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HRP-4C cybernetic human dance
Dance Robot LIVE! is a performance recently shown at the Digital Content Expo in Tokyo. The performance features AIST's feminine HRP-4C robot and four humans. The routine was produced by renowned dancer/choreographer SAM-san and the lip-synced song is a Vocaloid vers... Read more ...
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Artificial skin projects could restore feeling...
Via Telemedicine and E-Health news Research groups at Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley are developing sensor-based artificial skin that could provide prosthetic and robotic limbs with a realistic sense of touch. Stanford's project is based on organic electr... Read more ...
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Photos: International Robot Exhibition 2009
Hundreds of robots have gathered at the International Robot Exhibition ( IREX ) held in November 2009 at Tokyo Big Sight. Here are a few photos from the event, collected by Pink Tentacle . http://pinktentacle.com/2009/11/photos-international-robot-exhibition-2009/ &n... Read more ...
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FaceBots
The world's first robot with its own Facebook page (and that can use its information in conversations with "friends") has been developed by Nikolaos Mavridis and collaborators from the Interactive Robots and Media Lab at the United Arab Emirates University . The main hypothesis of the Fac... Read more ...
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Miruko Eyeball Robotic Eye
Via Pink Tentacle Miruko is a camera robot in the shape of an eyeball capable of tracking objects and faces. Worn on the player’s sleeve, Miruko’s roving eye scans the surroundings in search of virtual monsters that are invisible to the naked human eye. When a virtual monster is spotted, the... Read more ...
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HAL: New assistive walking device
Japanese company Cyberdyne , with the scientific support provided by Professor Sankai of Tsukuba University, have developed the Hybrid Assistive Limb - HAL - a device designed to help people walk or carry heavy loads. The assistive walking system weights 10 kilogram and has a battery at the ba... Read more ...
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Simroid
Via Pink Tentacle Simroid is a robotic dental patient designed by Kokoro Company Ltd as a training tool for dentists. The simulated patient can follow spoken instructions, closely monitor a dentist’s performance during mock treatments, and react in a human-like way to ... Read more ...
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Japanese android recognizes and uses body language
Via Pink Tentacle Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology ( NICT ) researchers have developed an autonomous humanoid robot that can recognize and use body language. According to the press release, the android can use nonverbal communication skills s... Read more ...
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NIPS 2007 WORKSHOP: Robotics Challenges for...
Via Neurobot Dates: 7-8 December, 2007 Organizers: Jan Peters (Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics & USC), Marc Toussaint (Technical University of Berlin) http://www.robot-learning.de email: nips07@robot-learning.de Abstract Submission Deadline: October 21, 2007 ... Read more ...
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Oribotics
Re-blogged from Networked Performance Part of the Melbourne International Arts Festival Oribotics [network] is a unique art and technology installation in the Atrium at Federation Square, drawing on cutting edge research in biology, computing, and scientific origami. Discover living ... Read more ...