Ninomiya Kun Robot reads aloud books

Ninomiya Kun Robot reads aloud booksJapanese scientists have developed a robot that can read paper books. Ninomiya Kun developed in Waseda University (Waseda University) and Research Centre (Production and Systems Research Center, IPSRC) and was presented June 11, 2009 at the Japanese Fair robots in Kitakyushu (Kitakyushu), where he entertained visitors to the reading of fairy tales. Continue reading

Robot touches the water

robot touches the waterOne of the main challenges for the robots, which are engaged in repairing a cable on the seabed – a precise definition of the injury. The muddy bottom at a depth of tens of meters of a lantern fixed on the robot does not always allow the operator on the computer screen to consider what is happening under the water is clear enough. Continue reading

Attention! You remove a robot!

Attention! You remove a robot!How often have you wanted to take pictures of himself in the circle of those people who terrifies your camera? With this you staring intently into the camera standing in front of the camera, which is independently managed as a real robot, makes for you the right picture! Company Impulse Ltd (Missouri, Continue reading

NASA would like to have robots that could be modular

superbot2NASA would like to have robots that could be modular and, depending on the tasks and the change of environment, samosobiratsya in various designs. In dreams, robots for NASA to have a fully self-assembly of the space station, thereby eliminating the need for expensive, time-consuming work of astronauts. Continue reading

Invincible transformers now in cinemas

Invincible transformers now in cinemasTransformers, both massive enthusiasm, came at the end of XX century. His appearance, they are obliged to the American company Hasbro, issuing a series of computer games, the protagonists in the Transformers have been – intelligent humanoid robots that can transform from robots into vehicles, warplanes, tanks and other powerful techniques. The popularity of games has been so great, that it began to shoot animated series and feature cartoons. Many of us still remember how rushed home from school, so as not to miss the new series of your favorite cartoon. Continue reading

Will the computer brains or in brains of computers?

golova-400A year ago, IBM has received funds to develop software that can simulate the human brain. This is quite a natural step in the evolution of such studies. Scientists have tried to simulate the brain of rats and other animals. The main problem was not even the fact that there is no complete clarity in the understanding of the brain of laboratory mice, for example. Continue reading