Fake Robot Baby Is Terrifying
February 8, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
The latest resident of the Uncanny valley is this terrifying fake baby. Terrifying on one hand because it moves so much like a real baby, but not so terrifying compared to a real toddler because this one doesn’t poop and vomit everywhere. This monstrosity comes from Osaka University and is called AFFETTO
Scientists Smash A Super-Strong Robotic Hand With A Hammer
January 27, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Human hands are weak. Hit us with a hammer and we will be balling like a de-powered General Zod greeting superman with a handshake. Robot hands are strong.
HRP-2 Humanoid Robot Learns To Walk Like An Old Person
December 27, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
There are plenty of robots that are able to avoid or overcome obstacles, but not many can use obstacles to their advantage. The HRP-2 robot built by researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology can do just that.
Superfast Robotic Camera Mimics Human Eye
November 3, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich have built an amazing mechanism for tilting and panning a small camera robotically. It was designed to keep up with the eye movements of a human in gaze-tracking studies. It’s an amazing piece of engineering and is fascinating to watch
Coffee-Filled Robot Hand Can Pick Up Nearly Anything
October 27, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Robotic hands are usually, well, shaped like hands, or at least pinchers.
Robots Punch Humans, Humans Cry
October 14, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
So how does a robot know when its actions are causing meatbags discomfort? Sure they could scan for the signs of distress with facial features, physical clues, and audio, but it seems like they would rather learn by hitting humans again and again, then asking them how much it hurts.
fuRo Core Bipedal Robot Can Handle A 100kg Payload
September 20, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
This Biped is two meters tall, weighs 230kg, and can lift the equivalent of a musclebound dude. It is the latest robotic biped from Japan
DARPA Still Trying To Create Terminators, This Time With Fiber-Optics
September 20, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
DARPA, the U.S. Military’s premier research agency is reportedly still trying to create Terminators. They are looking into the potential of using smart prosthetics, with the science of neurophotonics
More Robots Taught To Deceive By Georgia Tech Engineers
September 13, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
We already knew that lying robots were a bad idea. But now engineers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have constructed a bot that actively lies, cheats, hides and steals to accomplish its goals. The scientists “developed algorithms that allow a robot to determine whether it should deceive a human or other intelligent machines,” while also developing “techniques that help the robot select the best deceptive strategy to reduce its chance of being discovered.” For instance, if it is being pursued by an enemy, the running-robot recognizes the threatening situation, sends false signals and forges a trail in one direction before doubling back to hide
Artificial ‘E-skin’ May Soon Help Robots ‘Feel’
September 13, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
It’s one thing for a robot to casually crush your windpipe, it’s another for that robot to actually feel the crunching of bone in it’s grip and the feel of blood oozing over the back of it’s hand.
