Robot Gazette

New type of robot locomotion developed

2007-03-20T10:19:00.000-07:00

New type of robot locomotion developed
Science Daily (press release) - USA

A U.S. scientist is designing a type of robot that uses "whole skin locomotion" to function on much the same principle as an amoeba's pseudopod foot.

Technorati tags: robot, locomotion, movement

Robotic age poses ethical dilemma

2007-03-07T17:09:00.000-08:00

BBC News: An ethical code to prevent humans abusing robots, and vice versa, is being drawn up by South Korea.

Technorati tags: robot, ethics, korea

Robot bloggers on way

2007-03-05T21:17:00.000-08:00

Robot bloggers on way

Crave constantly begs for more resources, like any self-respecting blog, but a robot helper isn't exactly what we had in mind. NEC's "PaPeRo" is designed to automatically assemble multimedia features for blogs, finding relevant material ...

Technorati tags: robot, blogging, blogger, PaPeRo, NEC

Robot serves tea just the way Japanese like it

2007-03-02T21:34:00.000-08:00

Robot serves tea just the way Japanese like it
CNN - USA
Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ...

Technorati tags: robot, japan, tea

Pleo Available for Pre-order

2007-02-23T15:39:00.000-08:00

Trossen Robotics is announcing the preorder availability of the Ugobe Pleo robotic dinosaur. Trossen Robotics has received permission to begin taking preorders for the Pleo which is slated to ship around July 2007.

Price: $349.95

Estimated Shipping date: July 2007

Product Link: http://www.trossenrobotics.com/store/p/5165-PLEO.aspx

Website Link: http://www.trossenrobotics.com

If you haven't seen pleo, have a look at the Wired Magazine article. And watch this video.

Technorati tags: robot, dinosaur, pleo, ugobe

Ubiko Robot Smells Fire, Reacts in a Timely Manner

2007-02-21T12:17:00.000-08:00

Ubiko Robot Smells Fire, Reacts in a Timely Manner
Gizmodo.com - Budapest,Hungary
Ubiko is a robot that can save lives and tattle on the smokers. Ubiko is equipped with sensors that are capable of smelling odors commonly associated with ...

World Will Have Robot-driven Cars on Roads by 2030

2007-02-19T23:23:00.000-08:00

Stanford: World Will Have Robot-driven Cars on Roads by 2030
DailyTech - Chicago,IL,USA
It is more likely that robot-driven cars will be seen on battlefields and other hostile environments rather than public roads any time soon, according to ...

Robot birdwatcher to scan skies for rare bird

2007-02-18T20:07:00.000-08:00

Robot birdwatcher to scan skies for rare bird
Hindu - Chennai,India
Guardian News Service: The world's first robot birdwatcher has joined the hunt for the elusive ivory-billed woodpecker. Its developers hope that it will ...

Pa. man uses robot to plow his driveway

2007-02-17T20:47:00.000-08:00

Pa. man uses robot to plow his driveway
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
The wintry blast was a perfect opportunity for Bill Lauver to put his robot plow through its paces. For three years, Lauver has often done snow clearing ...

Researcher creates robot bird to study grouse mating rituals

2007-02-11T22:36:00.000-08:00

Love bird? Researcher creates robot bird to study grouse mating ...
Davis Enterprise - Davis,CA,USA
So perhaps it's no surprise that these males are duped by UC Davis researcher Gail Patricelli's bird robot, which is fairly convincing despite the wheels ...

GM agrees to edit Super Bowl robot ad

2007-02-09T23:57:00.000-08:00

GM agrees to edit Super Bowl robot ad
BusinessWeek - USA
The ad, called "Robot," opens with the machine in question dropping a screw while working on a GM assembly line.

I guess people are bent out of shape the a robot could dream of suicide.

CES Robot Roundup

2007-01-31T22:24:00.000-08:00

PC World has a nice roundup of the Robots of CES 2007
CES Robot Roundup, Part 1
CES Robot Roundup, Part 2
CES Robot Roundup, Part 3
Tags: robot, ces, 2007, review, news

Pill-sized robot tests tumours in body

2007-01-30T16:36:00.000-08:00

Pill-sized robot tests tumours in body
Telugu Portal - Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh,India
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Scientists have developed a pill-sized robot that can travel inside your body, can find if you have any tumours and transmit the ...

Robot News 29 Jan 2007

2007-01-29T07:02:00.000-08:00

Building a better robot proves to be rewarding
The Express Times - Easton,PA,USA
20 to create a robot that places an inflated inner tube on spokes of varying levels. Students, teachers and family will then spend the first three days of ...

Biped robot walker is learning to tread carefully
SlashGear - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
Well, Mike Smyth looked Darth-ward for design inspiration when it came to the appearance of his bipedal walking robot, as it bears a pretty good resemblance ...

