Foxconn Planning To Hire 1 Million Robots
Foxconn, the company that assembles Apple’s iPhones and iPads, is choosing to add one million robots to its workforce over the next three years rather than deal with hiring more human employees. There...
View ArticleMeet MABEL, World’s fastest Two-Legged Robot with Knees
A two-legged robot at the University of Michigan can run like a human and reach a peak speed of 6.8 miles per hour. MABEL, as the machine is called, is believed to be the world’s fastest bipedal robot...
View ArticleRobotic Prison Guards in South Korea
A South Korean prison will begin a month-long trial to see if robots make good prison guards. The three 5ft-high (1.5m) robots involved in the prison trial have been developed by the Asian Forum for...
View ArticleSamsung builds a Robot using Galaxy Tab 10.1 as brain, Galaxy S2 as heart
Samsung recently teamed up with RT Corp to come up with a very unique robot for christmas named the Galaxy XMAS HUGS or Hug Chan – a robot that features a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE as its brain and …...
View ArticleUS Scientists launch Personalized Robot Project to bring the power of robots...
Imagine going to a local store, picking out a design for a robot to help with some household chores, and having the device built within a matter of hours. That is the vision of scientists at the...
View ArticleParaswift – A Robot That Climbs Up Buildings and Base Jumps
A new base-jumping robot can climb up buildings before deploying a paraglider to fly back down to earth. It is also equipped with an on-board video camera to film the jump. The robot – named Paraswift...
View ArticleThe U.S military wants YOU, to build a humanoid robot
Recently we have seen DARPA fund the creation of the world’s fastest legged robot known as the Cheetah, the successor to Big Dog, known as Alpha Dog, which has the ability to take commands from humans...
View ArticleJapanese Hobby Robot Gets Around With Crazy Tentacles
Straight from Japan comes this robot called “Metallic Vaio 2012,” which has a style of locomotion that we’ve never seen before. Instead of using arms or legs, it’s got a sort of combination of both:...
View ArticleNew tactile sensor enables Robots to ‘Feel’ what they’re holding
A lot of time and energy is currently going into developing technologies that give robots a sense of touch. In particular, scientists are developing things like artificial skin that lets robots know...
View ArticleNASA ready to award $1.5 Million for Autonomous Rovers
NASA is ready to award $1.5 million in prizes for robotic rovers that can skillfully navigate mock alien terrain and collect samples all by themselves. Eleven teams from across the country and around...
View ArticleNewly developed Injectable Microbots could help treat Blindness
When special places, like the interior of the eye, are in trouble special robots are needed. Though intraocular implants have been developed that slowly release drugs near the retina, their placement...
View ArticleRussians build walking Ostrich Robot from scratch for just $1500
A group of four Russian robot fanatics calling themselves Konstantin Ivanov has built a walking ostrich robot with just $1,500 mostly out of wood, electronics, and ingenuity. Their walking ostrich...
View ArticleIt swims through the body, searching for diseases: The Micro Robot
A tiny prototype robot that functions like a living creature is being developed which one day could be safely used to pinpoint diseases within the human body. Based on the sea lamprey, the micro-robot...
View ArticleRobotic Vision – Concept, Technology and Applications
The field of robot vision guidance is developing rapidly. Many robots are now available with collision detection, allowing them to work alongside other robots without the fear of a major collision....
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