Andy Choi

Articles from Andy

NSF Funds New Effort in Robotics, Neuroscience and Electromechanical Devices

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced an $18.5 million grant to establish a multi-institution Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering located at the University of Washington. The center is to be launched this month and will be based in the Russel Hall on the Seattle campus of the University of Washington.

17 Jul 2011

Kinect, A Boon for Future Robotics and Smart Phones

The Kinect gaming accessory is proving how new technology can help improve older ones. The device from Microsoft which was devised to enable full body gesture interaction with a video game is now likely to help robots expand their scope. The low cost and easy to use sensor system is allowing robotics to gather the information they about the environment around them.

17 Jul 2011

Researchers of LIREC Project Develop Digital and Interactive Companion Robot

Robots that have shown various expressions through their faces have always been fascinating to look at. It is truly amazing to see how much of emotion is poured out of a robot’s face.

16 Jul 2011

Livingston Robotics Club Offers Robotic Aid for Children with Special Needs

The Livingston Robotics Club (LRC) and Livingston Advisory Committee for Disabilities (LACD) announced that children with special needs would be offered the ‘Shining Star’ Robotics League. One of the award winning FISRT LEGO League (FLL) team from LRC, comprising four eighth-grade girls is available for mentoring the teams for two to four hours every week.

16 Jul 2011

Sanyo Homes Introduces Android-Based Robotic Platform for Home Applications

Sanyo Homes has released an Android based robot for integrating smart home applications. According to Tech Crunch, the Android powered communication robot is called Mirai Sanzo and would be made available for sale in Japan from the 15th of July.

16 Jul 2011

Australian National Science Agency to Deploy Floating Robots for Collecting Climate Data

Troubled by invasions from Somali pirates, international scientists are seeking help from Australian and U.S navies for deploying 19 robots in the Indian Ocean for collecting important data pertaining to climate and monsoon.

16 Jul 2011

Firebirds Robotic Team Demonstrates Robotic Skills at Springfield Township

The Firebirds Robotic team from the Mount St. Joseph’s Academy demonstrated their robotic skills at the Free Library of the Springfield Township on Tuesday.

16 Jul 2011

Robotic Mouth Talks + Sings like Humans

Kagawa University professor, Hideyuki Sawada, has created a robotic mouth that can talk and also sing. The mouth was presented at Robotech 2011, where it was made to recite “Kagome, Kagome”, a Japanese children’s song.

16 Jul 2011

NSF Awards Grant to Establish Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

An $18.5 million grant has been awarded by the National Science Foundation for establishment of a new Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering at the University of Washington (UW). Researchers at the centre will develop "neurobotics", which is development of robotic replacement limbs that can be controlled with the mind.

16 Jul 2011

Textron Systems Plans to Demonstrate Capabilities of Common Unmanned Surface Vessel at Trident 2011

Textron Systems Advanced Systems, part of Textron Systems, declared that it will be showcasing the capabilities of the Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (CUSV) as part of the Trident Warrior 2011 experiment.

15 Jul 2011