More Mecanno Spyke robot details emerge

2007-01-25T23:30:00.000-08:00

More Mecanno Spyke robot details emerge
Pocket-lint.co.uk - UK
The robot, which we suspect will be a direct competitor to Lego's Mindstorm set will connect to your computer via a Wi-Fi connection that will allow you to ...

Robot News 22 Jan 2007

2007-01-22T21:12:00.000-08:00

Giant Plush Robot Powered by Little Girl

Gizmodo.com - Budapest,Hungary
It's a plush robot. Swing the chest cavity doors open to find the bot's power core is a little girl with pigtails. No tentacles, sorry Otaku Perverts. ...

Diving deep: robot explores waters in central Mexico for life
CMU The Tartan Online - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Dr. David Wettergreen of Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute developed the robot's navigational software. Wettergreen's past research has focused on ...

Robot used in surgery on display
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Daytona Beach -- More than 50 students from local middle and high schools will learn about a new surgical robot from 11 am to 12:30 pm Wednesday at Halifax ...

Speech Hack for the Robonova Robot
Robots.net - Dallas,TX,USA
Tom Atwood of Robot Magazine writes, "One of our readers hacked a Robonova-1 to give it the ability to speak. He used a small Quadravox QV306M1 chip that ...

A walking, talking, dancing, squalking robot man
SlashGear - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
What stands out particularly is the sight of guard-robot Gort, he of the impecable posture and few words, move from guarding the flying saucer to club the ...

Robot Nurses Close to Being a Reality
CRM Buyer - USA
A team of European Union-funded scientists are aiming to have robot nurses bustling around hospital wards in as little as three years. ...

Plen, the skating, skateboarding robot

Popgadget - USA
For a pretty penny, you can get Plen, the skateboarding robot, to stave off boredom when you're snowed in or to wake you up when you're dozing off in front ...

Microsoft Robotics Studio References

2007-01-20T11:29:00.000-08:00

Get started or find out more about Microsoft Robotics Studio
Visual Basic Express Edition 2005
.NET Framework 2.0
.NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK)
Learn About Microsoft Robotics Studio
Channel 9 Interviews the Microsoft Robotics Group
Feedback
Home Page
News Group
Team Blog
Tags: Robotics, robot, microsoft, studio, help, guides, resources, reference, how to

All about Lego Mindstorms: Documentation and Downloads

2007-01-20T11:24:00.000-08:00

LEGO PROGRAMMING

The programming model uses the concurrency and coordination runtime (CCR) - using the LEGO Starter Kits you can program robots in Visual Basic, C#, C++, and JavaScript  for LEGO Mindstorms.

Introduction to Programming LEGO MINDSTORMS — Get started programming LEGO MINDSTORMS with this article that shows you how to get set up and introduces the key components you need to program LEGO MINDSTORMS with Visual Studio Express.

Tips and Tricks for LEGO MINDSTORMS Programming — Get up and running quickly with LEGO Mindstorms on your PC and to take best advantage of the .NET power now available for it. This article shows you some of the quirks and pitfalls of setting up your system and acquaints you with the challenges of programming using the "integrated" model.

LEGO Downloads

LEGO Mindstorms SDK 2.5

.NET Interface for LEGO Mindstorms Help File

Desktop icons, Wallpapers & Website Toolkit

LEGO Windows Patches

Windows XP - Resolves the problem where the LEGO RIS Software is started each time the PC system is restarted.

PCs using Hyper-Threading (HT) - Updated IR tower driver prevents system lockups. It is also recommended you install it if the PC has a dual-core CPU. Note: Some dual-core systems have issues running the LEGO software even after this patch has been installed.

LEGO Training Videos

Introduction to LEGO Mindstorms

Getting Started with LEGO Programming

Sample LEGO Applications

Tags: robot, lego, mindstorms, how to, documentation, help, guide, quick start, reference

All about iRobot: Documentation and Downloads

2007-01-20T11:21:00.000-08:00

If you are into, or want to get into working with iRobot, here are a ton of resources:
iRobot Documentation & Downloads

iRobot Create Owner's Guide Contains all the information you need to get started with iRobot Create. Includes instructions on how to execute iRobot Create’s demo programs, details on iRobot Create’s hardware, troubleshooting, and available iRobot Create Accessories.

iRobot Create Open Interface Specification A detailed reference of all the iRobot Create Open Interface commands and specifics on iRobot Create’s physical connections and serial port settings.

iRobot Command Module Quick Start A brief tutorial-style guide to get you started with the iRobot Command Module.

iRobot Command Module Owner’s Manual A hardware and software reference for the more advanced robot developer. This manual includes all the details you need to actually start programming the iRobot Command Module and become more familiar with Create robot’s available hardware. Includes details on the programming tools you will need and a number of examples upon which you can build.

iRobot Command Module Example Updates Currently includes an update to the iRobot Command Module “light” example as well as the original sample programs “drive” and “input” referenced in the iRobot Command Module Owner’s manual.

