Ridgefield first-graders build robots out of trash - GoErie.com

Sun, 20 May 2012 06:22:32 GMT

Ridgefield first-graders build robots out of trash GoErie.com A clown robot has a head made of a circus peanuts container. A video-game-playing robot had a torso made out of a milk carton, and the singing robot's head used to hold girl scout cookies. See Monday's Erie Times-News and GoErie.com for more coverage.

Woman controls robot arm with only her thoughts - Geek

Sat, 19 May 2012 15:11:06 GMT

Woman controls robot arm with only her thoughts Geek In fact, the technology is emerging to allow robots to be controlled directly with the human brain. In this video from the scientific journal Nature, a paralyzed woman uses a brain-machine interface to control a robot arm, and it's really fantastic.

Could We Trust Killer Robots? - Wall Street Journal

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:16:56 GMT

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Could We Trust Killer Robots? Wall Street Journal The robots "will not have the full moral reasoning capabilities of humans," he explains, "but I believe they can—and this is a hypothesis—perform better than humans." Dr. Arkin's killing machine, or at least the imaginary one in a video about his ...

Best Robot Videos of the Week: Juggling and Climbing Up Your Clothes - Slate Magazine (blog)

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:20:46 GMT

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Best Robot Videos of the Week: Juggling and Climbing Up Your Clothes Slate Magazine (blog) Every Friday, Future Tense rounds up the best robot videos of the week. Seen a great robot video? Tweet it to @FutureTenseNow, or email us. This week, the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation brought together a wide array of ... Wrinkle-traveling Clothbot makes its IEEE debut (w/ Video)Phys.Org Video: One-arm robot juggles two balls at oncemsnbc.com Chiba University's one-armed robot juggles balls, is not a Juggalo (video)Engadget ITworld.com -Ubergizmo -Guyism all 20 news articles »

Robotic elephant-like trunk is rather, um, manipulative - msnbc.com

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:03:25 GMT

Robotic elephant-like trunk is rather, um, manipulative msnbc.com A robotic elephant-like trunk gets a grip on a package in this screenshot from a demo video. Robotics engineers have turned to the almighty elephant trunk for their latest inspiration in the field of jamming, an actuation technique that employs rubber ...

The Difference Between Inspiring and Creepy Human-Robot Technology - Slate Magazine (blog)

Thu, 17 May 2012 20:17:15 GMT

The Difference Between Inspiring and Creepy Human-Robot Technology Slate Magazine (blog) Yesterday, we were wowed by the video of a paralyzed woman using her mind to direct a robotic arm in picking up a coffee thermos and bringing it to her mouth. Most observers (with the possible exception of Gizmodo's Andrew Tarantola) praised the ... and more »

Robotic Butt SHIRI Expresses Emotions, Terrifies (VIDEO) - Huffington Post

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:16:52 GMT

Robotic Butt SHIRI Expresses Emotions, Terrifies (VIDEO) Huffington Post And herein lies Nobuhiro Takahashi's robotic butt. Using rigid urethane skeleton, life-size model pelvis, and a silicon Gluteus Maximus Actuator (GMA), Takahashi has created SHIRI -- not to be confused with its female iPhone counterpart, Siri -- and it ...

Neurosurgeons create robotic arm brainwaves can control (video) - Siliconrepublic.com

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:42:07 GMT

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Neurosurgeons create robotic arm brainwaves can control (video) Siliconrepublic.com This participant was Cathy, who had a stroke 15 years ago and used her thoughts to steer a robot arm, which grasped a flask of coffee and lifted it to her lips. You can catch the video here of Cathy drinking the coffee and smiling: John Donoghue, ... Paralyzed woman uses her mind to control robot armSeattle Post Intelligencer Breakthrough – Paralyzed Woman Controls Robot Arm With Her Mind – [Video]Daily Disruption Paralyzed individuals control robotic arms to reach and grasp using brain ...Medical Xpress Spartanburg Herald Journal -Wall Street Journal all 591 news articles »

Video: In Breakthrough Study, Paralyzed Patients Move a Robotic Arm With Their ... - Popular Science

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:21:25 GMT

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Video: In Breakthrough Study, Paralyzed Patients Move a Robotic Arm With Their ... Popular Science By Rebecca Boyle Posted 05.16.2012 at 1:15 pm 6 Comments Moving the Arm With the BrainGate interface, patient S3, who is paralyzed from the neck down, moved a robotic arm toward a coffee cup, grasped it and was able to take a drink. Must-Watch Video: Paralyzed Woman Uses Brain Signals To Serve Self CoffeeWBUR Paralysed woman uses mind to move robotic armSydney Morning Herald Moving a robot — with thoughts aloneBend Bulletin Slate Magazine (blog) -BBC News -Scientific American (blog) all 186 news articles »

Sharp to Sell Moody Robotic Vacuum With Video Streaming, Remote Control by Phone - PCWorld

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:33:58 GMT

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Sharp to Sell Moody Robotic Vacuum With Video Streaming, Remote Control by Phone PCWorld By Jay Alabaster, IDG News The company announced a Roomba-like device Tuesday, with a host of features including a mounted camera that streams video to mobile phones, voice recognition and a built-in air purifier. It's also a bit moody. Vacuum robot is trilingual, knows witty dialectKEYC TV all 260 news articles »