Sponsorised links
2008
Kysoh. Official website. Order your Tux Droid here - The Linux Smart companion
Looking as a cute penguin resembling the Linux mascot, Tux Droid is a smart device. A talking, squawking, wings flapping, eye flashing penguin that you can control remotely.
Sponsorised links
2007
Robot Powered by Moth’s Brain
A new paper studies the effects of robots exhibiting roach-like behaviour on real cockroaches.
Self aware robots?
Hod Lipson’s TED conference talk on emergent order pertaining to robot locomotion
Technology Review: MIT Exoskeleton Bears the Load
Researchers have developed a motorless exoskeleton that can carry 80 pounds.
Boing Boing: Robofly takes off
Various researchers have spent years developing robotic insects, including some that might someday fly through the air, detecting biotoxins and conducting remote surveillance.
2006
Robotics Institute: NavLab
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
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?
