iPhone controls Hexapod
March 9, 2010
The iPhone is a wonderful handset, where yet another application for it would be to control a Hexapod robot via user inputs. that is made possible thanks to robotics student Robert Stephenson who came up with the view and subsequently, program. The control method utilized include the touchscreen and accelerometer which will manipulate both forward and reverse controls.
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DARPA ARM project
February 4, 2010
DARPA has kicked off a robotics software/hardware research and development program known as ARM, where it hopes to construct a robot which is capable of grasping a number of objects using two arms and hands autonomously and skillfully, making us wonder whether DARPA is really Skynet in disguise. that is to help it hold objects such as knives and pistols, and according to the brief, the new robot hand and control software ought to have the capability to “hold an inert grenade with one hand, and pull the pin with the other hand” without mandatory a human to guide or control it in any way. Could terminators be the future of the army?
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POSTECH quadruped robot
December 5, 2009
Looks like the South Koreans aren't too far behind when it comes to robotics, as evident by POSTECH's quadruped robot that might just offer Boston Dynamics’ BigDog some competition. It still has some lengths to go before it overhauls BigDog in terms of technology, but POSTECH seems to be definitely on the right path. They'll still need to work on its balance, among other issues.
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Intel to insert chips in brain
November 20, 2009
Intel wants to have chips (theirs, obviously) inside our brains in the future so that there is no need for a mouse or keyboard to take charge of our computers. Dean Pomerleau is the brains behind that vision, where he works for Intel on matters of cognitive neuroscience, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, man-machine interfaces, brain processing of semantic info, and various brain-scanning technologies including fMRI, MEG, EEG and ECoG. We don't think something like that will ever take off - it would certainly leave the thought of Big Brother knowing our every move and thoughts.
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