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A typical robot may struggle to discover objects in its surroundings when it relies on computer vision alone. However, by taking advantage of all of the information available to it - such as an object's location, size, shape and even whether it can be lifted - a robot can continually discover and refine its understanding of objects. read more        

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A robot developed by scientists at Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) Robotics Institute is able to analyze and learn about new objects. Researchers developed a two-armed mobile robot called HERB that can ‘discover’ more than 100 objects in a home-like laboratory, including items like computer monitors and plants. Robots are typically designed ...

Researchers now have access to an open source SDK to "hack" Baxter

Science often imitates life. Insects are common in the world. Tiny critters crawling and flying about. Now we are genuinely making them. In the very early hours of the morning, in a Harvard robotics laboratory last summer, an insect took flight. Half the size of a paperclip, weighing less than a tenth of a gram, it jumped up a few inches, hovered for a moment on fragile, flapping wings, and then ...

Weighing just 80 milligrams, the tiny robot, whose wings can be controlled separately, can mimic a fly’s aerial maneuvers.

A robot can struggle to discover objects in its surroundings when it relies on computer vision alone. But by taking advantage of all of the information available to it -- an object's location, size, shape and even whether it can be lifted -- a robot can continually discover and refine its understanding of objects, say researchers.

Telemedicine robot is roaming the halls of seven hospitals today.        

It may have happened on land, but the Navy's demonstrator for its aircraft-carrier drone of the future caught the arresting gear on a mock deck. That's a positive sign.

Robot systems integration is the Grand Central Station of an automation project. At the hub of all communication, coordination, purchasing, logistics and planning is the robot integrator . The goal is to provide a turnkey automation solution while optimizing efficiency, safety and quality.

Fully embedded inside PowerMILL CAM system as plug-in, PowerMILL Robot Interface give users access to all multi-axis machining strategies within PowerMILL. With interface, robots can be programmed for tool-to-part applications. Interface can then be used to simulate complete machining operation and to control robot’s movements through different variables. Once results of simulation have ...

New scanner to be used for automated inspection of parts on and off the production line LÉVIS, QC, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Creaform, leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D engineering services, ...

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WATCH VIDEO: [ DARPA's Three-Fingered Robot Hand ] Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online DARPA is showing off their latest advancement in robotic technology, and in doing so, bringing a robotically-controlled world ever closer to reality. The Autonomous Robotic Manipulation project (or ARM ) and iRobot have now created a three-fingered robot hand which goes beyond anything else ...

Server 'bot can make predictions about human behavior.

NASA is launching a robot today that scientists hope will provide more data at a cheaper cost about the behavior of the Greenland ice sheet in a rapidly warming region. [More]

Science often imitates life. Insects are common in the world. Tiny critters crawling and flying about. Now we are genuinely making them. In the very early hours of the morning, in a Harvard robotics laboratory last summer, an insect took flight. Half the size of a paperclip, weighing less than a tenth of a gram, it jumped up a few inches, hovered for a moment on fragile, flapping wings, and then ...

Flies have tiny wings and even tinier brains, yet they are capable of flying swiftly and agilely through even turbulent air. How do they do it? And could we create a robot capable of doing the same?

A US invention - a robot fly the size of the real thing - has the scientific community buzzing.

Scientists in the US have created a robot the size of a fly that is able to perform the agile manoeuvres of the ubiquitous insects.

Title: Kelly the Robot Helps Kids Tackle Autism Category: Health News Created: 5/1/2013 12:36:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 5/2/2013 12:00:00 AM