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Robot clarinetist soars through Flight of the Bumblebee

Listen to the smokin’ licks played by this prize-winning robotic clarinetist. Wow, that thing is fast. No wonder it won first prize at the Artemis Orchestra Competition, honoring scientists who could best lash together computers, machines, and musical instruments. It’s impressive, especially the way the thing can almost handle the awkward break between octaves that challenges even the best human clarinet players.

The Saddest Robot Ever Made?

If you were expecting a robot that could emote "sad"...I'm sorry, that's not what this is. No, this isn't a robot that can cry either (we already have those creepy baby dolls for that). No, instead, this is just sad in the "sorry-excuse-for-a-robot" kind of way. If you've ever asked yourself what would happen if a Segway just couldn't stay upright, well you're in luck...watch the video here for a balancing robot that...well...doesn't really balance all too well. And in closing, I must apologize to all other robots for referring to this disaster as a robot.

Robots + Air Hockey = You Lose

Just when you thought they’ve come out with almost every possible robot imaginable; robot monkeys, robot girlfriends, robot gas stations, robot bartender, robotic surgeons, killer robots…then comes the air hockey robot. I guess my next question is “why?”

Touchy-feely Robot-Skin for Robots (and maybe us)

Everyone loves a robot. Especially a sensitive robot. Just look at WALL-E or Johnny-5. When it comes to a robot who has the capacity to feel, we all go a bit gooey inside. The cold, unfeeling, emotionless robot is a metaphor for that fear we have of losing what it is to be human.

Touchy-feely Robot-Skin for Robots (and maybe us)

Everyone loves a robot. Especially a sensitive robot. Just look at WALL-E or Johnny-5. When it comes to a robot who has the capacity to feel, we all go a bit gooey inside. The cold, unfeeling, emotionless robot is a metaphor for that fear we have of losing what it is to be human.

New household robot promises to make virtual visits easy

iRobot-the maker of household robot helpers such as the Roomba (a robot vacuum cleaner), the Verro (a pool-cleaning robot) and the Scooba (a robotic mop)-has set its sights on a far more social product, the ConnectR robot.

New household robot promises to make virtual visits easy

iRobot-the maker of household robot helpers such as the Roomba (a robot vacuum cleaner), the Verro (a pool-cleaning robot) and the Scooba (a robotic mop)-has set its sights on a far more social product, the ConnectR robot.

New Household Robot Promises to Make Virtual Visits Easy

CIO — iRobot—the maker of household robot helpers such as the Roomba (a robot vacuum cleaner), the Verro (a pool-cleaning robot) and the Scooba (a robotic mop)—has set its sights on a far more social product, the ConnectR robot.

MechRC Robot Does Evolution of Robotic Dance Vid, Original Put to Shame

Incredible: what more's there to say? Incredible. Based on Judson Laipply's "Evolution of Dance Video," but way better. We get to see a robot doing Vanilla Ice's dance moves better than he did. A robot doing the "walk like an Egyptian" dance. The upcoming MechRC robot has been under development for three years and has 17 independently-controlled servos, and built-in audio. And if this video is anything to go by, when it goes on sale in the fall it should make quite a dent in the miniature robot world. [MechRC via RoboSavvy. —Thanks Limor]

WBTV Talks Robot Pilot With David Golden

David Golden, writer and performer with comedy troupe Robot Johnson (www.robotjohnson.com), appeared on WBTV News at Noon recently and gave an interview with John Carter. Golden discussed the group’s current run at the Duke Energy Theatre, during which Robot Johnson will film a half-hour long pilot for national television. The interview segment also featured the television debut of two of the troupe’s Youtube videos, “Hemmons Discount Store Fixtures” and “Live at 5.” “We strive to be the best and funniest thing in Charlotte,” says Golden. “We want to make sure that our show is entertaining before you spend your dollar on it.” Robot Johnson is Charlotte's premier sketch comedy troupe, giving the Queen City good humor by bad people. Shows are Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 and 10:00 pm, running July 11th through August 2nd at the Duke

Neurons Control Robot

Researchers at the University of Reading, in England, have developed a robot controlled by a biological "brain." Hundreds of thousands of rat neurons communicate via a multielectrode array--a dish with over 60 two-way electrodes that transmit signals between neurons and outside electronics--to control the movement of a wheeled robot. When the neurons receive signals that the robot is nearing an object, their output moves the wheels in an attempt to avoid obstacles. The researchers, led by neuroscientists Mark Hammond, Ben Whalley, and cyberneticist Kevin Warwick, suggest that by stimulating the neurons with different signals as the robot returns to a familiar location, they will be able to study how a brain stores data. Their goal is to eventually understand memory formation and disorders, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