RealTerm A terminal program that can be used to download software to the Create robot. Get it now to start programming your Create robot right away. RealTerm is a product of Infogistics Ltd. (Support: Homepage)

iRobot Support Resources

iRobot Knowledgebase

iRobot Support Forums

Tags: robot, irobot, how to, documentation, help, guide, quick start, reference
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The Writer: 1772 Clockwork Technology

2007-01-17T15:56:00.000-08:00

Video of 200+ year old technology. Very cool.

How it works:

Tags: robot, writer, clockwork, history, video
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Arnie may lend voice to robot in Cameron's 'Saturn 3'

2007-01-16T22:16:00.000-08:00

Arnie may lend voice to robot in Cameron's 'Saturn 3'
DailyIndia.com - Jacksonville,FL,USA
According to TheArnoldFans.com, the California Governor will lend his voice to a robot in the movie. The movie will be a remake of the 1980's cult film that ...
Tags: robot, sturn 3, cameron, movie

Pregnant Robot Delivers

2007-01-16T22:15:00.000-08:00

Pregnant Robot Delivers at St Vincent's
First Coast News - Jacksonville,FL,USA
By Deanna Fené. JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The miracle of life happens every day, but bringing a child into the world isn't easy, and at times a delivery can turn ...
Tags: robot, pregnant

Aldebaran Robotics AL-05 humanoid robot

2007-01-15T15:19:00.000-08:00

Aldebaran Robotics AL-05 humanoid robot

Mobile Digest - London,England,UK
I didn't manage to hook up with French firm Aldebaran Robotics, which has been working on its own humanoid robot for a couple of years now. ...

Aldebaran Robotics' Nao humanoid robot in action
engadget - Santa Monica,CA,USA
So go on, hit the read link for a few sneak peeks at the robot itself, as well as the crew behind the creation, and hopefully we'll get a finalized product ...

Robots in the news 13 Feb 07

2007-01-13T21:58:00.000-08:00

Rock 'em, shock 'em: Robot makers impress

Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
For months, they had spent their lunch periods and nights building a robot with the help of engineers from L3 in Camden. Their robot was built according to ...

Robot cleaner will save firms up to £1m a day
Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
Panton McLeod has developed a robot, based on similar technology used in the drinking water industry, which allows water cooling towers to run uninterrupted ...

Gadget fever: From Robot Elvis to the invisible iPhone
Independent - London,England,UK
As if the iPhone weren't enough, a multitude of devices were unveiled last week that promise yet more features. But as companies chase alliances for content ...

Hands-On With The World's Tiniest Robot
Scientific American - USA
Right, fine, so there are tinier robots than the Eco-Be, but they were all flashes in the pan and haven't been heard from since the turn of the millennium. ...

Israel Building 4 Ton Killer Robot
Robots.net - Dallas,TX,USA
Roland Piquepaille writes, "According to a short report by AFP, Israel is developing a killer robot plane. This drone is designed for long-range operations ...

Robot News 12 Feb 06

2007-01-12T20:09:00.000-08:00

SS robot handles, packages foods

Manufacturing Talk - UK
Stainless steel robot used with vision and conveyor tracking in automated system increases food production and improves working conditions. ...

Ceiling mounted SCARA robot
Manufacturing Talk - UK
TM Robotics (Europe) has launched a ceiling mounted version of the Toshiba Machine TH450 SCARA (Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm), which will save ...

US to begin robot surveillance of Canadian border
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Robot-controlled surveillance aircraft will start patrolling the Canadian border by this fall, using Grand Forks, ND, as the takeoff ...

Monster Cavalcade of Commercial Robot Products
Wired Blogs - USA
There is something deep and richly beautiful about this Texan android fanatic. No, not his website design. I mean the way he spews those speculations. ...

Get Happy: Honda's Asimo Robot Runs, Holds Hands
Edmunds.com/Inside Line - Santa Monica,CA,USA
It's Honda's new and improved version of the Asimo robot, which was shown off at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show this week. (Photo courtesy of Honda ...

Man arrested after SWAT sends robot into house
Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription) - Spartanburg,SC,USA
Sheriff Chuck Wright said the standoff ended when the SWAT team sent a robot into the house after Black didn't answer the phone. Upon seeing the robot ...

Robot tech on ground zero makes Lucknow lad a hero
Times of India - New Delhi,India
"I call it the 'Soldier Gear' as it arms the soldier with a sophisticated communication system – the remote control of a spy robot – that is easy to use, ...