The Yonhap News Agency in Seoul reported that the Government has announced it will spend 100 billion WON (US$89.5 million) on robotics related projects to encourage growth in the cutting edge industry.
The Chrysler Foundation continues its long time commitment to furthering science, engineering and technology education as it announces recipients of 2011 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotic grants.
The DARwin OP, Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence, Open Platform from Virginia Tech was developed for use in education and outreach. It is completely open source from software to hardware, PC based and can run several operating systems from Windows to Linux.
GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced that their recent invention of the GeckoImager has incorporated Microsoft's Kinect sensor.
Aldebaran Robotics, a humanoid robot manufacturer located in Paris, has demonstrated its latest version of a humanoid robot called Nao Robot at the IEEE Humanoids conference conducted in December 2010.
At a Cognitive Robotics Lab, students of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are studying how human thought can outweigh brute force computers. The 20 programmable robots at the lab permit testing real-world performances of computer models simulating human thought.
A moving, complicated robotic system incorporating artificial intelligence is currently being deployed to teach complicated engineering. CoroWare has just added a feature upgrade to its Explorer product range that should enhance flexibility of moving robotic projects for educators and scholars researching on outdoor field projects.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology has developed a new robot that can identify human emotions including anger, happiness, and surprise.
Shadow Robots has developed a robot hand made with motors, hi-tech materials and sensors. This is the most advanced robot hand of the world, which is expected to be commercialized in a couple of years.
NASA has developed the first human-like robot, which eventually will be flying in space. NASA is expecting to launch the Robonaut 2 on February 3, 2011, aboard the Discovery space shuttle. The robot will be the first humanoid to fly in space.
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