#431824 iCub Humanoid Platform for RobotCubThe iCub platform was developed for the EU project RobotCub, and the humanoid is able to see and hear, and it has the sense of proprioception (Wikipedia: “the sense of the relative position of one’s own parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement”), as well as the ability to move. The platform has now been adopted by more than 20 laboratories worldwide.
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#432152 Why Elon Musk Is Stepping Down from AI ...The move could have implications for artificial intelligence development at Tesla.[Read more…]
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#431904 ARMAR-6 helps maintenance staff in ...This smart humanoid robot by grocery company Ocado will soon help humans with menial tasks in grocery warehouses.
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#431851 Bend it like Kengoro and KenshiroThese Japanese humanoids can replicate flexible human-like movement during physical workouts like push-ups, crunches, stretches and other whole-body exercises, to help researchers better understand how humans move during athletic sports, aid in the development of artificial limbs and whole bodies, and advance the design of crash-test dummies.
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#432051 What Roboticists Are Learning From Early ...You might not have heard of Hanson Robotics, but if you’re reading this, you’ve probably seen their work. They were the company behind Sophia, the lifelike humanoid avatar that’s made dozens of high-profile media appearances. Before that, they were the company behind that strange-looking robot that seemed a bit like Asimo with Albert Einstein’s head—or maybe you saw BINA48, who was interviewed for the New York Times in 2010 and featured in Jon Ronson’s books. For the sci-fi aficionados […] Continue Reading…
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