HRP-2 humanoid robot is in Toulouse from May 22 this year at the Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems (LAAS) of CNRS. Born in Japan in 2003, measuring 1.54 m and a weight of 58 kg, is one of fifteen such robots developed by AIST (National Institute of Science and Technology of Advanced Industrial) under of the Humanoid Robotics Project, Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2010
The first female autonomous humanoid robot
It seems straight from the manga, measure 1m 58, weighs 43 pounds, walking wireless leg and can mimic a number of facial expressions. This humanoid robot made by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology hosted the journalists on 16 March by a “Hello everyone, I am human cybernetic HRP-4C. Continue reading
Towards Robot Citizens
The robots in Robot Wars get better and better in each new series. We are seeing survival of the fittest in action. The best designs are copied and survive to do battle in future series. The bad designs die out. It is the law of the robotic jungle. Continue reading
From Robot Wars to Robot Intelligence
The robots in Robot Wars are a far cry from the robots of science fiction like R2-D2, C-3PO, Marvin and The Terminator. Even the house robots Sir Killalot, Mr. Psycho, Growler are not very bright – poor things. Continue reading
Robotwars Magazine
Robot Wars Magazine is a 68 page monthly publication available from W.H. Smith in the UK price £3.50. It is also available in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. The magazine features practical articles on robot building and a monthly column of speculations on the future of robotics. Copies of some of the articles from earlier issues are included here. Continue reading
Industrial Technology Research Institute
Industrial Technology Research Institute, an independent corporation on November 26, 1998 from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry was conducted in five-year plan are “co-coordinated research and development of human-robot system (HRP: Humanoid Robotics Project)” announced the final results and was released to the press. Continue reading
Embodiment of robots and computers
Embodiment of robots and computers are very similar to humans, and viewers in suspense. This is the “uncanny valley” effect. One hypothesis for this effect, the real composite is similar to human evoke the notion of a human, it is because the lack of healthy human image, in the evolution of human attempts to avoid such unhealthy developed to describe the resulting emotions. This time, in order to verify whether the emotions have evolutionary origins of this instability, Continue reading
Developed a humanoid robot
JST (Okimura Noriki president), the child’s body size, flexible joints throughout the body (51 air actuators use of moving parts locations) and soft skin (the skin around the bottom of the 200 pieces of silicone provide tactile sensitivity tactile sensors throughout the body) of a humanoid robot with unprecedented features “Child-robot with Biomimetic Body (CB2)” was developed. Continue reading
HIRO humanoid robot
HIRO is cultivated and hardware development of our humanoid robot ever, HRP-2 Promet (Puromete) remodeling experience in the maintenance of the rental business, people close to the operating range from inexpensive and practical Hyumanoidorobottopurattofomu upper body is able to study human-sized. Continue reading
Robo Country
The Committee held eight month Kagawa humanoid “summer game V in RoboCountryIV” as a former representative from a local workshop that bears my “CROW Lite” came armed in the competition. Masa’s champion Gil says, “Lowe ahu” in relation to work was unfortunately missed. Continue reading