Popular Articles on Opportunities in Robotics for February 8, 2015

	CBS Local Uber Opening Robotics Research Facility In Pittsburgh To Build Self-Driving Cars TechCrunch They say the company has hired talent from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute, including lead engineering and commercialization experts ... Uber to open robotics lab in Pittsburgh to build self-driving cars - Pittsburgh Business Times (blog) Uber opens robotics center, fueling speculation on self-driving cars - Los Angeles Times Uber to open Pittsburgh robotics lab with CMU engineers to build self-driving cars - Pittsburgh Post Gazette Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Morgan County robotics looks to stack the competition Fort Morgan Times Vice president of tech for the Mecha-Maniacs 4-H Robotics Team Brandon ... The business aspect focuses on designing a business plan, logos, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Morgan County robotics looks to stack the competition Fort Morgan Times "There is actually a lot to the robotics team," he said. ... The business aspect focuses on designing a business plan, logos, merchandise and other ... Flag as irrelevant
	CADsoft Consulting Announces partnership with RDO Integrated Controls Robotics Tomorrow (press release) The LN-100 total station robot and Autodesk Point Layout software sits as ... "As part of our business philosophy to be a total solutions provider in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	VCs Show Lots of Love for Robotics in 2014 Robotics Business Review Investments in robotics jump 26% over 2013 and 36% over 2012 ... See related: Robotics Business Review's interactive Deals Log for complete ... Flag as irrelevant  Assembly Magazine THE ROBOTICS MARKET REPORT: The fast-multiplying opportunities in consumer, industrial, and ... Business Insider We assess how far along the robotics industry has come in solving some of the most pressing hardware and software challenges. And finally, we ... Flag as irrelevant Mazor Robotics Names Sandra Adzic Vice President of International Sales Business Wire (press release) CAESAREA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mazor Robotics Ltd. (TASE:MZOR; NASDAQGM:MZOR), a developer of innovative guidance systems and ... Flag as irrelevant Philadelphia Business Journal KMel Robotics acquired by Qualcomm Technologies Philadelphia Business Journal KMel Robotics has been acquired by Qualcomm Technologies, a global tech company based in San Diego. KMel's founders, two University of ... Flag as irrelevant ABC Online farmers have developed robots that can weed crops. The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog) More than 60 of the world's leading robotics engineers and academics gathered at Sydney University on Wednesday for the first ever conference on ... Flag as irrelevant Techie News Artificially-intelligent robot can boost search for new drugs Business Standard An artificially-intelligent 'robot scientist' has discovered that a compound shown to have anti-cancer properties can also be used in the fight against ... Flag as irrelevant  Southwestern Oklahoma to host regional robotics championship The Idaho Statesman WEATHERFORD, Okla. — Forty high school teams from three states will compete at the Oklahoma Regional FTC Robotics Championship at ... Flag as irrelevant Fast Company Firefighting Is Now A Job For Robots Fast Company Robots and drones are traditionally deployed to do jobs that humans find dirty, dull, or dangerous. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has revealed a ... The US Navy just unveiled a robot that can walk through fire - Business Insider Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant BostInno iRobot: Prospects Remain Strong Despite Lowered Guidance Seeking Alpha (registration) In addition, the company increased its Home Robot business by 19% in 2014, which is good news considering this segment makes up for more than ... Flag as irrelevant Banking Business Review Emotion-reading robots replace human employees at Japanese banks The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog) The company behind the robot, Aldebaran Robotics, has produced over 5,000 models of the Nao robot which is primarily used for education and ... Flag as irrelevant Join Us for Robo Madness West at SRI on April 7 Xconomy With help from SRI roboticist Rich Mahoney, we're convening top leaders in the technology and business of robots from the Bay Area and beyond for a ... Flag as irrelevant South China Morning Post (subscription) China to have most robots by 2017 as car, electronics factories automate South China Morning Post (subscription) China will have more robots operating in its production plants by 2017 than any other country as it cranks up automation of its car and electronics ... Flag as irrelevant Roundup: GNC to pull 5 supplements in N.Y.; Seegrid emerges from bankruptcy protection; more Tribune-Review Seegrid Corp. emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to Giant Eagle Inc., the largest shareholder in the Findlay-based robotics company. Flag as irrelevant ANINEWS Scientists working on robotic exoskeletons to make them well-fitted for humans Business Standard Though exoskeletons are now available commercially, they pose several problems. They take a long time to design and fabricate, for example, and ... Flag as irrelevant Seatronics And 2G Robotics Announce Global Sales And Distribution Partnership Oil and Gas Online Seatronics, an Acteon company, leaders in the rental and sale of marine electronic equipment, and 2G Robotics, leaders in high precision subsea ... Flag as irrelevant

Robot Goes Cross Country Skiing

Published on Jan 30, 2015

Jennifer, the world's first ice hockey playing humanoid robot, takes to the slopes and tries out cross-country and alpine skiing in our application for the 2015 DARwIn-OP Humanoid Application Challenge.

The cross-country skiing gait is based on the linear inverted pendulum model and is inspired by walking and ice skating gaits developed for the DARwIn-OP robot.

We have only begun studying alpine skiing, but have demonstrated rudimentary braking and arcing using simple control of the skis' edges.

Improving the control of the alpine skiing is our primary focus, with improving the cross-country gait and allowing the robot to dynamically switch from cross-country to alpine skiing when it detects a change in inclination corresponding to a hill.

Filmed outdoors at the University of Manitoba over several days (with wildly different temperatures and snow conditions).

• Category

  • Science & Technology

• License

  • Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)

• • Remix this video

Popular Articles on the Robotics Business for February 2, 2015

	Hilton Head Island Packet Kansas City opens center for science, engineering students Belleville News Democrat Moormeier said he was hooked on the robotics competition while watching his ... School team, saying the teams have to work together like a good business. ... The competition requires teams to build their robots in only six weeks. Flag as irrelevant
	Meet Mitsubishi UFJ's Latest Worker: A Robot Called NAO Bloomberg Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. unveiled the 58-centimeter (23-inch) humanoid on Monday to improve services for customers in Japan and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scoop.co.nz (press release) Serious science robot Baxter helping research Scoop.co.nz (press release) University of Canterbury psychology researchers are working with a revolutionary Baxter robot to understand human-robot interaction such as trust, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Japan Times Robots to help out at Mitsubishi UFJ branches The Japan Times The robot, developed by Paris-based Aldebaran Robotics SA, a unit of SoftBank Corp., will greet customers and ask what services they need. Flag as irrelevant
	Montana Standard Snapshots: Hands-on robotics, physics lecture, driver safety class Montana Standard He worked as a research scientist at Boeing Company before joining MSU in 1997. He has co-authored more than 78 journal papers and has 16 ... Flag as irrelevant