Category: ROBOT VIDEOS

Category: ROBOT VIDEOS

Einstein Robot - UCSD Machine Perception Laboratory

ROBOT VIDEOS

14 Apr, 2013

Einstein Robot – UCSD Machine Perception Laboratory 11075

Scientists at UC San Diego’s California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) have equipped a robot modeled after the famed theoretical physicist with specialized software that allows it to interact with humans in a relatively natural, conversational way. The so-called “Einstein Robot,” which was designed by Hanson Robotics of Dallas, Texas, recognizes a number of human facial expressions and can respond accordingly, making it an unparalleled tool for understanding how both robots and humans perceive emotion, as well as a potential platform for teaching, entertainment, fine arts and even cognitive therapy.

Omni-Crawler Drives In All Directions #DigInfo

Concept Robots / ROBOT NEWS / ROBOT VIDEOS / Tracked Robots

11 Apr, 2013

Omni-Crawler Tracked Robot Drives In All Directions 11076

A new technology in Tracked Robots, by Osaka University
A simple Robotic Mechanism which can easily move towards all directions

At Innovation Japan 2011, a research group from Osaka University presented Omni-Crawler, a crawler that can be driven in all directions. The group also presented the Omni-Ball, a ball-shaped, omni-directional wheel the principals of which are implemented in the crawler.

“Our current crawler mechanism is designed to move sideways as well. With a conventional crawler, if you position it to enter a narrow space, the crawler has to turn round repeatedly. But this crawler can move sideways as well, so it’s easy to fine-tune its movements. Ordinarily, there’s a lot of energy loss due to turning, but this crawler can be positioned immediately by moving to the side just a little. So we think this crawler can greatly minimize energy loss as well.”

Mantis - Two Tonne Turbo Diesel Hexapod Walking Machine

Hexapods / ROBOT NEWS / ROBOT VIDEOS

3 Apr, 2013

Mantis – Giant Hexapod Walking Machine 31029

After four years intensive R&D, inspiration, design and build, Micromagic Systems is proud to unveil Mantis — the biggest, all-terrain operational hexapod robot in the world.  This 2.2-litre Turbo Diesel-powered, British-designed and -built walking machine can be piloted or remote WiFi-controlled, stands 2.8 metres high with a five meter working envelope and weighing in at just under two tonnes.

Autonomous robotic plane flies indoors at MIT

FLYING ROBOTS / ROBOT NEWS / ROBOT VIDEOS / Robotic Aircraft / Robotic Researches

26 Mar, 2013

Autonomous Robotic Plane Flies Indoors at MIT 31025

For decades, academic and industry researchers have been working on control algorithms for autonomous helicopters — robotic helicopters that pilot themselves, rather than requiring remote human guidance. Dozens of research teams have competed in a series of autonomous-helicopter challenges posed by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI); progress has been so rapid that the last two challenges have involved indoor navigation without the use of GPS.

ROBOT VIDEOS / Soft Robots

26 Mar, 2013

Soft Autonomous Earthworm Robot at MIT 11065

Earthworms creep along the ground by alternately squeezing and stretching muscles along the length of their bodies, inching forward with each wave of contractions. Snails and sea cucumbers also use this mechanism, called peristalsis, to get around, and our own gastrointestinal tracts operate by a similar action, squeezing muscles along the esophagus to push food to the stomach.

NASA JPL Robotic Microspines

NASA Robots / ROBOT VIDEOS / Robotic Researches

26 Mar, 2013

Robotic Microspines by Nasa Neo Gripper System 11064

NASA JPL researchers present a 250-mm diameter omni-directional anchor that uses an array of claws with suspension flexures, called microspines, designed to grip rocks on the surfaces of asteroids and comets and to grip the cliff faces and lava tubes of Mars. Part of the paper, “Gravity-Independent Mobility and Drilling on Natural Rock Using Microspines,” by A. Parness et al., presented at the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.

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