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Robotic exoskeleton at PERCRO lab (Pisa, Italy)
Behind the scenes of our upcoming Futuris: Denis, euronews producer, tries on a robotic exoskeleton. This heavy machine, developed at the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory of Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, amplifies human muscular force 20 times. Robotic avatars are coming in Futuris, starting on Nov. 15, 2012 on air and online at www.euronews.com/futuris Duration :…
International Robotics Challenge Grand Finale, Techfest IIT Bombay (Part 2)
In the 15 years since its inception, Techfest has stayed true to its motto of spreading the best of science and technology among the masses. And providing a fair playing field for anyone in India or abroad to prove their mettle at the forefront of technical supremacy has been among its priorities. Hence we bring…
Engineering Newswire 12: Saving Lives with Robotic Bees
Today on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by PD&D TV, we’re putting employees on time out, playing Tetris in a pumpkin and saving lives with robotic bees: • Harvard University electrical engineers Rob Wood and Goo-Yon Wee are working on RoboBee, a miniature flying robot inspired by the biology of a bee and the insect’s…
NAO robot for Secondary Education
NAO is the most widely used humanoid robot for learning STEM and is additionally open to extra-curricular activities in raising awareness of the sciences in museums, and more broadly, to core businesses of the future. NAO is an interactive, fully programmable humanoid robot which is being continuously developed and which meets the requirements of educational…
Robots for rehabilitation
Independent robots like C-3PO from the film Star Wars may be a long way off, but advanced robotic devices are moving away from the assembly line and into our everyday lives. The FT’s Jonathan Soble visits a Japanese hospital and talks to experts about the latest frontier in robotics For more on Japanese Technology &…