Yearly Archives: 2010
Make the Robot Dance
Think you’ve seen it all? Then watch this gynoid sing and dance with a troupe of human performers! To read the full backstory and get the technical details how Japanese roboticists were able to pull this off, go here. Suggested … Continue reading
KOBIAN, the Very Emotional Humanoid Robot
Researchers in Japan have teamed up with a robot manufacturer to develop KOBIAN, a humanoid robot that uses its entire body to express a variety of emotions. KOBIAN is a bipedal machine that can walk around, interact with and react … Continue reading
Posted in Human Robots
Tagged care, elderly, emotional, emotions, humanoid robot, Japan, KOBIAN, nurse
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When Your Robot Catches a Virus
So, you got the cool new Android Model XYZ (“Robby”) for your birthday – the envy of everyone on the block, including the geeky hacker kid in his mom’s basement down the road (“Gary”). And then the next morning you … Continue reading
Posted in Human Robots
Tagged hacked, hacker, hacking, malicious, robot, rogue, security, virus, vulnerability
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Do the Laws of Robots Conflict?
The famous Three Laws of Robotics by science fiction author Isaac Asimov are as follows: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey any orders … Continue reading
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Tagged Asimov, ethics, Isaac Asimov, laws, morals, robot, robot laws, robotic, Three Laws of Robotics, Tilden, Tilden's Laws of Robotics
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Japan vs American: Robot Differences
We all know there are many cultural differences between Japanese and Americans, but apparently that also extends to their taste and preferences in robots. According to Jeff Yang at the San Francisco Chronicle, it boils down to this … Fun … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Hanson Robotics, humanoid, humanoid robot, Japan, Repliee, Repliee Q2, Roomba, United States, USA
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