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Recent trends in robot-assisted therapy...
Recent trends in robot-assisted therapy environments to improve real-life functional performance of affected limbs. J Neuroengineering Rehabil. 2006 Dec 18;3(1):29 Authors: Johnson MJ ABSTRACT: Upper and lower limb robotic tools for neuro-rehabilitation are effective in reducing motor i... Read more ...
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Researchers demonstrate EEG control of humanoid...
Via ScienceDaily University of Washington researchers have developed a brain-computer interface that allows humans to control the actions of robots through commands generated by analysis of EEG signals Link Read more ...
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Computer- and robot-aided head surgery
Computer- and robot-aided head surgery. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2006;98:51-61 Authors: Wörn H In this paper new methods and devices for computer and robot based head surgery are presented. A computer based planning system for CMF-surgery allows the surgeon to plan complex trajectories on ... Read more ...
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HAL
Via Engadget HAL (short for Hybrid Assistive Limb) is a robotic suite designed "to expand and improve physical capabilities of human being". The system, a brainchild of Yoshiyuki Sankai, engineering professor at Tsukuba University, is getting ready for mass production,... Read more ...
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Vision-body link tested in robot experiments
Re-blogged from KurzweilAI.net "Embodied cognition" experiments involving real and simulated robots suggest that the relationship between physical movement and sensory input could be crucial to developing more intelligent machines... Read the full article Read more ...
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PaPeRo Robot Childcare In Japan
Via Technovelgy NEC and NTT have jointly produced PaPeRo (short for Partner-type Personal Robot), the latest of a series of domestic robots. PaPeRo uses a camera in each eye to navigate and has image recognition capabilities to track and identify individual children. Further,... Read more ...
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Vision-body link tested in robot experiments
Via New Scientist Tech Tests involving real and simulated robots suggest the relationship between physical movement and sensory input could be crucial to create smarter machines... Read the full story Read more ...
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Robotic Whiskers Can Sense Three-Dimensional...
Re-blogged from Robots.net © 2006 Northwestern University Two Northwestern University engineers have developed an array of robotic whiskers that sense in two dimensions, mimicking the capabilities of mammalian whiskers. The bending moment, or torque, at the whisker base is then... Read more ...
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fMRI-compatible rehabilitation hand device
fMRI-compatible rehabilitation hand device Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation (October 2006) Authors: Azadeh Khanicheh, Andrew Muto, Christina Triantafyllou, Brian Weinberg, Loukas Astrakas, Aria Tzika and Constantinos Mavroidis Background: Functional mag... Read more ...
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Japan to invest US$17.4 million in robotics...
Via Pink Tentacle Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ( METI ) will invest over 2 billion yen (US$17.4 million) to support the development of intelligent robots that rely on their own decision-making skills in the workplace. The objective of METI’s robot b... Read more ...