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Chevrolet mocks competitor's dancing robots

A funny viral from Chevrolet, posted on kontraband, caught our attention as car robot literally busts a move reminiscent of another recent car advert.

'Robots may soon feel and touch like humans'

As Robots become more powerful and pervasive, humans have a lot of questions to grapple with. Will human rights be extended to them? Could robots one day take over the human race? Will robots be the soldiers of the future? When will robots be able to do all the housework? Professor Noel Sharkey, a leading robotics and artificial intelligence expert from the University of Sheffield, UK, answers some of those questions as ET’s catches up .

EU project to bridge emotional gap between robots and humans

Researchers have created robots that are autonomous and capable of adapting to changes in their environment. But how strong a relationship do robots have with humans? An international group of scientists is determined to find out. Headed by Queen Mary, University of London, the scientists are seeking to enhance the relationship between robots and humans, as part of the new EU-funded project LIREC (Living with Robots and Interactive Companions), which will run for a period of four years.

Robots: The Next Generation

For years if you told someone that you work with "industrial robots" they'd hear the "robots" part and think about something like something from Forbidden Planet or The Day the Earth Stood Still. Yet the robots you're talking about look more like something built with an Erector set. Motoman's new industrial robot looks, well, like a "robot"-yes, the humanoid kind.

Expert press handling robots with high performance drive systems

Motoman's EPH-series “Expert Press Handling� robots set a new standard for speed with a large robot and are specifically designed for the rigors of press tending. Compared to general purpose robots, the EPH-series feature higher performance drive systems on the S, L and U axes (axes 1, 2, 3) for high duty cycle applications. Shelf-mounted versions are available and provide improved clearance for die changes. These robots feature a high vibration rating of 9.8 m/s2 (1.0G), which is needed for the press room environment.

SPARK programs robots with insect perception

May 12, 2008 We talked recently about the importance of complementing robotic perception with some basic cognitive tools, in order to produce robots that can interact with their environment in a more natural fashion. The EU-funded SPARK project has developed a perceptual control architecture that allows robots to adapt to cluttered and changing environments, and learn from experience – an ability that may eventually suit it to disaster or war zones. The design is based on the neural processes of insects, and allows robots to form a unique, abstract representation of the environment, and modulate their behavior accordingly.

Japan Shrinking Work Force Turns to Robots

Japan has an answer to its population problem. The country is getting so much smaller — and older — that millions of people may vanish from the work force. A Japanese think tank has proposed a solution: robots. The group says a variety of robots could do everything from diagnosing medical problems to vacuuming the floor. Robots could even monitor the health of the booming population of seniors, so that human nurses don't have to.

Robots to now learn from experiences

Robots, like children, will soon learn best from their own experiences, according to a team of EU scientists working on a new robot platform. The team behind the EU-funded RobotCub project, which designed the iCub robot, discovered that teaching robots to understand enough to act independently is more difficult than initially believed, ScienceDaily reported.

Robots, Real and Fictional, Honored at Hall of Fame

Four robots were recently inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame — two of the robots are famous ones enjoyed by kids and TV audiences, while the other two are not exactly household names.

Robots Inducted into Hall of Fame

Four robots were recently inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame — two of the robots are famous ones enjoyed by kids and TV audiences, while the other two are not exactly household names.

Robots, our new friends electric?

Fictional robots always have a personality: Marvin was paranoid, C-3PO was fussy and HAL 9000 was murderous. But reality is disappointingly different. Sophisticated enough to assemble cars and assist during complex surgery, modern robots are dumb automatons, incapable of striking up relationships with their human operators.

Robots Could Fill 3.5 Million Jobs in Japan

According to thinktank Machine Industry Memorial Foundation, robots could fill the jobs of 3.5 million people in Japan by 2025, helping to avert worker shortages as the country's population shrinks. The country faces a 16 percent slide in the size of its workforce by 2030 while the number of elderly will mushroom, the government estimates, raising worries about who will do the work in a country unused to, and unwilling to contemplate, large-scale immigration. Luckily, robots could help fill the gaps, ranging from microsized capsules that detect lesions to high-tech vacuum cleaners.

