News tagged with virtual robots

Brainput system takes some brain strain off multi-taskers

(Phys.org) -- A research team made up of members from Indiana University, Tufts and MIT and led by Erin Treacy Solovey, a has built a brain monitoring system that offloads some of the computer related activities ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

CeBIT: Robot obeys commands and gestures

At the CeBIT in Hanover, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the FZI Research Center for Information Technology will present innovations for our everyday life in the future. At the joint stand G33 in hall ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan scientist makes 'Avatar' robot

A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" one step closer to reality.

Electronics / Robotics

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 15

Deciphering communication: learning from robots

(PhysOrg.com) -- An experiment led by Laurent Keller at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and by Steffen Wischmann and Dario Floreano at EPFL shows that communication systems can evolve differently within ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Greying Singapore taps robots, games in rehab

Six months ago, Singaporean retiree Soon Eng Sam, 70, suffered a stroke that paralysed the left side of his body.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

When the playroom is the computer

For all the work that's gone into developing educational media, even the most stimulating TV shows and video games leave kids stationary. Researchers at the MIT Media Laboratory are hoping to change that with ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

HIRO III lets you feel what you see on screen (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in Japan are developing a new touch screen system, the HIRO III, that incorporates a robot hand that could offer a new way of simulating the touching of virtual objects and receiving ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 02, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

Robots big and small showcase their skills at NIST Alaskan events (w/ Video)

Make room, Bender, Rosie and R2D2! Your newest mechanical colleagues are a few steps closer to reality, thanks to lessons learned during two robotics events hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Forget the telecommute - now you can 'robocommute' (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anybots, a Silicon Valley start-up company, has developed a telepresence robot called QB, which is a mobile device that can represent you in your next meeting at the office if you are unable ...

Electronics / Robotics

created May 19, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

Introducing RoSS, a 'flight simulator' for robotic surgery

A collaboration between the Center for Robotic Surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has produced one of the world's first simulators ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Feeling the way: Robotic device can help visually impaired people

(PhysOrg.com) -- For many people, it has become routine to go online to check out a map before traveling to a new place. But for blind people, Google maps and other visual mapping applications are of little ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Communicating person to person through the power of thought alone (w/ Video)

New research from the University of Southampton has demonstrated that it is possible for communication from person to person through the power of thought alone.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (25) | comments 8

Robot Floor Tiles Move Beneath Your Feet

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a stroke of odd creativity, Japanese researchers have created robotic blocks that automatically detect where you're walking and position themselves in front of you before you take your ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 8 weblog

The Origin of Artificial Species: Creating Artificial Personalities

(PhysOrg.com) -- Does your robot seem to be acting a bit neurotic? Maybe it's just their personality. Recently, a team of researchers has designed computer-coded genomes for artificial creatures in which a ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (11) | comments 6 feature

Hertfordshire team wins Humanoid Simulation League in Robot Football Cup

The Bold Hearts, a student team from the University of Hertfordshire, has just won the Humanoid Simulation League in the Robocup German Open 2009.  The team is now preparing for the Robocup World Championships in Austria, ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0