Category Archives: Robot News

From: The Huffington Post

From: Movie Mom by Nell Minow Did you know that the word “robot” was invented by Czech writer Karl Capek for a play produced in 1920 called R.U.R? In honor of today’s release of “Pacific Rim,” take a look at … Continue reading →

DRC-HUBO revealed for DARPA Robotics Challenge http://news360.com/article/192390797

From: RIA NOVOSTI WASHINGTON, July 3 (RIA Novosti) – They have walked – virtually – over uneven terrain, waded through a soggy pit of mud and maneuvered past cinder blocks designed to stop them in their tracks, all part of … Continue reading →

World’s best-loved robot flunks its first proper job: Asimo flustered by visitors’ gestures and questions while working as museum guide News – Gadgets & Tech The Independent by David McNeill July 3, 2003 It must have seemed like a good … Continue reading →

Raffaello D’Andrea: The astounding athletic power of quadcopters #TED :

From: Gizmodo and IEEE Spectrum (Full article) by: Eric Limer / Evan Ackerman 6/5/2013 There’s something inherently creepy about tiny, skittering robots, and if you need to add a new terrifying bullet point to the robot apocalypse list, you might … Continue reading →

Make Magazine By Stett Holbrook 06/04/2013 Christian Ristow’s 26-ton mechanical hand and forearm made an appearance at Maker Faire Bay Area 2013 this past month and MAKE Senior Editor Goli Mohammadi was there to experience the Hand of Man—firsthand. The … Continue reading →

From: ARS Technica By: Kyle Orland June 3, 2013 A newly revealed partnership seeks to bring the interactivity of Sony’s video games to the world of Lego’s physical bricks and characters. At a 25th anniversary open house for Sony’s Computer … Continue reading →