Robotics

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If you have, you're not alone. A roboticist by the name of Hajime Sakamoto dreams of building his very own Gundam mobile suit, and he's making progress on a real 4 meter (13 feet) tall bipedal robot that can carry him around. So far the legs have been completed, and you can watch them stand up and take a few steps in the video after the break.  <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/hajime-sakamoto-giant-robot/25796/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="25795"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/velociroach-fast-insect-robot/25795/">VelociRoACH: A tiny robotic cockroach with a need for speed</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">January 14, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/velociroach-fast-insect-robot/25795/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/velociroach-fast-insect-robot/25795/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/uc-berkeley-millibots.jpg" title="VelociRoACH can achieve a running speed up to 2.7 meters per second or 26 body lengths in ..." alt="VelociRoACH can achieve a running speed up to 2.7 meters per second or 26 body lengths in ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The common cockroach may make your skin crawl, but it turns out the household pest is the perfect model for miniature legged robots. That's why Duncan Haldane and his colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, have been studying the six-legged pests to improve their millirobots. Their latest creation, the VelociRoACH, is made primarily out of cardboard and measures just 10 cm long, yet it can run 2.7 meters per second, making it the fastest robot of its size, capable of covering 26 times its body length in a single second.  <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/velociroach-fast-insect-robot/25795/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25757"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/winbot-7/25757/">Ecovacs Winbot 7 robot cleans windows with sticktoitiveness</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">January 14, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/winbot-7/25757/pictures">29 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/winbot-7/25757/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/winbot-7.jpg" title="The Winbot 7 window cleaning robot adheres to a window using a pair of concentric suction ..." alt="The Winbot 7 window cleaning robot adheres to a window using a pair of concentric suction ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Window cleaning robots aren't that new, but most of them, like the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/windoro-window-cleaning-robot/16436/" target="_blank">Windoro</a>, rely on magnets to stay vertical. This requires the robot to be built in two parts and sets a limit on how thick the window glass can be. Ecovacs' Winbot 7, which was on display at CES, uses a pair of concentric suction rings to adhere to the glass, so is claimed to work on any thickness of window.  <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/winbot-7/25757/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25740"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/wheeme-massage-robot/25740/">DreamBots shows off WheeMe massage robot at CES</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-leclair/">Dave LeClair</a></div> <div class="date">January 10, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/wheeme-massage-robot/25740/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/wheeme-massage-robot/25740/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/wheeme1-1.jpg" title="WheeMe giving a massage on the show floor of CES" alt="WheeMe giving a massage on the show floor of CES"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> When we think of robots that autonomously do things to help us, one of the first things that probably comes to mind are those vacuum-cleaning <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/irobot-looj-330-roomba-600/23703/" target="_blank">Roombas</a>. Well, DreamBots is aiming to change that perception ... with a robot called the WheeMe, that wanders around on your back and gives you a comforting massage.  <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/wheeme-massage-robot/25740/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25726"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/top-ten-robots-2012/25726/">Top 10 robots of 2012</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">January 10, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/top-ten-robots-2012/25726/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/top-ten-robots-2012/25726/pictures">11 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/top-ten-robots-2012/25726/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/top-ten-robots-2012.jpg" title="UAVs were some of the most talked about robots of 2012" alt="UAVs were some of the most talked about robots of 2012"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The U.S. military's drones – or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – were probably the most talked about robots of 2012. Every other week it seemed there was some story or other that grabbed headlines around the world, giving them a rather nasty reputation. However, robotics technology is about much more than just killing machines and here are ten noteworthy examples from the past year that prove it.  <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/top-ten-robots-2012/25726/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25725"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/glider-autonomous-robot-whale-detection/25725/">Autonomous marine robots used to detect and identify endangered whales</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></div> <div class="date">January 9, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/glider-autonomous-robot-whale-detection/25725/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/glider-autonomous-robot-whale-detection/25725/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/glider-autonomous-robot-whale-detection/25725/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/whale-detection-robot.jpg" title="Chief scientist Mark Baumgartner secures a glider (with its wings removed) after it was re..." alt="Chief scientist Mark Baumgartner secures a glider (with its wings removed) after it was re..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Every year between November and January, endangered North Atlantic right whales are thought to use an area off the coast of Maine known as the Outer Fall as a breeding ground. They are “thought to” because the ocean conditions at that time of year can make it difficult to locate them. Two autonomous marine robots called gliders have now been used as a real time whale-detection system for researchers and to warn boats in the area to slow down to avoid striking the marine mammals.  <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/glider-autonomous-robot-whale-detection/25725/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25682"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-power-loader-light-exoskeleton/25682/">Panasonic Power Loader Light exoskeleton takes a load off your back</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">January 7, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-power-loader-light-exoskeleton/25682/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-power-loader-light-exoskeleton/25682/pictures">8 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-power-loader-light-exoskeleton/25682/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/panasonic-power-loader-exoskeleton.jpg" title="Panasonic Activelink's Power Loader Light appears on video for the first time" alt="Panasonic Activelink's Power Loader Light appears on video for the first time"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Robotic <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/exoskeleton/" target="_blank">exoskeletons</a> that artificially augment puny human muscles have been in development for years, but we're yet to see any of them really take off. Panasonic is still betting on its own solution, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-exoskeleton/16750/" target="_blank">Power Loader Light</a> (yes, named after the one seen in the sci-fi film <em>Aliens</em>), which is being developed by Activelink, one of its subsidiaries. The company has made some modifications since its initial appearance in 2010 and is showing off how it works on video for the first time.  <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-power-loader-light-exoskeleton/25682/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25681"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/ucsd-robot-baby-diego-san/25681/">UCSD's robot baby Diego-san appears on video for the first time</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">January 7, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/ucsd-robot-baby-diego-san/25681/#comments">8 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/ucsd-robot-baby-diego-san/25681/pictures">15 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/ucsd-robot-baby-diego-san/25681/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ucsd-diego-san-robot-infant.jpg" title="Diego-san, an expressive infant robot developed for UCSD's Machine Perception Lab, makes f..." alt="Diego-san, an expressive infant robot developed for UCSD's Machine Perception Lab, makes f..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> A new android infant has been born thanks to the University of California San Diego's Machine Perception Lab. The lab received funding from the National Science Foundation to contract Kokoro Co. Ltd. and Hanson Robotics, two companies that specialize in building lifelike animatronics and androids, to build a replicant based on a one year old baby. The resulting robot, which has been a couple of years in development, has finally been completed – and you can watch it smile and make cute faces after the break.  <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/ucsd-robot-baby-diego-san/25681/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25642"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/irobot-mirra-530-pool-cleaning-robot/25642/">iRobot unveils Mirra 530 Pool Cleaning Robot</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">January 4, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/irobot-mirra-530-pool-cleaning-robot/25642/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/irobot-mirra-530-pool-cleaning-robot/25642/pictures">4 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/irobot-mirra-530-pool-cleaning-robot/25642/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mirra530.jpg" title="The Mirra 530, at work in a pool" alt="The Mirra 530, at work in a pool"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> iRobot is probably best known for its <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/irobot-looj-330-roomba-600/23703/" target="_blank">Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner, Looj eavestrough-cleaning robot</a>, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/go/4065/" target="_blank">Scooba robotic floor cleaner</a>. Owners of swimming pools, however, might also be familiar with the company’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/irobot-expands-pool-cleaning-range/9284/" target="_blank">Verro pool-cleaning robots</a>. Today, iRobot announced the launch of its latest and fanciest pool-bot, the Mirra 530.  <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/irobot-mirra-530-pool-cleaning-robot/25642/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="25627"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/walkbot-exoskeleton-gait-rehab-stroke/25627/">Walkbot exoskeleton rehabilitates stroke survivors</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">January 3, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/walkbot-exoskeleton-gait-rehab-stroke/25627/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/walkbot-exoskeleton-gait-rehab-stroke/25627/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/walkbot-exoskeleton-gait-rehab-stroke/25627/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/walkbot-exoskeleton.jpg" title="The Walkbot can be used to rehabilitate patients recovering from stroke, spinal cord injur..." alt="The Walkbot can be used to rehabilitate patients recovering from stroke, spinal cord injur..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> After suffering a stroke or spinal cord injury, a patient regaining their ability to walk typically requires three to five physical therapists supporting them while physically moving their limbs. This is not only physically exhausting, but leaves therapists at risk of personal injury. Now, the leading health care facilities in Korea have adopted a rehab robot that only requires one therapist – the Walkbot combines an adjustable lower-body robotic <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/japanese-first-responders-robotic-exoskeleton/24555/" target="_blank">exoskeleton</a> that moves a patient's legs in time with a treadmill.  <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/walkbot-exoskeleton-gait-rehab-stroke/25627/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div id="pagination"> <div class="next_prev"> <span>1</span> <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/2/">2</a> <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/3/">3</a> <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/4/">4</a> <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/5/">5</a> <a href="/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/2/" class="next_pagination">Next </a> » </div> </div> <div class="dotsontop">  <div id="search_form_bottom"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116010620/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-bottom"> <span class="title">Looking for something? 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