Robots get set to play ball

TEAMS OF students from five local high schools will put their robots to the test in the UAE BOTBALL competition this Saturday in Dubai American Academy. The students have been busy designing, building and programming their Lego© Mindstorm robots ...

Prepping robots to perform surgery

Robots are a fast-growing, diversifying $1 billion segment of the medical device industry. For example, many urologists performing prostate surgery view the movements of a robot as the best way to spare nerves crucial to bladder control and sexual potency. A robot's ability to deftly handle small tools also may lead to a less invasive procedure and faster recovery for a patient. In addition, robots can protect surgeons from physical stress and exposure to X-rays that may force them into premature retirement.

Armed Robots Still in Iraq

A recent news report that armed robots had been pulled out of Iraq is mistaken, according to the company that makes the robot and the Army program manager. We linked last week to a Popular Mechanics article reporting that the armed SWORDS robots, made by Foster-Miller, has been pulled out of Iraq after several incidents when the robot's gun started swinging around without being given a command.

Armed Robots Not Actually Gone From Iraq

NightFalcon90909 writes "You may have heard that armed robots were yanked from Iraq after a gun started to swivel without it being told to do so. 'A recent news report that armed robots had been pulled out of Iraq is mistaken, according to the company that makes the robot [Foster-Miller] and the Army program manager. 'The whole thing is an urban legend,' says Foster Miller spokesperson Cynthia Black, of the reports about SWORDS moving its gun without a command.'"

Mini-robots to go where humans fear to tread

The Terminator introduced us to the concept of self-healing robots that could think for themselves. But that was science fiction. In real life the robots will still think for themselves – and come in swarms.

Firefighting beetle robots may help humans fight forest fires

Hamburg, Germany - Compact robots that scuttle across the landscape like enormous armour-plated beetles may one day help humans fight deadly forest fires in remote areas, according to a team of German scientists. Looking for all the world like old-fashioned Volkswagen beetle cars - except with multiple legs where the wheels ought to be - a brigade of these robots could carry water or foam extinguishing agents to the most dangerous firefighting locations, places where humans would face certain peril.

Futuristic robots, friend or foe?

A leading robotics expert will outline some of the ethical pitfalls of near-future robots to a Parliamentary group today at the House of Commons. Professor Noel Sharkey from the University of Sheffield will explain that robots are in many ways beneficial to mankind, but there are limitations and we should proceed with caution.

Futuristic robots, friend or foe?

A leading robotics expert will outline some of the ethical pitfalls of near-future robots to a Parliamentary group today (22 April 2008) at the House of Commons. Professor Noel Sharkey from the University of Sheffield will explain that robots are in many ways beneficial to mankind, but there are limitations and we should proceed with caution.

LANdroid Robots to Support Communications in Urban Combat

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing an array of 'intelligent mini-robots' called LANdroids, designed to operate in communications challenged areas, non-line-of sight (NLOS), conditions with extensive multipath, noise and interference, commonly encountered in dense urban environments. Operating in these conditions, multiple LANdroid robots will establish and extend communications support to forward elements as well as support other unmanned systems. In March 2008 DARPA awarded iRobot a contract to develop a ground communications relay robot as part of the LANdroids program. The agency is expected to award additional contracts to other developers to pursue parallel developments. The program will cover the development of the robotic platform, communications systems and control software.

Self-Healing Robots of Doom From UPenn

OshMan writes "University of Pennsylvania's ModLab is doing some interesting stuff with modular robots. In this case involving absolutely no weapons! An example clip on YouTube shows one of their cluster robots re-assembling itself after being kicked apart. For more information about the program check out their site. So let the Borg and Terminator jokes begin!"

Weird Tech: Wii Pole Dancing

A company called Peekaboo Pole Dancing looks set to revolutionise the ‘keep-fit for geeks’ trend, with its hottest new concept – a pole dancing fitness game for the Nintendo Wii. That’s according to Tech Digest, which reports that the company is currently seeking a partner to help licence the idea.

Swarms of mini-robots to go where humans fear to tread

The Terminator introduced us to the concept of self-healing robots that could think for themselves. But that was science fiction. In real life the robots will still think for themselves – and come in swarms.

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