Tom Perry column: Taking out the trash used to be so simple http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l129449073 Analog Devices: converters for motor control...
Robots are taking more jobs. They are now moving to take out the trash. I think we have had one of these robotics trash trucks in Port Huron for a few years...
Japanese Company Unveils Walking Robot http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l129713685 Knoxville, Tenn., Job Fair Emphasizes That Deafness is No Drawback ...
ZMP (www.zmp.co.jp) released its Pino robot a year or two back. I have played with one, and it is a decent toy. Now, ZMP is coming out its next generation...
Start humming your favorite Clint Eastwood spaghetti western tune, and imagine the tumbleweeds rolling across the backdrop of some dusty, dragged down town at...
"UC Berkeley researchers developing robotic exoskeleton that can enhance human strength and endurance." http://me.berkeley.edu/hel/bleex.htm Someone should...
I keep hearing about how caring for the elderly is a major driver in Japanese robotics development. For a recent example, take a look at ZMP's Nuvo. Perhaps I...
The humble snail, trailed by its ribbon of slime, now has its first robotic counterpart in research at MIT that could lead to new forms of locomotion for...
Egads! People are getting up-in-arms about the moral obligations between a person and his robot. And, if that weren't enough, PETA (People for the Ethical...
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Darpa's Grand Challenge continues to make the news. While I still think that Red Whittaker's team is going to win, I have begun to pull for Team Berkeley. In a...
Engineers create robotic exoskeleton that can enhance human strength and en http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l130905955 A SCARY SIGHT TO SEE: Yoichi...
Rats, like so many other animals, have pattern generators for creating repetitious motion. Bundles of neurons make up these pattern generators, and the rhythm...
Grand prix of military robotics http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l132665914 Move Over, Bionic Man http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l132660135 Cartesian...
The Future: Japanese Humanoid Partner Robots http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l133018840 Finally, a Chance to Clear the Air at Beverly Hills High ...
... He's no Qrio, but Toyota's new robot is yet another step forward in the development of a true humanoid. Of course, he's also another example of how far...
Not satisfied with Qrio's semi-conductor performance, Sony has arranged for him to be the conductor for the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. This...
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ULL robot in todays finals for $1 million race prize http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l133401615 15 Robots Maneuver Their Way, or Dont, Into Race ...
The Economy | Jobless recovery reflects uncertainty, reluctance http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?l133624227 All 15 racing robots stumble; $1 million prize...
It is hard to call yesterday's Grand Challenge anything but a disappointment. The farthest racer was Sandstorm, and it barely cleared 7 miles. Most other...