The first female autonomous humanoid robot

avtoparkIt 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

Mobile Humanoid „Rollin’ Justin“

robotIn the future humanoid robots are envisioned in household applications as well as in space environments. The capability to carry out complex manipulation tasks is a key issue. For its achievement the development of robust control strategies and intelligent manipulation planners for dual handed manipulation is currently a matter of active research in the robotics community. Continue reading

Mutant Machines

Mutant Machines is a Television series shown on the Granada Men and Motors satellite channel. It is Scrapheap Challenge meets Combat Cars. Two teams of three people were given the task of creating a powerful, useful, motoring related machine from two or more donor machines. One challenge was to make a four wheel drive, four wheel steering car from two front wheel drive cars. Continue reading