A mobile, four-wheeled platform, CYCLOPS can simulate the “visual” experience of a blind person who has been implanted with a visual prosthesis, such as an artificial retina, and thereby can be used as a research tool to help refine and enhance the design of visual prostheses.
New strategic investors signal the importance of 3-D natural interfaces to the future of PCs and other consumer devices.
Partnership combines powerful chemical sensors and advanced algorithms to enable rapid aerial chemical detection and tracking by unmanned aerial vehicles.
Fully programmable two-wheeled robot fusing advanced robotic technology with challenging gameplay and online interaction available on the Web and at select retailers.
Princeton University research points to evolutionary basis for ‘the uncanny valley’, the name given to the feeling of unease that results when individuals view realistic representations of humans, such as in computer generated images or humanoid robots, that fall just short of perfection. The ramifications for developers of androids and other human-like robots could be profound.
The Coventry facilities, the development site for Northrop Grumman’s Wheelbarrow and CUTLASS unmanned ground vehicles, have been expanded and enhanced to better support design and manufacturing, training and demonstration.
Scientists at Georgia Tech tested the ability of humans to interpret a robot’s “emotion” by reading its expression to see if there were any differences between the ages. They found unexpected differences in the way older adults read a robot’s face compared to younger adults.
Founded to improve ground robotics technology acquisition process and investment planning, the Robotics Technology Consortium, a non-profit, supporting organization of the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS), who also acts as an administrative agent for the RTC. Doubles its membership in one year.
Developer of gaming consoles receives a subcontract from iRobot for “Remote Touch Kit” for PackBot unmanned ground vehicles that will allow soldiers to feel the actions of unmanned ground robots.
Producer of standard robotic platforms releases the Seekur Jr unmanned ground vehicle, an affordable, highly customizable, robotic platform suitable for variable weather conditions (IP 54, from -5 to +35°C), 45-degree grades and variable terrain.
Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program takes a step forward with release of a fully dressed production landing gear system ready for first flight.
University of Washington research included in the proceedings from the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing sheds light on an unaddressed problem with certain classes of consumer robotics products.
Virginia Tech students develop a robotic hand, the RAPHaEL (Robotic Air Powered Hand with Elastic Ligaments), powered by compressed air that does not require the use of motors or other expensive and bulky actuators.
Second generation Hunter UAS, the MQ-5B, now equipped with an ATLS, successfully completes its first launch and recovery.
Machine learning provider partners with industrial robotics company to make materials handling more accurate, efficient and cost-effective.
Naval Research Laboratory research could find application for undersea communications, navigation, and acoustic imaging, including use in unmanned underwater systems.
Prototype lunar rovers tested during simulated 14-day mission in Arizona designed to test technologies and procedures for use on the moon.
Manufacturer amplifiers and integrated assemblies for the defense industry, receives $220,000 order for microwave amplifiers to be deployed in a Northrop Grumman Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Program.
Advanced robotic concept cars inspired by anti-collision abilities of schooling fish debuts at CEATEC Japan 2009.
Small rugged vision system delivers real-time 3D data about shapes and locations to applications for navigation, obstacle avoidance, person-tracking, and more.
Collaboration includes robots and related work cells, software and controllers donated to VU to expose students cutting edge robotic technology.
Maxim Integrated Products’ newest MAXQ mixed-signal microcontroller provides a compact SoC for accurate ultrasonic distance measurements, and adds intelligence to cost-sensitive sensor-conditioning applications.
QinetiQ’s Technology Solutions Group’s inaugural “Robotics Fellowship” goes to first-year PhD student at robotics powerhouse Carnegie Mellon University.
ASIMO research results in world’s first drive system that enables movement in all directions. The device makes use of an incline sensor that detects the incline of the device based on the weight shift of the rider and determines the rider’s intention in terms of the direction and speed.
Under a grant awarded by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers are developing and testing next-generation radar systems where conventional radar systems are replaced or augmented by many small, inexpensive radio frequency (RF) sensors that are stationary or deployed on air, space, or ground vehicles. Such sensors can be used in crowded cities and other urban environments.
InterSense’s NavChip, the first commercially available inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor on a chip, approaches fiber-optic gyro precision at MEMS IMU price points.
PCS Edventures!, a developer of STEM learning labs for the international K-12 market partners with MINDS-I a maker of construction systems for robotics and engineering students.