#429980 Artificial Intelligence? What about Real ...

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Android

Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, creator of “Erica” – one of the most complex humanoid robots yet – thinks that desire and intention are the key prerequisites to humanizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the next 3 years. This entails the application of human emotions to robotics in an intelligent, human-like, way.

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#430097 Interactive Robotic Design Tool

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Android

PITTSBURGH – A new interactive design tool developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute enables both novices and experts to build customized legged or wheeled robots using 3D-printed components and off-the-shelf actuators.
Using a familiar drag-and-drop interface, individuals can choose from a library of components and place them into the design. The tool suggests components that are compatible with each other, offers potential placements of actuators and can […] Continue Reading…

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#430096 What Happens When Cyborg Tech Goes ...

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Android

The age of the cyborg may be closer than we think. Rapidly improving medical robotics, wearables, and implants means many humans are already part machine, and this trend is only likely to continue.
It is most noticeable in the field of medical prosthetics where high-performance titanium and carbon fiber replacements for limbs have become commonplace. The use of “blades” by Paralympians has even raised questions over whether they actually offer an advantage over biological limbs.
For decades, myoelectric prosthetics—powered artificial limbs […] Continue Reading…

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#430094 Configuration and manipulation of soft ...

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Android

Traditional rigid-bodied robots are stiff, with few degrees of freedom, placing limits on many applications. Recently, more engineers are learning from the soft flexibility properties of living beings to advance bionic soft robotics. The main characteristics of soft robots are flexibility, deformability and energy-absorbtion.[Read more…]

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#430084 Solar Powered Garden Robot

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Android

Developed by Franklin Robotics, “Tertill” is a 100% solar-powered robot that lives in home gardens and weeds every day, rain or shine. The first wave of robots will be available this summer after Tertill’s crowdfunding campaign begins June 13. Upcoming Tertill models will be engineered with the ability to detect and repel pests, and relay info back to your smartphone as needed.
Previous version of Tertill. Photo Credit: Franklin RoboticsHow it works
Tertill maintains your garden by using its artificial intelligence […] Continue Reading…

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