Posted by Lem on April 30th, 2008
We were a little disappointed at ROBO-ONE 13 when some of the larger, MEGA-sized, robots we'd been following failed to clear the pre-screening test and put on their demonstrations for the audience. One of the most interesting new competitors is Nero, a giant that towers over the competition at 68 cm tall and tips the scales at just under 5 kg. Thankfully we got several chances to see Nero perform...
Posted by Lem on April 29th, 2008
Our raw photo set from the 10th KondoCup Robot Soccer competition held last Saturday and Sunday is available online. Lots, and lots, of humanoid robot fun!
Posted by Lem on April 29th, 2008
It's too early to know all the details yet, but certainly Robo Japan 2008 is worthy of putting on your calendars. Scheduled for October 11th - 13th, 2008, this new showcase event for all things robotic will be held at the Pacifico Convention Center in Yokohama. Management of the event is being coordinated by the Robo Japan steering committee, but all the logistics and organization will be managed by Fuji...
Posted by admin on April 28th, 2008
Finally…a self assembling robot for real. OMG!
This project introduces a new challenge problem: designing robotic systems to recover after disassembly from high-energy events and a first implemented solution of a simplified problem. The Self-reassembly After Explosion (SAE ) problem involves a system putting itself back together after being exploded. Explosion in this context is defined as the rapid, randomized disassembly of a system from a high-energy event. Vision-based guided localization is used here for self-reassembly. Integration of various communication schemes (CAN-BUS, local IR) are incorporated at the various states of the reassembly sequence (e.g., localization, docking, walking).
See link here
Posted by Lem on April 28th, 2008
It's hard enough to build a robot from a commercial kit. It's even harder to design and build one from components based on your own concept. But it takes a real robotics and creative guru to dip their hand into their junk box, pull out a few old, worn parts, and hack them together to give birth to a cute, almost lifelike, robotic creature that performs better than a lot...
Posted by Lem on April 28th, 2008
DSC05917 Originally uploaded by Tempusmaster. We linked up with Marc Vanhoorn (aka DirtyRoboto on the RoboSavvy humanoid robot forums) today to watch the action at the Kondo Robot Battle competition. That's Marc on the left above holding Dynamizer with Sugiura-san smiling on the right.
Posted by Lem on April 27th, 2008
Following up on our previous post featuring Matt Denton and the iC Hexapod Robot, we've included more interviews and creations from the Monster Mash event in the video clip below. Enjoy!
Posted by Lem on April 27th, 2008
In the video below from the recent Film24's Monster Mash event in London, Matt Denton explains a bit about the design of his surprisingly realistic iC Hexapod Robot, and a couple of attendees talk about how awestruck they are by Matt's creation.
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