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Sandfish lizard motion biomimicry used for robot development

By Damir Beciri
One Comment26 June 2010

sandfish-lizard-under-sandTo survive in its hot habitat, the sandfish lizard (Scincus scincus), like other desert-dwelling creatures, spends a lot of time underground. Unlike other creatures that live in burrows or sand traps, this lizard moves over and through the sand in its own unique way. That movement intrigued researchers and inspired them  to develop a robot… »

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Hitachi’s vision of a future service robot – EMIEW 2

By Damir Beciri
19 June 2010

emiew-2Electronics company Hitachi unveiled a new version of their small roller-skating robot which they plan to use as tour guides or help to security guards with additional surveillance. Dubbed the EMIEW 2 (Excellent Mobility and Interactive Existence as Workmate 2), the little humanoid robot has complex spring-loaded shock absorbers in its legs that allow it… »

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Robot being developed to inspect the aging power lines

By Damir Beciri
5 Comments13 June 2010

power-line-robot-crawlersResearchers at the Electric Power Research Institute, an independent nonprofit research organization for the utility sector, have designed a prototype of robot which will be used to inspect the power lines. Current way power lines are being monitored (in larger countries) is by helicopter which gathers data about warmth of the lines. This automated way… »

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Razero ball balancing robot prototype got its new groove

By Damir Beciri
One Comment7 June 2010

razero-concept-bridgeWe already wrote about a robot that balances on a ball named BallIP, and in this article we’re going to write about a robot which uses a similar concept and developed design. Rezero is the name of a robot which is currently developed by a team of thirteen students. The prototype just got a modern… »

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I-Fairy robot conducted a wedding ceremony in Tokyo

By Damir Beciri
20 May 2010

i-fairy-weddingHow do robots bring people closer? Well, if you are a robot researcher you might bump into partners from the same niche. A robot we already wrote about, I-Fairy, conducted a wedding ceremony which took place in Sunday, May 16, 2010 at Tokyo, Japan. According to Kokoro, the robotics firm that manufactured I-Fairy, this was… »

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BallIP robot is able to balance on a ball while it carries weight

By Damir Beciri
One Comment14 May 2010

ballip-robot-balancing-on-a-ball-1Dr. Masaaki Kumagai, director of the Robot Development Engineering Laboratory at Tohoku Gakuin University, in Tagajo City, Japan, and his student Takaya Ochiai have built a robot named BallIP (Ball Inverted Pendulum) that is able to balance on a ball. Such a ball-balancing design is like an inverted pendulum, and thus naturally unstable, but it… »

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WANDA robot – a new approach to nanocrystal manufacture

By Damir Beciri
27 April 2010

vanda-robot-produces-custom-colloidal-nanocrystalsBerkeley Lab scientists have made a nanocrystal-making robot, capable of producing nanocrystals with amazing precision. This robot, named WANDA (Workstation for Automated Nanomaterial Discovery and Analysis), provides colloidal nanocrystals with custom-made properties for electronics, biological labeling and luminescent devices. Since it is controlled by software protocols, it simplifies the process to novice users without extensive… »

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Patients show progress years after stroke – robot assisted therapy

By Damir Beciri
19 April 2010

brown-university-robot-assisted-therapyTherapists once thought the therapeutic window closed six months after a stroke, however, a major clinical study has found that patients show modest yet meaningful gains in limb movement and an improved outlook on life years after suffering a stroke.  Researchers from Brown University, lead by Albert Lo who is assistant professor of neurology, used… »