British Army Competition Yields Bomb-Dropping, Hi-Def Video Taking, Unfortunately Noisy Flying Robot

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Britist Army Competition Yields Bomb-Dropping, Hi-Def Video Taking, Unfortunately Noisy Flying Robot

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Robot with Rat Brains Learns to Avoid Obstacles; Holy Crap, a Robot with a Rat's Brain

ratrobot.jpgA group of mad scientists from Reading University in the UK have hooked up a bunch of rat brain neurons to a circuit board and gotten it to control a robot. What resulted what a robot on wheels that used its rat brain to avoid running into obstacles. How unsettling!

Rolling Tumbleweed robot through to final stages of MoD Grand Challenge

Team leader Dr Crowther says that while it usually takes several years and millions of pounds to develop these types of autonomous robots, the Tumbleweed team has developed a new class of helicopter flight vehicle from concept to first flight in under one year.

Robot shopper trawls the aisles

Robot Shopper Japanese robot developer tmsuk have unveiled their future vision of high-street shopping, the telerobotic shopper. Presented in the female form the humanoid robot uses a variety of mobile communication technologies so we can shop from the safety of the stampedes with our feet up.

Mythbusters Shark Week: Real Sharks Eat Robot Dog, Robot Shark Eats Real People

To find out if dogs are really homing snackycakes for bloodthirsty sharks, or if poking them in the eye with a pokey thing is actually a good idea, you could ask a dude in a lab coat, or like, watch Jaws. Unless you're the Mythbusters—then you build a robot dog, surround it with doggy blood, piss and shit and dump it in shark-infested waters. And a 16-foot ROBOT SHARK. With serrated metal teeth and the same pound-for-bone-crunching-pound bite as a great white. But! If you stab it in the eye, you can make it stop killing you (I guess that's one way to test the myth). You can catch a glimpse of this robo-Jaws in the vid below.

Robots Learn To Follow

Rather than have the lead robot signal the follower directly, the research team sent "behavioral cues" to the follower via wireless link. Effectively, the cues told the robot, "the leader might be about to turn right" or "might be about to turn left." To develop a decision on how to move, the follower robot was programmed to take into account the lead robot's behavioral cues and the follower's prediction of the lead robot's movement, based on the leader's current speed and direction.

robots build smaller versions of themselves, ad infinitum

Someone called ScreamyGuy built this fractal scene of robots. He says, “I built a robot whose sole purpose in life was to create an even smaller robot just like himself… So much like himself, that this robot endeavored to create yet another tiny robot, ad infinitum. This continued for a while until an extremely tiny speck of robot tried to endow purpose upon a cloud of molecules with ruinous result.� Ruinous result, eh? Care to elaborate?

Robot Does The History Of Dance

Ever see a robot do the robot? I hadn’t either until I saw this video. The robot actually performs the whole “History of Dance” skit made famous by Judson Laipply. Thanks to limor for the linkage.

Students engage in robot wars

Keen robot masters: (Top) A group of male students making adjustments to their robot at the Robotech Olympiad competition. (Middle) Some female students testing out their creation. (Above) A student getting ready to put his robot to the test. Pictures: BT/Zamri Zainal

Pittsburgh: Robot capital of America?

Pittsburgh touts on its official Web site that it's the only city to have won "America's Most Livable City" award twice. But perhaps the "Take me to you robot," or "Go ahead, make my robot," slogans used for its Robot 250 festival are more appropriate.

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Institute develops robot that can pose like fashion model

A research institute in Kobe has developed a robot that can pose like a fashion model. The Robot Research Institute at the New Industry Research Organization hopes the robot will be used for fashion and other promotional events after its metal frame is furnished with polyethylene sheets to give it a human-like look.

Black OX Robot Is Big on the Bad, Small on the Big

We're not discriminant enough in our miniature robot collecting to fully appreciate this Black OX robot from the series Gigantor, but even at our half appreciation it's still pretty incredible. Featuring 22 joints, LEDs, gyro sensors and accelerometer, Black OX only stands 17 inches tall, but he'll still manage to hold your eyes open while having his way with your wife/garbage disposal. The price is only $7,450 to score one of 30 that will be produced. Hit the link to check out many videos capturing the robot in motion. [Vstone via Crunchgear]

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