Toyota's tiny robot sells for under $400, talks, can't drive
The new robot from Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. can't do much but chatter in a high-pitched voice.
Robotics
Oct 3, 2016
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News tagged with robotics technology
Quantum Tunnelling Composite Materials to Aid Next Generation Tactile Robotic Skin Development
Peratech Limited has been commissioned by the MIT Media Lab to develop a new type of electronic 'skin' that enables robotic devices to detect not only that they have been touched but also where and how hard the touch was.
Materials Science
Feb 23, 2010
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Robonaut 2: NASA, GM Create Cutting Edge Robotic Technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Robonaut is evolving. NASA and General Motors are working together to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries.
Robotics
Feb 4, 2010
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Weird and wonderful gadgets wow world's top IT fair
Water-powered clocks, eye-controlled arcade games and pole-dancing robots: this year's CeBIT tech fair, the world's biggest, showcased gadgets ranging from the useful to the downright nerdy.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 7, 2012
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Zurich AI team plans March delivery for humanoid Roboy (w/ Video)
(Phys.org)—The University of Zurich's Artificial Intelligence Lab is leading the way to the delivery of Roboy, an advanced humanoid, which has a due date for saying Hello World in March. Similar to the Japanese initiative ...
Toyota shows robotic leg brace to help paralyzed people walk
Toyota is introducing a wearable robotic leg brace designed to help partially paralyzed people walk.
Robotics
Apr 12, 2017
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Boston Dynamics shows off latest abilities of AlphaDog (w/ Video)
(Phys.org)—Anyone who follows the latest in robot technology is almost certainly familiar with Boston Dynamics' AlphaDog, the mechanical pack mule and descendant of the original Big Dog built at the behest of DARPA. It's ...
Versatile robot rascals weigh in for battle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Defense technology company QinetiQ North America (QNA) has launched a ten-pound tyke of a robot that can operate in hostile military environments, doing reconnaissance before fighters come in. The robot, ...
Japan eyes 'mind-reading' devices, robots by 2020: report
Japan plans to develop "mind-reading" robots and consumer electronics that can be controlled by thought alone and hopes to market them within a decade, the Nikkei daily reported Thursday.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 22, 2010
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No mere pipe dream
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCI engineers are working on robotic technology to rehabilitate the nation's aging water infrastructure.
Engineering
Feb 8, 2010
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