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January 2008
December 2007
Robot Powered by Moth’s Brain
by flakki
A new paper studies the effects of robots exhibiting roach-like behaviour on real cockroaches.
Self aware robots?
by flakki
Hod Lipson’s TED conference talk on emergent order pertaining to robot locomotion
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September 2007
Technology Review: MIT Exoskeleton Bears the Load
by ERSWeb
Researchers have developed a motorless exoskeleton that can carry 80 pounds.
July 2007
Boing Boing: Robofly takes off
by lukeslytalker
Various researchers have spent years developing robotic insects, including some that might someday fly through the air, detecting biotoxins and conducting remote surveillance.
April 2007
March 2007
November 2006
September 2006
Open Source Robotics Toolkits
by idaashley
Robot simulators can greatly simplify the job of building physical robots. Through simulators, you can test ideas and strategies before putting them into hardware. Luckily, the Linux and open source communities have several options that save you time and money, and can even support direct linkage to hardware platforms. This article introduces you to some of the open source robotics toolkits for Linux, demonstrates their capabilities, and helps you decide which is best for you.
August 2006
Robotics Institute: NavLab
by sorin_postelnicu
The Navlab group builds robot cars, trucks, and buses, capable of autonomous driving or driver assistance. The group has produced a series of 11 vehicles, Navlab 1 through Navlab 11. Our applications have included off-road scouting; automated highways; run-off-road collision prevention; and driver assistance for maneuvering in crowded city environments. Our current work involves pedestrian detection, surround sensing, and short range sensing for vehicle control.
Robotics Institute: Modeling By Videotape
by sorin_postelnicu
Imagine that you give me a videotape of your room that you have made by walking around with your hand-held camcorder. Using only that videotape, is it possible to create a three-dimensional model of the room as well as determine the camera trajectory?
July 2006
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