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Android Mannequin -Creepy Humanoid Robot Is The Future of Shopping?

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

Tokyo department store Takashimaya has teamed up with Dr Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University to install a new visual merchandising concept using a lifelike android mannequin that has shoppers stopping in their tracks. Used as a Valentines Day promotion, the … Continue reading →

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A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

Experiments performed with a team of nano quadrotors at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania. Vehicles developed by KMel Robotics. Special thanks to Professor Daniel Lee for his support. When I look at these Nano Quadrrotors I only see Skynet … Continue reading →

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PETMAN

Posted on February 28, 2012 by admin

PETMAN is an anthropomorphic robot developed by Boston Dynamics for testing special clothing used by US military personnel. The robot balances itself as it walks, squats and does calisthenics. It simulates human physiology by controlling temperature, humidity and sweating inside … Continue reading →

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A brief history of Korean robots

Posted on January 4, 2012 by admin

The one-year-old robot was initially developed as an “English-teaching robot” to be implemented in Korean schools, and potentially run foreign English teachers out of business. As one of the 12 robots on display in a mini-exhibition at the Seoul Museum … Continue reading →

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Military robots and the future of war

Posted on August 28, 2011 by admin

P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of combat. He shows us scenarios straight out of science fiction — that now may not be so fictitious. Related PostsDo the Laws of Robots … Continue reading →

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