News tagged with robotic vision system

Biology knows best -- human-like vision lets robots navigate naturally

(PhysOrg.com) -- A robotic vision system that mimics key visual functions of the human brain promises to let robots manoeuvre quickly and safely through cluttered environments, and to help guide the visually impaired.

Electronics / Robotics

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Robot uses 3-D imaging and sensor-based cutting technology to debone poultry

(Phys.org) -- Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed a prototype system that uses advanced imaging technology and a robotic cutting arm to automatically debone chicken and ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Research shows cue-giving robots help students learn

(Phys.org) -- The well-known fact is that humans can teach robots, but the newer turn in educational circles is all about how robots can teach humans. The stepped-up robots are “animated” and "adaptive" agents that ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

Sci-fi no longer, NREL engineers smart homes

Thanks to TV shows such as The Jetsons and Star Trek, many Americans grew up dreaming that homes of the future would be equipped with fantastic high-tech features. From automatic food dispensers to sliding do ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

JUICE is Europe's next large science mission

(Phys.org) -- Jupiter’s icy moons are the focus of Europe’s next large science mission.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Research team uses robot eye technology to help the blind

(Phys.org) -- A research team from Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris have ported technology originally developed to help robots maneuver in real world environments to Braille enabled devices that help vision impaired ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

Company unveils plan to mine asteroids for riches (Update)

Using space-faring robots to mine precious metals from asteroids almost sounds easy when former astronaut Tom Jones describes it - practically like clearing a snow-covered driveway.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 23

Robots in the classroom

Tore Fløan smiles at me: “In the past we competed with European organizations, but now we have the Chinese breathing down our necks,” he says.

Electronics / Robotics

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Self-sculpting sand could allow spontaneous formation of new tools, duplication of broken mechanical parts

Imagine that you have a big box of sand in which you bury a tiny model of a footstool. A few seconds later, you reach into the box and pull out a full-size footstool: The sand has assembled itself into a large-scale ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

UA engineer launches robotic planetary Lake Lander

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wolfgang Fink of the University of Arizona department of electrical and computer engineering has developed an autonomous robotic lake lander that could be used to explore this planet and others.

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Guiding robot planes with hand gestures

Aircraft-carrier crew use a set of standard hand gestures to guide planes on the carrier deck. But as robot planes are increasingly used for routine air missions, researchers at MIT are working on a system that would enable ...

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created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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