerance (plug bulb into a socket)
Reliability – zero drops after 8,000 cycles
Durability – metal gear and brick are sharp and abrasive

Robot Cheerleaders Roll In Precise Formations



Published on Sep 24, 2014

SPARKED: A Cirque Du Soleil Live Interaction Between Humans and Quadcopters



Published on Sep 22, 2014
Cirque du Soleil, ETH Zurich, and Verity Studios have partnered to develop a short film featuring 10 quadcopters in a flying dance performance. The collaboration resulted in a unique, interactive choreography where humans and drones move in sync. Precise computer control allows for a large performance and movement vocabulary of the quadcopters and opens the door to many more applications in the future.

SPARKED: Behind the Technology: http://youtu.be/7YqUocVcyrE

Cirque du Soleil: http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/
ETH Zurich: http://www.idsc.ethz.ch/Research_DAndrea
Verity Studios: http://www.veritystudios.com/

Le Cirque du Soleil, l’ETH Zurich et Verity Studios se sont associés pour réaliser un court-métrage mettant en vedette 10 quadricoptères dansant. La collaboration s’est soldée par une chorégraphie unique et interactive où les humains et les drones se meuvent en parfaite synchronisation. Les fonctions informatiques précises utilisées permettent de doter les quadricoptères d’un langage scénique et corporel complexe tout en ouvrant la porte à de futures nouvelles applications.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

2014 - 2015 FTC Game Video Cascade Effect



Published on Sep 6, 2014
Welcome to the 2014 - 2015 FTC Cascade Effect! After watching the Game Animation, please be sure to read the FTC Game Manual Part II for a detailed description of the Game rules.

DARPA's Ground X-Vehicle Technology Concept Video



Uploaded on Sep 5, 2014
One of the key goals of DARPA's Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program is improving the survivability of ground-based armored fighting vehicles by increasing vehicle agility. Vehicle agility involves the ability to autonomously avoid incoming threats, either by rapidly moving out of the way or reconfiguring the vehicle so incoming threats have a low probability of hitting and penetrating—all without injuring the occupants in the process. This concept video illustrates three of many potential approaches: active repositioning of armor, burst acceleration and suspensions that would enable the vehicle to dodge.

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Programmable self-assembly in a thousand-robot swarm



Published on Aug 14, 2014
The first thousand-robot flash mob has assembled at Harvard University. Learn more at http://hvrd.me/Af6qB.
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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Video: MIT Introduces "Squishy Robots"



Published on Jul 14, 2014
A new phase-changing material built from wax and foam developed by researchers at MIT is capable of switching between hard and soft states. Learn more: http://mitne.ws/1wlz4bn.

Robots built from this material would be able to operate more like biological systems with applications ranging from difficult search and rescue operations, squeezing through rubble looking for survivors, to deformable surgical robots that could move through the body to reach a particular point without damaging any of the organs or vessels along the way.

Video: Melanie Gonick, MIT News
Additional video clips courtesy of Nadia Cheng

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Video: Announcing Intel's 21st Century Robot "Jimmy"



Published on May 28, 2014
http://www.trossenrobotics.com/jimmy-...

Trossen Robotics is proud to announce the first robot platform to come from the 21st Century Robot Project, Jimmy the Research Humanoid. Jimmy is powered by Intel inside, which provides an extraordinary amount of CPU horsepower on a mobile walking platform. The 21st Century Robot project is the brainchild of Intel's Futurist Brian David Johnson and is the result of the collaboration of developers from USC, Olin College, and Trossen Robotics.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

The Duel: Ping Pong Champion Timo Boll vs. KUKA Robot



Published on Mar 10, 2014
Man against machine.

The unbelievably fast KUKA robot faces off against one of the best table tennis players of all time. Who has the best technique? Who will win the first ever table tennis duel of human versus robot?
Watch this thrilling commercial of table tennis and robotics performed at the highest level. The KUKA KR AGILUS demonstrates its skills with the table tennis racket - a realistic vision of what robots can be capable of in the future.

Timo Boll, the German table tennis star, is the new brand ambassador for KUKA Robotics in China. The collaboration celebrates the inherent speed, precision, and flexibility of KUKA's industrial robots in tandem with Boll's electrifying and tactical prowess in competition. To celebrate the new KUKA Robotics factory in Shanghai, the thrilling video was a highlight of the Grand Opening on March 11th, 2014. The 20,000 sq. meter space will produce the KR QUANTEC series robot as well as the KRC4 universal controller for the Asian market. As a market leader in China, KUKA aims to further develop automation in the country while providing a modern and employee-friendly working environment.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

3D Printed Prosthetic Hand



Published on Sep 4, 2013
Thanks for watching the Open Hand Project Indiegogo Campaign, If you like the project, share it on facebook or twitter or even better, go on indiegogo and see my 5 reasons you should donate!

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the...

Music by Marcus Neely - https://soundcloud.com/user5841270
Production by Luke Gibbard and Kye Dorricott

Sunday, January 5, 2014

EZ Robot Revolution -The Revolution is Here



Published on Sep 18, 2013
The Revolution is here.

http://www.ez-robot.com/

Saturday, January 4, 2014

FRC 2014 Robotics Competition Kickoff --- Aerial Assist



Published on Jan 4, 2014
Animation describing the 2014 FIRST Robotics Competition game, Aerial Assist. Robots assist each other to move 24-inch game balls down the field and into low or high goals to score. The more the robots assist each other, the higher their bonus points will be. This animation was first shown at the 2014 season FRC kick-off broadcast in January, 2014. Final production version.