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Tag Archives: humanoid robot
EMIEW2, The New And Improved Office Robot From Hitachi
Chasing down staplers and printer cartridges hurting your productivity at the office? Fret not. Hitachi has just come out with [...]
Posted in AI, Robots, Singularity, Video Central
Tagged ai, android, EMIEW2, hitachi, humanoid robot, robot, robotic assistant, robotics, Robots
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DARPA’s New Robot Conquers Stairs
No sooner does DARPA lay down the Robotics Challenge gauntlet do they then entice would be entrants by giving them [...]
Posted in AI, Gadgets, Robots, Singularity, Video Central
Tagged Boston Dynamics, darpa, humanoid robot, robot, robotics, robotics challenge
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Robots Will Drive, Bust Through A Wall, And Make Repairs In DARPA’s New Robotics Challenge
Five years after the DARPA Grand Challenge robotic cars are already hitting the roads and states are preparing for their [...]
Posted in AI, Cyborg, Gadgets, Robots
Tagged ai, darpa, Grand Challenge, humanoid robot, irobot, petman, robotics, robotics challenge, telepresence
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Humanoid Robots Fight WWF Style at Japan’s ROBO-ONE
It’s kind of like Rock ‘Em Sock ’Em meets the movie Real Steel. ROBO-ONE is a tournament that pits little [...]
Posted in AI, Gadgets, Robots, Video Central
Tagged humanoid robot, Robo-One, robot, robot competition, robotics, Robots, Robots Dreams
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Rollin’ Justin Robot Gets Agile, Learns How To Throw A Ball (video)
Where was Agile Justin last year when we needed him to throw out the first pitch at a Philadelphia Phillies [...]
Posted in AI, Robots, Singularity, Video Central
Tagged agile justin, ai, DLR, humanoid robot, robot, robotics, Robots, Rollin Justin
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Petman – Finally A Robot That Looks Like Terminator (video)
Look out cute and cuddly Nao. Get out of the way ever-attentive Asimo, a new robot’s on the march and [...]
Posted in AI, Cyborg, Gadgets, Longevity And Health, Robots, Video Central
Tagged Boston Dynamics, chemical, darpa, humanoid robot, petman, robotic warfare
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A First Look At The Slimmer And Smarter Asimo Humanoid Robot (video)
Wanna get a glimpse of what the future will look like? Take a look at the all-new Asimo humanoid robot. [...]
Posted in AI, Gadgets, Robots, Singularity, Video Central
Tagged asimo, autonomous robot, honda, honda robotics, humanoid robot
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Artist Takes Your Junk And Makes Beautiful Robots
It’s Mad Max meets Toy Story. Or, perhaps, it’s one man’s junk is another man’s opportunity to teach the world [...]
Posted in AI, Gadgets, Robots
Tagged Andrea Petrachi, android, Himatic, humanoid robot, robotic sculptures, Robots
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Robots Perform Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Dance (video)
The King of Pop would have been proud. As a man who pushed the boundaries of technology himself, from his [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged "Thriller", dance, humanoid robot, Michael Jackson, robotics, Robots
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This Humanoid Robot’s Comin’ At You Like A Spider Monkey! (video)
If you’re going to get past the Christiano Ronaldos of the world, you’re going to have to run fast. In [...]
Best Toy On The Block: Nao Humanoid Robot Plays Card Games With Kids
The Nao Developer Program is making the robot more human-like every day. Just last month Nao robot developer Carl Clement [...]
Coming To A Shopping Mall Near You: Panhandling Robots
Robots can do so much these days. They can beat us at games, help us fight wars, perform operations, dance, [...]
Cool Videos of the Robonova-1 Humanoid Robot
Surviving in the field of toy robotics isn’t easy – it takes durability, versatility, and no small measure of charm. [...]
Posted in Robots, Video Central
Tagged amateur robot, HiTEC, hobby robot, humanoid robot, robonova, Robonova-1, robot kit
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Robot To Throw Out First Pitch Today At Phillies Game
On May 29, 2010, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay threw a perfect game. It was only the twentieth time ever [...]
Your Body is the Controller for this Humanoid Robot (video)
One of the great benefits of building a humanoid robot is that it can move just like a human does. [...]
While NASA’s Robonaut 2 Is In Orbit, Its Hype Has Escape Velocity
Sorry to kill your buzz, NASA and GM, but your jointly developed humanoid robot, the Robonaut 2, is way over [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged Engadget, GM, humanoid robot, NASA, rants, robonaut, robonaut 2, Robonaut2, space exploration, superbowl
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Dreamer Robot Presents a Cute Face and a Friendly Shoulder (video)
We’ll probably decide to trust robots based on how friendly they look, but we’d do better to check whether or [...]
DLR’s Cool Looking Upper Body and Lower Body Robots (video)
Show me two robots that look like they can fit together and I start having fantasies about real world versions [...]
Willow Garage’s PR2 Robot Plays Janitor By Cleaning Up With a Cart (video)
In its latest step towards becoming a real boy, Willow Garage‘s PR2 has learned another human skill: cleaning up after [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged hackathon, household robot, housekeeping robot, humanoid robot, PR2, robot maid, Rosie the robot, Willow Garage
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HUBO’s Creator Shows Off Robot’s New Walking Skills (Video)
Most humanoid robots tend to walk with bent knees. It makes them look like they’re trying to sneak up on [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged HUBO II, Hubo Lab, humanoid robot, KAIST, Professor Jun Ho Oh, straight legged walking
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Motoman Robot Impresses With Lego Building Prowess (Video)
For those of you who are having a hard time figuring out what to buy your robot for Christmas I [...]
HUBO-2 Robot Shows Off (Video)
The Beatles and The Monkees. Scooby-Doo and Josie and The Pussycats. Transformers and Gobots. It seems like whenever someone creates [...]
Posted in Robots
Tagged asimo, Hanson Robitics, honda, HUBO, humanoid robot, KAIST, Willow Garage
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ROPID Robot Runs, Skips, and Jumps to Your Voice Commands
Some robots get all the girls. Not only is ROPID one of the only toy-sized robots that can run and [...]
