Networks of autonomous robots will someday transform warfare,but significant hurdles remain. Two small planes fly low over a village,methodically scanning the streets below. Within minutes, they spot their target near the edge of town. With no way to navigate through the streets, they radio for help. Soon after, a metallic blue SUV begins mov... continue reading
Silicon Valley is known for its software, semiconductor, and Internet companies. Can it become a high-tech nexus for robotics too? “Yes,” says Rich Mahoney, director of robotics at SRI International, in Menlo Park, Calif., in the heart of Silicon Valley. And to make sure that people know it, he and his colleagues at SRI, along with local robo... continue reading
We recently came across a really awesome project using the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT and the Raspberry Pi: The PiBot Raspberry Pi NXT Robot. Flypig.co.uk has released pictures, some code, and a quick explanation of how they combined the Raspberry Pi and the NXT. The Raspberry Pi is a credit card sized computer sold for about $25. It’s an amazing ... continue reading
Hector is a robot designed to assist elderly people who suffer from mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Developed as part of the CompanionAble project by researchers at the Smart Homes foundation in the Netherlands. Herjan van den Heuvel of Smart Homes writes: "The developed care robot acts as a coach and companion, and supports the user by means... continue reading
Back in January, Adept’s Erin Rapacki told that it’s time to start 3D scanning the world. But it’s not an easy thing to actually go and, you know, do. There are approximately 975 bajillion different objects out there in the world that robots need to know how to interact with, and the only way we’re going to learn about them all (short of Goog... continue reading
Physical remote controls might be nice when it comes to precision, but they’ve got nothing on mind-control when it comes to awesome. Using an EEG headset, a computer, and some serious thought-power, researchers have developed a quadrotor you can steer with your brain. Developed at Zhejiang University, the Flying Buddy 2 is controlled with a ser... continue reading
The Kharagpur Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Group, conveniently called KRAIG, is the technical wing of Technology Robotix Society, and is a slightly larger group of students who learn robotics throughout the year and work on projects. Having cleared the test that is held soon after the start of the academic session and some introductory... continue reading
Always on the forefront of robotics, Japanese brand Honda is launching a Roomba-like self-driving lawn mower dubbed Miimo, set to hit European markets in early 2013. Miimo comes in two models, the 300 and the 500 versions indicating the perimeter covered by the lawn mower, which stretches to 300m for one version and 500m for the other. Honda... continue reading
It’s that time of the year again for the newest members of IIT Kharagpur! Technology Robotix Society brings to them its first event of the academic calendar, the** Freshers’ Robosoccer Challenge**, from the 24th to the 26th of August. Teams are required to build and operate a manual robot to play one-on-one football in a knockout tournament. R... continue reading
Scientists at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems in Lausanne, Switzerland, have been hard at work inventing the world’s first flying robot that can crash, pick itself up, and fly off again. “We build robots that are better adapted to the real world, not just the lab environment,” says Adam Klaptocz, a doctoral student working on the projec... continue reading