Robotics

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But a new study conducted at Georgia Tech has shown that teaching a robot how to play the video game keeps kids slinging those wingless birds through the air for even longer, a finding that could help in the rehabilitation of cognitive and motor-skill disabilities.  <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/robots-angry-birds-rehabilitation/32921/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="32822"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/robot-joints-energy-efficiency/32822/">Changing instructions to make robot joints more energy efficient</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">July 7, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/robot-joints-energy-efficiency/32822/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140712034843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/robot-joints.jpg" title="Changing how orders are given to robotic joints has the potential to cut energy usage" alt="Changing how orders are given to robotic joints has the potential to cut energy usage"/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Getting robots to carry out repetitive tasks precisely and untiringly is relatively easy. Getting them to do it in the most efficient way possible is another thing entirely. Unai Ugalde-Olea, lecturer in the Department of Electronics Technology of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country is working on a new way of controlling robot joints that promises energy savings of up to 40 percent by changing the way the robot handles instructions.  <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/robot-joints-energy-efficiency/32822/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="32804"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/walking-bio-robot-spinal-muscle/32804/">Building machines from muscle: University of Illinois demonstrates "walking" bio-robot</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></div> <div class="date">July 3, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/walking-bio-robot-spinal-muscle/32804/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/walking-bio-robot-spinal-muscle/32804/pictures">7 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/walking-bio-robot-spinal-muscle/32804/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140712034843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/walking-bio-robot-spinal-muscle.png" title="The University of Illionois has demonstrated a bio-robot built from a flexibly hydrogel sp..." alt="The University of Illionois has demonstrated a bio-robot built from a flexibly hydrogel sp..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> If you're going to deploy robots in biological settings – for example, inside the body – it makes a lot of sense to build those robots out of actual biological body parts. Muscle, for example, is a very effective, biodegradable replacement for an electric actuator that can run in a nutrient-rich fluid without the need for any other power source. Bio-robotics experts in Illinois have demonstrated a walking bio-bot built from 3-D printed hydrogel and spinal muscle tissue that can "walk" in response to an electrical signal. Their next step will be trying to incorporate neurons that can get the bot walking in different directions when faced with different stimuli.  <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/walking-bio-robot-spinal-muscle/32804/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="32793"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-supernumerary-robotic-arms/32793/">MIT researchers augment humans with extra robotic arms</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/francis-x-govers-iii/">Francis X Govers III</a></div> <div class="date">July 2, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-supernumerary-robotic-arms/32793/#comments">14 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-supernumerary-robotic-arms/32793/pictures">8 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-supernumerary-robotic-arms/32793/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140712034843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/extrarobotarms-7.jpg" title="MIT researchers are developing extra robot limbs that can help out humans where an extra h..." alt="MIT researchers are developing extra robot limbs that can help out humans where an extra h..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Featured in comic books since 1963, Dr. Octopus, or "Doc Ock" is an enemy of Spiderman with four extra robotic arms attached to his back that assist him in his nefarious plans. That vision of humans with extra limbs – minus the supervillain part – is taking shape at MIT with researchers adding "supernumerary robotic arms" to assist with tasks that ordinary two-armed humans would find difficult.  <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/mit-supernumerary-robotic-arms/32793/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="32764"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/bugjuggler-70-foot-tall-car-juggling-robot/32764/">BugJuggler: The 70 ft tall car-juggling robot</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/colin-jeffrey/">Colin Jeffrey</a></div> <div class="date">July 2, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/bugjuggler-70-foot-tall-car-juggling-robot/32764/#comments">4 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/bugjuggler-70-foot-tall-car-juggling-robot/32764/pictures">14 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/bugjuggler-70-foot-tall-car-juggling-robot/32764/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140712034843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bugjuggler-11.jpg" title="BugJuggler is a gigantic 70 ft tall robot designed to juggle cars" alt="BugJuggler is a gigantic 70 ft tall robot designed to juggle cars"/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> BugJuggler is a 70 ft tall robot that its designers claim will hurl full-size cars into the sky and catch them again in mid-air. Designed to use a diesel generator, enormous hydraulic rams, and hydraulic accumulators to allow for rapid movements, BugJuggler will not only be impressively large, but exceptionally agile for its size.  <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/bugjuggler-70-foot-tall-car-juggling-robot/32764/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="32776"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/ladybird-autonomous-intelligent-farm-robot/32776/">"Ladybird" autonomous robot to help out down on the farm</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/colin-jeffrey/">Colin Jeffrey</a></div> <div class="date">July 2, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/ladybird-autonomous-intelligent-farm-robot/32776/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140712034843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ladybird-7.jpg" title="'Ladybird' is an autonomous farm robot capable of conducting mobile monitoring of a variet..." alt="'Ladybird' is an autonomous farm robot capable of conducting mobile monitoring of a variet..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Ladybirds are happily welcomed by gardeners into their yards, knowing that they will consume the most prolific plant pests like white flies, mites, and aphids. Imagine, then, how useful an autonomous, solar-powered, intelligent robotic ladybird could be on a farm. Enter the University of Sydney’s "Ladybird," not actually an eater of insect pests, but a robot capable of conducting mobile farm reconnaissance, mapping, classification, and detection of problems for a variety of different crops.  <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/ladybird-autonomous-intelligent-farm-robot/32776/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="32748"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/landesgartenschau-exhibition-hall-interlocked-plywood-building/32748/">Robots help create ultra-thin wooden exhibition hall</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/colin-jeffrey/">Colin Jeffrey</a></div> <div class="date">June 30, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/landesgartenschau-exhibition-hall-interlocked-plywood-building/32748/#comments">10 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/landesgartenschau-exhibition-hall-interlocked-plywood-building/32748/pictures">9 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/landesgartenschau-exhibition-hall-interlocked-plywood-building/32748/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140712034843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/landesgartenschau-8.jpg" title="Robots have helped to create a lightweight, ultra-thin wooden exhibition hall (Photo: ICD/..." alt="Robots have helped to create a lightweight, ultra-thin wooden exhibition hall (Photo: ICD/..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> The Landesgartenschau Exhibition Hall in Stuttgart, Germany, is claimed to be the first building to have its core structure made entirely from interlocking timber sections created by robots. Made up of over 240 individual segments of beech plywood created using a robotic fabrication method, the 17 meter (55 ft) tall, 245 square meter (2,637 sq ft) structure required just 12 cubic meters (424 cubic feet) of timber to construct.  <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/landesgartenschau-exhibition-hall-interlocked-plywood-building/32748/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="32747"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/uw-crowdsourced-assistance-robot/32747/">Crowdsourcing could help robots learn new tasks faster</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">June 29, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/uw-crowdsourced-assistance-robot/32747/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/uw-crowdsourced-assistance-robot/32747/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/uw-crowdsourced-assistance-robot/32747/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140712034843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/uw-crowdsourced-robot-3.jpg" title="Crowdsourcing could help robots more quickly learn the best way to accomplish complicated ..." alt="Crowdsourcing could help robots more quickly learn the best way to accomplish complicated ..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> If robots are going to work alongside humans, the machines are going to need to swallow their pride and learn to ask for help. 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This makes the ReWalk the first motorized exoskeleton designed for people with lower body paralysis due to spinal cord injury to be cleared for personal use in the US.  <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/rewalk-fda-approval-personal-use/32732/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="32718"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/miraikan-ishiguro-kodomoroid-otonaroid-android/32718/">Lifelike robots start work at Tokyo museum</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></div> <div class="date">June 26, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/miraikan-ishiguro-kodomoroid-otonaroid-android/32718/#comments">10 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/miraikan-ishiguro-kodomoroid-otonaroid-android/32718/pictures">12 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/miraikan-ishiguro-kodomoroid-otonaroid-android/32718/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140712034843im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ishiguro-miraikan-androids.jpg" title="Otonaroid interacts with the public face-to-face (Photo: Miraikan)" alt="Otonaroid interacts with the public face-to-face (Photo: Miraikan)"/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Recent advances in robotics have included machines that can learn by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/cornell-university-robot-learns-from-spoken-instructions/32666/" target="_blank">having folks talk to them</a>, or droids capable of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/pepper-robot/32428/" target="_blank">reading human emotion</a>. Most still look pretty much like motorized mannequins or variations on the <em>Johnny 5</em> theme, though. Even advanced humanoid bots like Honda's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140712034843/http://www.gizmag.com/go/1765/" target="_blank">ASIMO</a> would stand out as distinctly non-human in a police line-up. Such things certainly can't be said of the lifelike (some might even say positively creepy) creations of Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro. 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