Micro and millirobots are a cool idea that is finally happening.
Full Story (Via MITRE corp)
Showing posts with label robots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label robots. Show all posts
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Robots get Smaller and More Powerful
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The 2009 Space Elevator Games
Today LaserMotive made a 900 meter climb at an average speed of 3.73 meters per second. This qualified them to win the 900,000 dollar prize! Fantastic! Maybe tomorrow will be even better!
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Monday, June 2, 2008
Micro-Robots Are Now Untethered
Duke University has now created robots on the scale of a millionth of a meter, which act independently and without any "connection" to the computer controlling them, or each other.
Full Story (Via Science Daily)
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
10 Technolgies That Will Transform Your Life
Top ten lists are always cool. This set is right up our alley. They are: Digital Libraries, Gene and/or Stem Cell Therapy, Pervasive Wireless Internet, Mobile Robots, Better, Cheaper Solar Cells, Location-Based Computing, Desktop 3-D Printing, Moore's Law Upheld, Therapeutic Cloning, The Hydrogen Economy.
Full Story (Via LiveScience)
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Wall Climbing Robots
This new class of robots could have a wide range of uses such as security, military, inspection, cleaning, and service applications. You go bot!
Full Story (Via SRI International Via Popular Science)
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Iron Man Technology--Way Cool!
Although the new Iron Man movie looks like it will be great, I will be seeing it at midnight tonight, the most important thing about it is that it will spur scientists and engineers to start figuring how to do it.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Japan is Going to Need a Lot of Robots
3.5 million robot workers may be needed by 2025, as Japan's population ages.
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Monday, April 28, 2008
Robots to Pump Your Gas
The Dutch may soon be able to have a robot pump their gas. Click here to watch the video.
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Robots that Reassemble Themselves and Continue Their Task
On the surface this seems like a great idea, and maybe for dumb robots it would be, but, I just can't help thinking of Replicators from StarGate SG1.
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Modular Robots at Work
Friday, April 25, 2008
Open Source Robotics is a Good Idea
There seems to be a big push for open source robotics in education. I hope it really happens.
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Fire Fighting Robot
Although this is just a concept robot, it is good to see someone is starting to think of these things. A telepresence robot would work well in fire fighting.
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Saturday, April 12, 2008
MIT's Nexi Robot has Facial Expressions
Nexi is a bit eerie but, I'm sure we will quickly get use to communicating with robots.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Moble Moonbase May be the Way to Go
The advantages of having a moble moonbase, in my opinion, make it the way to go.
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ATHLETE Transforming Robot Video
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
New Bionic Ankle Allows Solider to Return to Active Duty
Bionics has taken another step forward (Pun intended) in its quest to make fully functioning artifical limbs.
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
Canadian Robot goes to Space Station
Seven-armed robot Dextre will take over some of the basic repair and maintenance tasks outside of the International Space Station.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Today is Power Suit Day: from Real, to Almost Real, to Fantasy, and Transformers
Techno Tokyo: Robot Worn On Your Body Can Increase Your Strength
Military Exoskeleton to Increase Your Strength
Troy Hurtubise's Trojan Exoskeleton Body Armor Suit
Walking Robot Vehicle
40ft Robot Elephant
A Robotic Piece of Art
Almost Real Transformer
Nissan's Dualis
More of Nissan's Dualis
Nissan X-Trail Transformer
Boeing 747 Transformer
Republic of Sinapore Navy Transformer
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