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Veteran from Carnegie Mellon University Writes a Novel on Scary Robots

Daniel H. Wilson, a doctorate from the Carnegie Mellon University, has written a novel named Robopocalypse. In his bestselling novel he talks about robots as killing machines and are shown as ugly creatures determined to destroy humans.

By Andy Choi 19 Jul 2011

Researchers from Bionic Learning Network at Festo Design Lightweight Flying Robots

Festo has come up with some innovative designs of lightweight, flying robots like the SmartBird, AirPenguin, AirJelly etc. The SmartBird is essentially an ornithopter, which flaps and swoops around a large empty hall at Festo’s manufacturing plant. Festo is a German based automation company which specialises in pneumatic and electrical actuators.

By Andy Choi 19 Jul 2011

ICSR 2011 Competition Encourages Students, Scientists, and Professionals to Develop Social Robot for 2020

The International Conference on Social Robotics enables practitioners and researchers to demonstrate and explain the latest innovations in the area of social robotics.

By Andy Choi 19 Jul 2011

Energid Technologies to Develop Commercial Robots for Nuclear Power Plant Inspection

Energid Technologies Corp. of Cambridge, Massachusetts has developed a prototype for a robot that will inspect nuclear power plants. The next generation robot was developed as part of an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd of Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Mitsubishi is one of the world's leading heavy machinery manufacturers.

By Andy Choi 18 Jul 2011

PPT Vision Incorporates JAI's Ultraviolet and Remote-Head Camera in Embedded Machine-Vision Systems

A manufacturer of industrial machine-vision cameras, JAI and PPT Vision have declared that the M-Series embedded machine-vision systems of PPT will feature JAI's CM-030GE-RH remote-head camera and CM-140GE-UV ultraviolet (UV) camera.

By Andy Choi 18 Jul 2011

Adept to Automate Secondary Packaging Operations of Walls Machinery

Adept Technology, a company that offers international robotics solutions and intelligent vision-guided robotics services, declared that Walls Machinery, Australia, has placed orders for two dual OctoLoader equipment including four Adept Quattro s650H robots to completely automate secondary packaging activities for a pioneer food packaging company.

By Andy Choi 18 Jul 2011

PR2 Robots Help Stroke Affected Patients Become Independent

PR2 Robots have been assisting people in carrying out daily chores like folding laundry, baking cookies or playing pool. Robots are also capable of doing critical tasks like defusing bombs, helping disabled persons etc.

By Andy Choi 18 Jul 2011

Energid Builds Robots for Nuclear Power Plant Inspection

As part of the agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Energid has developed a next-generation robot prototype for inspecting nuclear power plants.

By Andy Choi 18 Jul 2011

Q Unveils Lightweight Fanuc M-1ia Compact Robot

Q introduces the new Fanuc M-1ia Robot. The robot is compact in size and light in weight. The Fanuc M-1ia Robot is designed for assembly applications that involve handling small parts at a high speed. A unique parallel-link structure has been used to design the robot in order to deliver high-speed and accurate movements.

By Andy Choi 18 Jul 2011

Robolink Multi-Axis Joint Modules from igus Available for Sale

Igus announced that the Robolink multi-axis joint modules were now available for ordering. Robolink is used in humanoid robots and other automation applications. Robolink comes with a variety of options and components, such as drive units, high-strength Bowden cables and attachment accessories for robotic arms.

From igus Inc. 18 Jul 2011

Cool or Creepy? A Robot Mouth

A new robot doesn’t just have a mouth on it, it is just a mouth! Singing robots have always been a bit weird but not quite as weird as this robot which is essentially just a mouth complete with a set of lips and nothing much else about it in terms of physical appearance.

By Andy Choi 17 Jul 2011

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.

By Andy Choi 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.

By Andy Choi 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.

By Andy Choi 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.

By Andy Choi 16 Jul 2011