P3 and ASIMO - The Honda Humanoid Robots

Aided by humans, they mutate and improving. The theory of evolution will it one day apply to the PLC?
They had to revolutionize the world, invade industry, to interfere in the slightest interstices of our daily lives, before turning into higher beings … There is still nothing. When, in October 1950, Alan Turing published in the journal Mind an article in which he raises the question-fetched: “The machines can they think?”, It stirs the wildest predictions. Test to support, the famous mathematician replied in the affirmative and Their appearance around … 2000. Today, the intelligent robot passion always the same. On 27 June, the symposium organized by the Group of prospective Senate, and sponsored by Express, show the abundance of research and hopes will point the most serious. Read more »

A surveillance robot will patrol the night in the offices of a Japanese company to hunt for employees who work too, announced the company Alsok, which specializes in private security and Japanese creative this colossus mounted on roulettes. The society Duskin , A Japanese firm to provide services at home and rental of equipment, is the first to the acquisition of the inspector cybernetics able to turn a company during the night to detect any anomalies. He can even take only a lift to explore all floors. This vigil “macaronis” last generation also knows locate offices in the presence of employees hours late and seek their identity. Read more »

The Japanese electronics company Hitachi has presented today the new model of the robot designed to help office workers in their tasks. Petit humanoid red and white measuring 80 centimeters (31.5 inches) long, 2 Emiew moves through rollers beneath his legs. It is intended to replace his predecessor Emiew released in 2005. From a weight of 13 kg (15 kg for Emiew), Emiew 2 is composed of 27 degrees of freedom (joints). It can travel on an autonomous basis at a speed of 6 km / h (a human pressed moves at that speed). The robot is also equipped with a gyrosenseur allowing it to keep in balance. It also has a laser radar enabling it to map its environment. It can also avoid obstacles on the size of human him block the road. Finally, Emiew 2 is able to understand human language. During the demonstration someone asked where a person was sitting. Read more »

Sony has announced the cessation of production of Aibo, the famous robot dog that can monitor your home when you’re not here to speak with a vocabulary of more than 1000 words and even, for latest developments, keep a blog! Launched in 1999, the Aibo adventure stops, lack of profitability, such as Qrio, the humanoid robot from Sony, which has never been marketed. Despite some 150 000 copies sold (unit price: about 2000 dollars), the pack of robots Aibo is not consistent enough to justify the cost it involves developments, especially on the segment of the general public robotics The competition - including American - prepares its weapons. Read more »

The U.S. Navy is testing robots boats to address the buccaneers of the 21st siecle.Selon Popular Mechanics the Navy has already tested at least two small USV (UAVs) in weapons designated to patrol ports and defend the vessels Condoles. The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard are both interested in the Protector, a USV than 30 feet long equipped with BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin and Rafael of Israel.
The robot is armed with a 7.62mm machine gun.
Stephanie Moncada, BAE Systems, said the robot would be able to consider a potential threat before firing in the job and sink everything he crosses. The favorite tactic of modern pirates seems to be to launch a bogus distress signal in order to ambush any vessel came to the rescue. Read more »