Robovie R3 Is Another Step Forward In Robot Technology
ATR and VStone have teamed up to come up with the Robovie R3, a life-sized robot that is used to research services for the elderly and disabled. The Robovie R3’s ability to move at a relatively fast pace, as well as its ability to overcome small changes in the floor height should be fairly useful. that [...]
Cody humanoid robot
Check out that humanoid robot known as Cody, who is able to perform a variety of basic functions such as opening doors, drawers and cabinets. One is able to control it using a controller that resembles that of a PlayStation console, or you can additionally choose to rely on the force-torque sensors in the robot’s [...]
Assistant Robot does as it is described
The Assistant Robot could not be any more self-explanatory – it stands proud at 155cm tall, tipping the scales at a rather obese 130kg while featuring 32 Degrees Of Freedom. There are five cameras on its head (2 wide-angle stereo cameras, 2 telescopic cameras, and 1 omnidirectional camera) alongside a laser range finder and ultrasonic [...]
GPS-powered target locator
British BAE Systems has snagged a $42 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with a lightweight, handheld laser target locator system which is powered by GPS technology. that all-weather device enables soldiers to accurately identify target locations regardless of whether it is during the day or night, and despite having fog or smoke around [...]