Meet Mask-bot, the human-like robot head – CNET (blog)
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Meet Mask-bot, the human-like robot head
CNET (blog) Foremost, the researchers hope to give future robots a more human face. But they also imagine their method being used to create avatars for video conferences, and possibly even to keep isolated seniors company. The real terror fun here, of course, … |
Meet Mask-bot, the human-like plastic head – CNET (blog)
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Meet Mask-bot, the human-like plastic head
CNET (blog) Foremost, the researchers hope to give future robots a more human face. But they also imagine their method being used to create avatars for video conferences, and possibly even to keep isolated seniors company. The real terror fun here, of course, … |
Honda Unveils All-New ASIMO Robot [Video] – Geeks are Sexy Technology News
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Honda Unveils All-New ASIMO Robot [Video]
Geeks are Sexy Technology News Just a little earlier today, Honda unveiled the all-new ASIMO, a brand new version of their popular humanoid robot. It can run at 9kph, hop on one or both legs, and lots more. Check it out in action in the video below. TOKYO, Japan, November 8, … |
Military Ground-based Robots with Remote Connections – Overclockers Club
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Military Ground-based Robots with Remote Connections
Overclockers Club What the military wishes to do is add a cellular radio to future robots, allowing them to be controlled via a secure Internet portal. Like online multiplayer games though, the system would be subject to latency issues. … |
The new Honda ASIMO – Robots.net
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The new Honda ASIMO
Robots.net One of the most famous (if not the most famous) humanoid robots has a new version. The new ASIMO is lighter, faster and with twice as many degrees of freedom, also much more dexterous. Its advancement of intelligence capabilities allow it to take into … Honda's Asimo is now autonomous, brings us closer to robot takeover Honda reveals all-new ASIMO humanoid robot Honda Unveils All-new ASIMO with Significant Advancements |
Walking as Jazz: Virginia Tech takes on the biggest challenge in robotics – The Verge
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Walking as Jazz: Virginia Tech takes on the biggest challenge in robotics
The Verge The conventional wisdom is that America does the boring military robots and vacuums (the stuff that pays well), while Japan and South Korea get all the fun humanoids that look like Albert Einstein and fall down stairs. From a funding perspective that's … |
Recycle, Donate, Resell Mobile Phones
….Don’t just throw away your used mobile phone when you can turn your used mobile phone into cash when you resell it. Mobile reselling is the hot new way to make cash for your used mobile phone. Sell your used mobile phone on eBay or a classifieds site. Even broken phones can often be sold as is for parts, especially phones with parts which as in demand such as iPhones. Other people prefer to donate their used mobile phones to charities and take a tax write-off. The key thing to remember is to Recycle, Donate, Resell Mobile Phones.
While most cell phone users plan on selling their used mobile phone, users often don’t get around to it or get put off when dealing with strange people online who respond to their used cell phone ads. Sometimes these users just think that tossing away a used cell phone will get it out of the desk drawer where it’s been sitting for months. However, the bottom line here is: Don’t throw away your used cell phone. You will be harming the environment if you do! Cell phones and their batteries have toxins in their parts which will break down when tossed into a landfill. Don’t let these toxins, including lead, arsenic and mercury, get into the soil and groundwater. Our ecosystem is fragile and these pollutants can do irreparable harm.

The Perfect Couple: Japanese Robots and German Autos – EIN News (press release)
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The Perfect Couple: Japanese Robots and German Autos
EIN News (press release) Germany's automotive industry is driving sales of industrial robots to new highs. Robotic industry experts expect turnover to increase by over 40 percent in 2011 in some segments, breaking revenue records. Recent foreign investments, including Japan's … |
Robotics in Security and Military Applications – Robotics Online (press release)
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Robotics in Security and Military Applications
Robotics Online (press release) “I have heard about concerns with operators of military robots being over-loaded and fatigued while controlling the robot. The robot is given some intelligence, but that intelligence is limited.” The limited intelligence extends to networking the … |
A New Way for Robots to Balance on Two Feet – IEEE Spectrum
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A New Way for Robots to Balance on Two Feet
IEEE Spectrum As shown in this video released at the 2011 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots in Bled, Slovenia, the new approach allows the DLR Biped, a legged robot based on KUKA's lightweight system, to keep its feet firmly planted on the floor, … |


