Robotics - General News

[Grey Havoc]

A hover test of the MLB company's e-VBat:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC33z1QvaaY

Youtube desciption: Electric powered V-Bat VTOL Tailsitter UAV hover test. Duration (wing borne flight ) =1hr, Hover duration = 15 minutes. This is a prototype version, the production version will be fully autonomous in operation.

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: http://www.youtube.com/user/suzunejp#p/u/15/Osv2E71FMbU


;D

 

[blackkite]

I want this dog! ;D

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxSs1kGZQqc


Tiny Robotic Bee Assembles Itself Like Pop-Up Book (Wired.com)

 

[robunos]

Strictly speaking it's a fly (diptera) as it only has two wings.....
note also that the wings use the shape from nature, nano-aerodynamics haven't caught up, yet.....


cheers,
robin.

 

[Grey Havoc]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-video/9115818/Flying-robots-play-James-Bond-theme-tune.html ;D

 

[Grey Havoc]

[IMAGE CREDIT: Khang Le]​

[IMAGE CREDIT: Jaime Jones]​

From: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/03/art-of-control-z/​

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cjtOXwF4rU

 

[Grey Havoc]

Insect printable robot. Photo: Jason Dorfman, CSAIL/MIT
(Via Wired.com)​

MIT Project Aims to Deliver Printable, Mass-Market Robots​

 

[Grey Havoc]

Another 'not quite a robot' entry.

Via Slashdot:​

Project Hexapod

 

[Stargazer]

What is this thing supposed to do? Move across traffic jams by overriding the cars? Pick the cars that are parked in the wrong spaces as a crane would and carry them away?

 

[Graham1973]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5YftEAbmMQ

 

[Graham1973]

Flee before the power of Robobull!

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptyV1cpE14o

 

[Siddly]

Transforming Norton Commando

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKqpvriKZuA

 

[Graham1973]

Testing out the Terminator prototype...?

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mclbVTIYG8E

 

[Graham1973]

Wanna go for a ride?

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTDr7ut5ERA

 

[Graham1973]

An interesting set of 1980's prototypes, check out the somersault(sic) at 01:01...

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd5iEke6UlE

 

[Grey Havoc]

TORC Robotics
Robotic Assault Zone Terminal Evaluation Kit
(Via Spacedaily)​

 

[Grey Havoc]

Of passing interest: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9728920.stm

 

[Grey Havoc]

Termite Robots - construction workers of the future (Reuters TV)

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfC3eVjmpfo&feature=player_embedded


Jellyfish Made From Rat Cells Swims Like the Real Thing (Wired.com)


Slashdot topic on the subject: http://science.slashdot.org/story/1...l-jellyfish-built-from-silicone-and-rat-cells

 

[Grey Havoc]

New Robot Can Jump on Water

If you thought walking on water was impressive, try jumping. Researchers have built a robot that can jump on water just like a real water strider. While it’s not the first robot to mimic the water-gliding insect’s skating motion, it’s the first that can actually bounce on water.

www.wired.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

http://www.defencetalk.com/israel-develops-autonomous-anti-ied-robot-43932/

 

[Grey Havoc]

Via Slashdot: Suidobashi Heavy Industry's Kuratas

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xxEfA_orUw&feature=player_embedded

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29MD29ekoKI&feature=player_embedded

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iZ0WuNvHr8&feature=player_embedded

 

[Grey Havoc]

A Wired.com photo piece on building Stompy.

 

[Grey Havoc]

The future of drones: Pack mules and camera grenades (BBC News)

 

[Grey Havoc]

Via the BBC and Slashdot, the Meshworm.

Gizmag has a bit on it as well.

Due to a glitch, I can't post the Slashdot link, sorry.

 

[Grey Havoc]

In other news from Gizmag:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGv4tFWE5-c&feature=player_embedded

 

[Grey Havoc]

Also via Gizmag:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYs215TgI7c&feature=player_embedded

 

[Grey Havoc]

Admiral Adama; Call Your Office

Ummmm ... errrr .... DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, Mass., is being awarded a $10,88...

cdrsalamander.blogspot.ie

http://www.infowars.com/pentagon-developing-autonomous-humanoid-robots-to-perform-evacuation-operations/

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6FGw_IQ1sY&feature=player_embedded


Link​

 

[Grey Havoc]

Another 'it's not exactly a robot but...' entry. A company video on the DTV Shredder, originally shot for the IDGA Ground Vehicle convention in Detroit. (h/t to pocoloco over at Militaryphotos.net.):

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh2nLWYnxkM&feature=player_embedded

 

[theponja]

Thanks a lot for the Kuratas videos. That was fun. My son enjoyed a lot the videos.

 

[Grey Havoc]

I'm glad ye liked them.

 

[Grey Havoc]

5 Real Robots Made From Everyday Stuff

The popular image of robotics research involves big budgets, state-of-the-art technology and the latest materials. But in fact, a lot of cutting-edge research is done on the cheap, using things you probably have around the house.

www.wired.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Via the Think Defence blog:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx7nS7_Kf7E&feature=player_embedded

 

[Michel Van]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ezXBEBE6U&feature=player_embedded



LS3 Legged Squad Support System by Boston Dynamic for US Marines


I call it "That Thing were taliban runs for there lifes, if they see it coming" ;D

 

[Grey Havoc]

http://www.gizmag.com/top-ten-robots-2012/25726/


Also via Gizmag, another 'not exactly a robot', Panasonic's Power Loader Light exoskeleton:

[IMAGE CREDIT: Panasonic/Gizmag]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Ti1UtDrXo&feature=player_embedded


http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-power-loader-light-exoskeleton/25682/​

 

[Grey Havoc]

Again via Gizmag, MIT's milli-motein:

[IMAGE CREDIT: MIT/Gizmag]​

An MIT team is developing a robot that has the potential to become possibly the most versatile machine ever. Referred to by the team as the "robotic equivalent of a Swiss Army knife,” the milli-motein robot is made up of a chain of tiny modules each containing a new type of motor that can be used to form the chain into various shapes. This shape-changing capability could lead to the creation of robots that dynamically change their form to suit the task at hand.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQf0qsRTsoA&feature=player_embedded​

 

[Grey Havoc]

A quick paste and run: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9844020/My-close-encounter-with-the-bionic-man.html