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Researchers at Cornwell University Train Robots in Handling Objects

A research team at the Cornwell University led by Ashutosh Saxena, a professor of Computer Science, has observed that of all the tasks that robots can perform, the task of placing objects is probably the mst difficult.

12 Sep 2011

SANA International Exhibition 2011 Showcases Ambrogio Robot

The Ambrogio Robot is an established name amongst people familiar with robotics and those who do gardening. The robot is a highly efficient lawn mower which is compact in its size.

7 Sep 2011

Robots Learn to Place Objects at Cornell

A robot is nothing but a baby that needs to be trained to handle objects, this is what researchers at Cornell University Personal Robotics Lab believe. The team led by Ashutosh Saxena is working on making robots understand the objects around them.

6 Sep 2011

Cornell Researchers Teach Robots to Observe New Environments and Handle Objects

Researchers at the Personal Robotics Laboratory in Cornell University are teaching robots to find their way in new surroundings and manipulate objects.

6 Sep 2011

Vinten Radamec to Introduce Future-Generation Robotic Controlled System at IBC2011

Vinten Radamec, a pioneer in robotic camera support solutions and a brand of Vitec Group, will introduce the Fusion FHR-35, its future-generation robotic controlled system featuring its intelligent control engineering (ICE) technology, at IBC2011 to be conducted from 9 to 13 September 2011 at the RAI in Amsterdam.

6 Sep 2011

Google Lunar X Prize Lego Mindstorms Challenge Competition Winners Announced

Winners have been announced for the MoonBots 2.0 : A Google Lunar X Prize Lego Mindstorms Challenge. The contest was open to student teams to design, program and build robots that would simulate the lunar missions which mirrored the Lunar X Prize.

5 Sep 2011

A Funny Chatbot Conversation

The Creative Machine Lab researchers at the Cornell University have managed to get two ‘chatbots’ to hold a conversation. The chatbots are essentially computer programs designed to seamlessly communicate with humans.

30 Aug 2011

Toshiba Take the Robot Vacuuming Challenge to Roomba

The vacuuming robot Roomba is set for competition as Toshiba releases a new robot vacuum for Japan called Smarbo. The robot which is aimed at home users has some interesting features including two Central Processing Units of which the company is yet to release more details.

28 Aug 2011

Smart Bionic Leg Helps Amputees Walk More Normally

At Vanderbilt University in Nashville scientists are working on a lower limb prosthetic that will allow amputees to walk with a more natural gait. The artificial leg which they have come up with uses computing, sensor, electric motor and battery technology to achieve its purpose.

23 Aug 2011

Kinea and Scott Technology to Jointly Develop HookAssist Beef Boning Collaborative Robot

The Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has chosen Kinea Design and Scoot Technology for developing and marketing HookAssist, the first collaborative robot for beef boning.

17 Aug 2011