Waseda University has been one of the leading research sites for anthropomorphic robots since the late Prof. Ichiro Kato and his colleagues started the WABOT Project in 1970. Since then, just about ten years, by integrating the latest key technologies, we have developed a variety of humanoid robots including WABOT-1 which is the first full-scale human-like robot made in 1973, the musician robot WABOT-2 in 1984, Hadaly-2 which works together with a human partner and the biped walking robot WABIAN in 1997. Not only a lot of fundamental technology was created but also the many talented engineers and scientists were nurtured from these activities.
Animal-like robots are playing an increasingly important role as a link between the worlds of biology and engineering. The new, multidisciplinary field of biorobotics provides tools for biologists studying animal behavior and testbeds for the study and evaluation of biological algorithms for potential engineering applications. This book focuses on the role of robots as tools for biologists. 
Honda’s Asimo robot conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Robots are increasingly becoming less whimsical and more practical. Photographer: Paul Sancya/AP.In an age when multi-skilling is at a premium, Motoman may prove to be the model employee. When he’s not spot-welding on a car production line, he’s flipping pancakes – with not a drop of spilled batter in sight – and can even be called on to perform routine blood tests.Motoman is one of hundreds of cutting-edge robots exhibited during the past week at the industry’s biennial showcase in Tokyo. 
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Hitec Robotics is proud to announce ROBONOVA-I. This exciting new humanoid robot offers educators, students and robotic hobbyists a complete robot package. The stable ROBONOVA-I can walk, run, do flips, cartwheels, dance moves and once programmed, is ready to compete in any Robo One Class “J” competition. Available two ways: as a kit, so you can enjoy building your robot yourself; or as a pre-assembled, “RTW” (Ready to Walk) robot. 
An upper arm portion and a lower arm portion are connected to each other by a substantially cylindrical elbow joint, and are bendable between an extended position in which they are extended into a substantially straight line and a bent position in which they are bent forwards from the extended position. The position of an axis of the elbow joint is offset forwards from the center of the width of the upper and lower arm portions, and slants inclined toward the elbow joint are formed on rear surfaces of the upper and lower arm portions connected to the elbow joint. 
Robotics4you is Germany’s first Roboterfachgeschaft with fascinating products on the topics of artificial intelligence robot technology now available for home users! The product range includes lawnmower robot, robot vacuum cleaner (not only for households but also for the catering industry or for clinics, offices and so suitable!), School Robotics training, technical non-fiction, entertainment, hobby, toys and more. 
The CURI-4 platform was developed to investigate a layered behavioral control scheme for a mobile robot. CURI-4 is a small tethered robot equipped with a camera and a gripper for grasping objects. The tether carries data as well as power. The main robot components are 2 DC motors with gearboxes for the drive mechanism, 4 RC type servo motors, a small CCD camera and custom electronics for the motor control. The drive configuration is a tripod with 2 individually powered wheels and a static caster skid. One servo controls the pitch of the camera, 2 servos are used in the gripper, and the fourth servo is used for a leg that allows the robot to tilt raising and lowering the gripper. The camera can be positioned so that it can image it’s own gripper in order to see what it is picking up. 
Results of diagnostic tests on Spirit’s right-rear wheel on Sol 2109 (Dec. 8, 2009) continue to indicate a troubled wheel, which may leave the rover with only four operable wheels. The Sol 2109 plan included a check of the grind motor of Spirit’s rock abrasion tool (RAT) because it shares the same motor controller as the right-rear wheel. It also included rotor resistance tests on the right-rear motor at three temperatures using opposite voltage polarity from earlier tests, backward and forward commanded motion of the right-rear wheel, and a check of rotor resistance on all other operating wheels. The RAT motor appears okay, although a more exhaustive test will be tried later.