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  • RFID in Service Robotics (Part 01)

    1) Why RFID can be used in service robotics 2) Examples of service robots 3) Instrumentation and Representation of RFID-enabled environments 4) RFID-enabled environments as directed graphs 5) Video narration: Vladimir Kulyukin Duration : 0:12:3

  • NAO Next Gen : the new robot of Aldebaran Robotics

    NAO Next Gen: Aldebaran Robotics launches a new generation of its humanoid robot Aldebaran Robotics, the world leader in humanoid robotics, has released its latest version of the NAO robot — NAO Next Gen. The power of NAO Next Gen, the new fully programmable humanoid robot that has the most extensive worldwide use, is opening…

  • The Latest In Hobby Robotics 17

    In this weeks episode of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Frits Lyneborg is giving you 2 tips to fun a nerd can have with RC cars. The first and easy one is “Build something new from the parts”. The second, and more complex one is to upgrade your RC car with “computer assisted sliding control”.…

  • Military Robotic Vehicle Could Mow the Lawn

    John Deere’s “R-Gator” utility vehicle boasts GPS navigation, infrared cameras and obstacle sensors. It’s main mission is to support troops and keep them from harm’s way. But one day its technology could be used at home – in your backyard. WSJ’s Gwendolyn Bounds reports. Duration : 0:4:8

  • Robotic Fly Takes Flight

    Robert Wood’s robotic flies are currently featured in MOMA’s “Design and the Elastic Mind” exhibit in New York. They’re definitely an engineering work of art, as the first insect-sized robots with the ability to lift themselves off the ground(read more at http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/mar08/6017). Duration : 0:3:10