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

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.

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.

More: www.kuka-timoboll.com

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

EZ Robot Revolution -The Revolution is Here

Published on Sep 18, 2013

The Revolution is here.

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

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.

Super Ball Bot May Help Nasa Explore Titan!

Published on Dec 23, 2013

The "Super Ball Bot", under development at NASA Ames, is a robotic exoskeleton designed to land on the surface of Titan without a parachute or airbag. It can then roll about the surface by adjusting its shape. For more information, readhttp://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/ro...