French robotic Robosoft company recently introduced a mobile
robot Kompai, which is designed to assist the elderly and disabled, as well as
all those who need special care. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Riding cockroaches, robots will travel to the infected zone
The regiment insect cyborgs have arrived! Institute of
Nuclear Security and Politics at the University of Texas (Texas A & M
University’s Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute) presented the
concept of robot cockroaches to investigate the contaminated territories. Continue reading
Robot distributes paper napkins
On the streets of Japanese cities is quite realistic to meet
the robot, which distributes paper napkins. This robot Mospeng-kun, created by
Inter Robot. The company specializes in the development of information and
entertainment robots. Mospeng-kun weighs 80 kilos and has a growth of 120
centimeters. 
In a robot arm, which he takes out a stack of paper towel and invites man. At
the same time on screen a smile, and the speakers spread by word of welcome and
gratitude after the cloth disappears from the robot arm. Sensors suggest the
robot on the approximation of Rights.
It is a robot Mospeng-kun 27790 dollars. But can it be rented from the company
for a week or two, for example, during the exhibition or advertising company.
Then, for 5 days rental will pay about 1100 dollars. This is most likely more
than pay for such work a living person. In Japan, paper napkins, along with
promotional avenues are distributed normally moonlighting students. But the
robot who was handing out towels, will definitely look more attractive.
Robot – Inspector pipelines
The company Osaka Gas Co together and the University of Osaka
(Osaka University) have joined efforts to develop robots that can move freely
and perform internal inspection of pipelines. 
This is especially important when replacing pipes in the city limits, because
today for inspections to dig the road. And it is expensive and inconvenient. And
besides, the accident occurred bring more financial and moral troubles.
But in connection with the development of a robot that moves through pipes and
transmits images of the inner surfaces of pipes, can be accurately defined
emergency places and take rapid countermeasures.
Robot – spindle apparatus, formed of a spiral of stainless steel, in combination
with a small engine and tires. Its maximum diameter – 17 inches, and length –
about 1 meter. This flexible design allows to move inside the tube and gently
enter the turns.
City car on the platform of the robot
In mid-2009 the Japanese company ZMP has pledged robotic
platforms RoboCar to create vehicles. The proposal is interested. And now the
first such car passes the test phase. It was called RoboCar Z. Continue reading
Drinking” robots as toys for adults
Robots Saltbot and Pepperbot, which brought the dinner table
salt and pepper, we have already written. They "obeyed" the voice commands of
Rights and stand for $ 33 apiece. But robots Zibits American company Senario
cost just $ 10. Continue reading
How to make a robot with his own hands
Very often on various forums or websites devoted to robotics
can be found such a question: how to make a robot out of scrap materials?
On such issues immediately clear that someone who gives a beginner and not
enough that the meaning of robotics. Continue reading
Accessories Vex Robotics
This kit allows you to experiment with different types of locomotion, and
thus adjust your spam to complex environments.
This kit contains: Continue reading
Vex Robotics Robot Kits
The Vex Robotics robotics kit presented here is one of the
platforms Favorite enthusiasts and also teachers.
Comprehensive and robust platform that allows you to build step by step the Continue reading
Lego Mindstorms NXT kit V2.0
Lego Mindstorms NXT Kit 2.0
Reference 8547 (French version)
The Lego Mindstorms NXT Kit 2.0 includes:
Intelligent Brick Lego Mindstorms NXT based on a 32-bit .
3 servo motors .
2 touch sensors .
1 sensor for ultrasound .
1 light sensor and color .
Lego Technic 577 pieces .
Environment Programming NXT-G PC and Mac compatible.
The news from the kit version 1:
More parts Lego Technics
More models of robots
A light sensor with capabilities of color sensor
An additional touch sensor
The sound sensor that is no longer included in this new kit
The Lego Mindstorms NXT kit 2.0 is a set proposed by Lego robotics constituting
the ideal starting point for beginners but also for those who wish to deepen the
subject of robotics and entertainment programming robots.
The Lego Mindstorms NXT kit 2.0 is today one of the robotics technologies of
leisure most common and most interoperable in terms of hardware and software,
thanks to NXT-G, the programming environment is simple and yet comprehensive.
Hardware:
You can easily extend the standard functionality offered by the Lego Mindstorms
NXT kit base by the use of Lego Technic parts extra. A technical literature very
wide and distributed you can build any kind of robots (humanoid, robotic arms,
rovers, animals …). The Lego Mindstorms NXT kit contains basic instructions on
how to create within minutes one of the 4 robots as standard. The software
programming NXT-G can also provide you access to the community of developers and
hardware and software and to share your creations.
In addition, Lego, but also other companies offer a variety of additional
sensors allowing you to achieve your wildest dreams and make your robots smarter
and interoperable with their environment. Some of these sensors are offered on
this site.
Software:
The Lego Mindstorms NXT kit includes a graphical development environment called
Lego NXT-G and based on professional programming environment Labview (it works
on PC and Mac). This software does not require strong knowledge of programming
because the programming is done graphically using drag and drop blocks.
One of the strengths of Lego Mindstorms NXT is that several additional
programming environments (and often free) exist. Examples include LabView,
Microsoft Robotics Studio (based on Visual Studio allows you to create complex
programs in C #). Other programming environments like performing in Java or C
Lejos as RobotC exist.
The sensors provided in the Lego Mindstorms NXT kit:
The ultrasonic sensor allows your robot to detect the distance with obstacles
(as do bats).
The light sensor measures the light intensity for example to enable your robot
to seek or shun the light.
Finally, the contact sensor can detect obstacles or to locate an object to
grasp.
Brick Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0: It is the real brains of your robot. It connects
to your PC via a USB cable or Bluetooth. It is possible to configure a PDA, your
cell phone or a joystick to control your robot. It is powered by 6 LR 6
batteries not included.