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Big Dog Robot Now in Puppy Stage
Live Science — The Defense Advanced Research Project Authority (DARPA) Learning Locomotion project seeks to create algorithms that help multi-legged platforms learn to walk in varied terrain. DARPA will be handing out a series of $600,000-$800,000 research ...More…
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Real Robot Modeled after 'Terminator'
Live Science — TerminatorBot CRAWLER is a search-and-rescue millibot funded by the military. The TerminatorBot CRAWLER (Cylindrical Robot for Autonomous Walking and Lifting during Emergency Response) is a search-and-rescue millibot funded by the DARPA ...More…
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Rise of the Robots: Segway Platform Gives Mechanoids Motion
Live Science — Originally developed by New Hampshire-based Segway for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program, the Robotic Mobility Platform (RMP) allows robot developers to focus more on the thinking power of their machines while providing ...More…
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Robot Border Patrol on Point
Live Science — Starting this month, two U.S. Army RQ-5 Hunter UAVs are making reconnaissance flights along the Arizona border. Unpiloted UAV on snoop patrol. Image Credit: Northrop Grumman Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are best known for their use in wartime ...More…
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Personal Nuclear Power: New Battery Lasts 12 Years
Live Science — A new type of battery based on the decay of nuclear material is 10 times more powerful than similar prototypes and should last 10 years without a charge. A cross-section of the newly pitted silicon wafer that runs the nuclear battery. Credit: ...More…
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New Robot Looks Strikingly Human
Live Science — Ultra-lifelike Repliee Q1 made quite an impression at the 2005 World Expo in Japan. The ultra-lifelike robot Repliee Q1 made quite an impression at the 2005 World Expo in Japan. Shown below (at left!) with co-creator Hiroshi Ishiguru, the robot ...More…
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Robotic Hummer Sets Speed and Distance Records
Live Science — Vehicle does well in test prior to a $2 million Defense Department competition later this year. One of Red Team Racing's two converted, robotic Hummers at Carnegie Mellon University. Credit: Red Team Racing A robotic Hummer set records for speed, ...More…
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U.S. Losing Robotics Edge
Live Science — A new study says other countries are outdoing the United States in some types of robotics. This Friday more than a dozen robots will get together to spend the day hopping, walking, rolling and flying. Think of it as a robot carnival. The National ...More…
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Robot Shatters Speed-Walking Record
Live Science — A simple-minded, two-legged robot named RunBot can't run. But boy, can it walk! The 1-foot tall European speed demon moves at 3.5 leg-lengths per second [Video]. That's the equivalent of a human walking almost 10 feet per second; and more than ...More…
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New Skin Lets Robots Get Sensitive
Live Science — Scientists at NASA have developed a sensitive âEURoeskinâEUR? for robots. NASA engineers are busy developing a high-tech, sensor-embedded covering that would be able to sense the environment, much like human skin. Credit: Vladimir Lumelsky, NASA GSFCMore…
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Look Mom, No Legs! Robots Enter New Sphere
Live Science — A new type of robot balances on a ball rather than relying on legs or wheels. The Ballbot, as it is called, can move in tight spots, making it potentially more useful than other designs for some uses. Carnegie Mellon University robotics Professor ...More…
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New Robots Clone Themselves
Live Science — Machines build copies of themselves, mimicking living organisms. Basic module, with an illustration of internal actuation mechanism. Credit: Cornell University Sequence of frames showing the self-reproduction process. Credit: Cornell ...More…