A robot with moth brains: Turn off the lights

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Aargh just the thought of having all those moths in my house makes my skin crawl. And now imagine the century’s favourite invention, the robot, having moth brains? Yeah believe your eyes. It’s true. The six inch robot moth apparently has been man-gifted the brains of a moth. It would use a moth’s eyes and brain to move around and do its stuff, whatever that might be. It’s technically an operation to test the efficacy of such a thing to help paralytic victims develop the ability to move. All that’s fine, but what about the lights? Read more

Non-verbal communication: Humanoid communicates with gestures

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According to the British Inquirer , Researchers at the Japan National Institute of Information and Communications Technology have developped a robot with non-verbal communications skills. Accordingto the paper, the humanoid can communicate using gestures. The 187-pound robot stands about five feet tall and uses a 3D vision system to recognize gestures like pointing and bowing and determine their meaning, and then use the same gestures when appropriate. The researchers envision this technology being used in caregiver robots for the elderly.

Mini-Telescope Implants may save disease-damaged vision

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Well as we all know the world of medicine is now changing, not only with pharmaceuticals, but with biomechanics linked to robotics and implants (not those implants from bay-watch), but the ones from the lab for a better performing of life functions as limbs for locomotion and hearing aids for pacemakers. Well now we also have new scope, which can be implanted into the eyes, technically an optical prosthetic. I love saying the word ‘polymethylacrylate’ which is what it is made of. Read more

Unmanned Robots: Saving some skin for weary soldiers

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For all mothers of the brave soldiers of our times, especially those whose sons are currently situated in the troubled waters of the Middle-Eastern countries, this might give some relief. What you see up there is not some gimmicky game for the soldiers to pass their time with, it is a robot that weighs 50 pounds or less and can be used to man the reconnaissance duty — looking out for insurgents, and their bombs. A government solicitation to robot-makers asks for a machine that can both “look into the window of a vehicle” and peek “under a vehicle undercarriage.” <!—more—>A rather useful device I say, especially with the recent spate of crimes on the ‘not-so-privacy-respecting- soldiers, as the people would call it. It comes in response to the recent requirement expressed by the government for unmanned robots to be deployed for the slightly riskier tasks when you’re out there during sensitive times. Almost 1,000 of these are expected to be out there by the end of the year, and another 2,000 in the next five years. (NR/j)

Via: Wired.com

Surgeon Cloning: Four-armed robot EndoWrists treats prostate cancer

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Imagine you being anesthetized into a dream world, while on the toughest operation of your life, and being operated upon by thin tiny robotic hands. Sounds scary? Well, this type of surgery is already being used quite a bit in the ‘developed’ countries, and now, looks like Canada has joined the bandwagon, however, only for treating Prostate Cancer.
While the thought of my insides being fiddled with by plastic robotic hands gives me the creeps, it apparently is not such a bad idea after all. Read more

Basilisk Lizard: Robot walking on water

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Now of course, for you and me, a robot that can run or walk past water is something we would get momentarily excited about, laugh, talk a little about it, yawn and forget about it. But for many robot geeks out there, this of course is a very important milestone in what robots might be capable of achieving someday.

I know the robot you see up there looks too crabby to be good for anything, but if this mechanism, which uses Read more

Eurobot: Robot supports astronauts on Space Station

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Eurobot, a robot developped by the European Space Agency (ESA), an industrial consortium based in France is gonna be the first three-armed Robot that will be working in outer space soon. According the ESA research and science consortium, the robot, that could autonomously clamber around the outside of the International Space Station and help astronauts with maintenance work has successfully completed a round of tests on the ground. via NewScientist.com news service

Wall-climbing robot: Featuring “Tornado in a cup” sucking technology

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Okay, don’t get nasty ideas. I wasn’t planning to use it to make some dirty video. But hey, I’m sure its great technology to keep you safe, or at least keep the security sucker politicians safe! The funniest security measure I ever saw till date was this “oh-so-popular” actor getting out of his mansion, and his security guards ringa-rosing (holding hands and running around) all around him till his car! Now that’s outrageous I think.

But for all those people who understand that security or keeping a watch is all about keeping mum and still being abreast of everything that threatens or poses danger to you, this amazing spy-technology can work wonders.
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Mind Games: Hitachi’s scary brain machine interface

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Think mean, and you might just be able to throw a glass of chilled water down the head of that “Look at me, I’m a hottie” at office, without having to lift a finger.
No, I’m not off my mind! Hitachi’s scandalous brain machine interface equips you to literally do stuff at the speed of thought! Now that’s not exactly the best news for the mommies of all those couch potatoes, but it might well be the answer for all those who would want their mind to help them organize stuff, while their body retires to other more pleasurable things (better left unsaid). This one might just be the best technology developed in the 21st century! Sure it would be some time before you and I could afford it, Read more