Comments on: Nextage Robot – Kawada’s Humanoid Helper

By: » Will Automation Lead to Economic Collapse?

» Will Automation Lead to Economic Collapse? — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:12:50 +0000

[...] excel at sorting and moving goods in a manufacturing environment. More humanoid creations, like Kawada’s Nextage or Honda’s ASIMO, could take on even more human-like tasks. And then there are the software [...]

By: A Drop-In Solution for Replacing Human Labor? Kawada’s Nextage Robot « Darin R. McClure – The Good Life In San Clemente

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:49:17 +0000

[...] At first glance, the newest demonstrations below don’t seem particularly more advanced than those from 2009. Much of the physical stats of individual bots are the same: twelve degrees of freedom in the arm, [...]

By: A Drop-In Solution for Replacing Human Labor? Kawada’s Nextage Robot | Singularity Hub

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:27:21 +0000

By: DLR’s Cool Looking Upper Body and Lower Body Robots (video) | Singularity Hub

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:34:22 +0000

[...] work. Replace Rollin’ Justin’s metallic blue skin for a mild grey and it could be a Nextage from Kawada, a PR2 from Willow Garage, a Motoman SD-10 – the list goes on and on. Upper body humanoid [...]

By: Decorated

Decorated — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:54:14 +0000

this is cool!

By: Decorated

Decorated — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:54:00 +0000

this is cool!

By: A Review Of The Best Robots of 2009 | Singularity Hub

A Review Of The Best Robots of 2009 | Singularity Hub — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:16:26 +0000

[...] Nextage, the latest humanoid robot from Kawada, and the Motoman SDA 10 both put on impressive manufacturing demonstrations this year in the videos below. When watching the videos it is easy to see why factory workers should be terrified for their job security. The robots demonstrate agility with their hands, the ability to work together, and the ability to divide portions of a complex task amongst themselves. As with all robots these days, these humanoid manufacturing robots are superior to humans in strength, endurance, and dependability, but seem ill equipped to adapt to changing situations that have not been anticipated ahead of time. And yet the path is clear – these robots will get even more capable and adaptable with each passing year. Factory workers look out! [...]

By: CKofAZ

CKofAZ — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:17:39 +0000

Anytime they have music like that its a PR gimmick and no the robot was aware of anything the, the ribbon was stuck on its hand after it was cut. It looked like the guy next tot he robot wanted to pull it off.

By: CKofAZ

CKofAZ — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:17:00 +0000

By: Daryl

Daryl — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:56:03 +0000

When I watch a video like this, I always wonder — can the robots see what they’re doing, or are they just executing some pre-programmed actions? If they can see and are reacting to the changing environment then it’s a very impressive accomplishment. However, if the moves are programmed, then the robots would not be useful in an unstructured enviromnent, such as a home. In that case, a display like this is simply a PR gimmick.

By: Daryl

Daryl — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:56:00 +0000