This year’s football World Cup “RoboCup” takes place in Germany from 14 to 20 June 2006. The competition generated by the “RoboCup” should encourage research in artificial intelligence and the robotique. In Indeed, this initiative “RoboCup is an excellent way to assess the progress made in robotics. For Ubbo Visser, organizer of the competition and a doctorate at the University of Bremen, football offers the best challenge to robotics: “it is a very dynamic situation where the systems must react to the thousandth of a second. robots work in real time, must be totally independent but must also cooperate with their partners. In addition, they are opposed to competitors who try to destroy their strategy. ” Continue reading
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The robots Darwinian
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. Continue reading
Robots to sink modern pirates
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. Continue reading
Robots tribute to workers
The Japanese humanoid robots have regularly beautiful ‘buzz’ on the Internet each time a new energumen is shown to the press, they are not far from it, the species most prevalent. Their fellow who bossent without uncoupling in factories are thousands of times more numerous and equally impressive. Let them justice. Of a total of approximately one million robots in operation in the world, 40% are in Japan, 30% in Western Europe, and 15% in the USA. If we look at the figures, one finds that Germany alone totaled nearly 45% of the number of robots used in plants in Europe and France 10%, 3% of the working population robotics world. All these figures reflect another reality: that the settlements factories in a given territory. While Japan actually pushing dozens each year (not least) for electronic products and automobiles, among others, France sees its own leave, unless the Japanese Toray, Toyota and others do not build. Continue reading
Robots to voice commands Meccano Spykee Vox and Spykee Miss
Spykee introduced Spykee Vox and Spykee Miss, each apparently aimed at a specific gender. Each robot has an iPod dock, but it seems that is also compatible with other MP3 players. Vox and Miss are designed to obey the commands in English, French and Spanish (a language at a time) and can use its infrared module to control many appliances (TV, mini-stereo…). The user can customize it further by creating new movements and sounds on a PC or a Mac. Continue reading
The robots push the door of the house
Kit to assemble themselves or humanoid capable of recognizing faces, a new generation of robots happens, more and more domesticated. They walk, talk, recognize faces and become more sociable. Gone is the dream of science fiction: the robots have become reality and begin to integrate our daily lives. In factories, they perform technical tasks and at home, they want to keep us company or help us with household chores. Even if not all aspects of humanoids Hollywood. “The robot is in a situation comparable to that of early computers,” said Jerome Damelincourt, store manager Rob polis specializes in robotics. We have no idea yet what it will be in twenty years when the first computers arrived, it was not invented Word or Excel, or video games, much less the Internet. The role will have the robot in a few years remains a mystery. One can imagine that help children do their homework, we will replace it for the work boring, or that fits in everyday objects such as television or appliances. Continue reading
Robots are among us
Under the cries of 60 000 rampaging soccer fans, the Brazilian goalkeeper Dida fix its target, conducts a long clearance and, as expected, Ronaldhino seizes the ball. In a performance that is both art, magic and the perfection of sporting gesture, the athlete starts in a ballet dribbles which stuns the defensive opponent. From the corner of the eye, he saw Ronaldo, demarcated, which darkens the goal. In a split second, his brain compiles data: the speed of his teammate, distance, trajectory and the tension he must give his password, the point of impact, and all this during that it is itself a full course. Contact! The ball leaves his foot and is in an arc just above a defender. Ronaldo jumped, and the head, redirect the pass perfect in the skylight. But Brazil! Considering the complexity of equations that describe such a sequence of the game, the computing power necessary to solve them instantly biomechanics and agility required to perform each of these gestures, one can not help thinking that only the human machine can accomplish such a prodigy. Continue reading
Robots push the door of the house
THEY MARCHENT, talk, recognize faces and become more sociable. Gone is the dream of science fiction: the robots have become reality and begin to integrate our daily lives. In factories, they perform technical tasks and at home, they want to keep us company or help us with household chores. Even if not all aspects of humanoids Hollywood. “The robot is in a situation comparable to that of early computers,” said Jerome Damelincourt, store manager Robopolis specializes in robotics. We have no idea yet what it will be in twenty years when the first computers arrived, it was not invented Word or Excel, or video games, much less the Internet. The role will have the robot in a few years remains a mystery. One can imagine that help children do their homework, we will replace it for the work boring, or that fits in everyday objects such as television or appliances. For now, we are at the stage where knowledge grow and multiply experiences. ” Continue reading
EXPO 2005 Aichi: What robots!
In the eagerly awaited World Exposition, which runs from March 25 to 25 September 2005 in Japan, the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota, will present its latest innovations in robotic its pavilion!
The site is located in Aichi an industrial area that is the stronghold of Toyota. Some therefore not hesitate to say that “Aichi 2005, Toyota Expo”. The theme on which this company has committed is: The dream, pleasure and excitement of mobility in the 21st century. The Toyota group will present at the opening of its pavilion and the inauguration of the International Exhibition 2005, a welcome spectacle with a show opening orchestrated by robots! They invite the visitor to discover the world of tomorrow.The main show will certainly be spectacular; visitors can admire the latest technological innovations robots vehicles unit and i-i-foot, a large screen to swivel 360 degrees and extraordinary scenic devices will be implemented so that visitors discover life, the nature and the future society represented on stage … Continue reading
Robots domestic: the future .. tomorrow
You’ve probably seen the movie I, Robot with Will Smith. We all dream of having a domestic robot as the one presented in the film, a true companion who can think and talk, we protect, etc. .. ca not dreaming no more .. may be soon. In the meantime we can already have a domestic robot like the Robosapien commercial success at $ 99 .. and its derivative version Robot raptor the Jurassic Park.
If we could also get the little intelligent dog Aibo from Sony, which has sold 150 000 copies despite its price of $ 2400, well now this is no longer possible, Sony having stopped production due to non-profitability, and the humanoid Qrio it has never been marketed. Continue reading