Archive for the ‘Robotics’ Category
The Ranger robot with four spindly legs that resemble some aspects of its movement to human legs has recently broken a world record by walking 65 miles on a single battery charge and without stopping or being touched.
The Ranger, built and programmed in Biorobotics and Locomotion Laboratory at the University of Cornell in the U.S., spent more than 30 hours circling a track.
The previous record of robot was 23 km and overtook it in July 2010. The prior to that mark is the BigDog, a four-legged rover, which resembles a large dog or a pony and was created by the company Boston Dynamics, jogging 20 km without refueling energy.
The new team’s goal at Cornell University was to make the robot walk a full marathon (42 km) without refueling, so the Ranger did in just over 20 hours, and then walked km after km until reaching the 65. Read the rest of this entry »
It will be months until the situation in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is under a reasonable level of control. Clearly, not only because days earlier Tepco Company, owner of the plant admitted it but also by how much that has been slow to get something as essential as data on the inside of the buildings in the most damaged reactors.
Moreover, in what constitutes a defeat for Japan’s image as a global technology powerhouse in robotics, a robot has been American, not Japanese, the first to achieve inspect those places where no one had entered since the beginning of the disaster. The feat was achieved a PackBot robot model, which has been reviewing the lower floors of buildings of units 1, 2 and 3. Read the rest of this entry »
When people communicate, the way in which we operate has a lot to do with what we are saying using words that we pronounce them. This aspect has been neglected in many robotic developments aimed at designing androids that interact with humans. New research has dealt with the issue of how robots can use nonverbal communication to interact more naturally with the humans.
A team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), United States, found that when the robots move in a more humane, progressive transitions between postures instead of abrupt changes, people not only better able to recognize what you are doing the robot, but also can interact better with him. Read the rest of this entry »
It is a mechanical snake called ‘Robodoc’, which can enter the body through natural orifices and no incisions to perform, and has become one of the futuristic devices that researchers believe will transform the traditional surgical techniques.
The possibility of robotic arms will review the abdomen from the inside may sound alarming, but its accuracy could mean less trauma, rapid recovery, a shorter stay in hospital and a smaller amount of damaged tissue. Read the rest of this entry »
If anyone is ahead of everyone in all that relates to robotics undoubtedly are Asians. For just one example, in Korea have sent Furo, a robot that looks feminine and a touch screen on the front, where we can select the menu items we want to sort.
Similarly, when you finish eating, the robot will be there to verify the account and charge the amount thereof, and also include an item for credit cards. Read the rest of this entry »
Science does not stop its progress in seeking to make our lives easier every day, and this time the German Trade Fair Orthopedics left us this wonderful device that could improve the quality of life for many people around the world.
BeBionic, this is a hand myoelectric wirelessly fully customizable, offering the possibility to change parameters such as speed control, strength and grip patterns. You may be covered with synthetic leather available in 19 shades. Read the rest of this entry »