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November 2009

Robotic Tightrope Walkers for High-Voltage Lines

Inspection bots in Canada and Japan roll out

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October 2009

Navigation by the Soles of Your Feet

Vibrating driver's seats and shoe inserts are proving that humans can gather information using unusual parts of the body

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Wed, September 30, 2009

Do-It-Yourself: An Automated Bartender

Toast your successful project with a drink that the project mixes itself

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September 2009

The Reality of Robot Surrogates

How far are we from sending robots into the world in our stead?

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August 2009

Exoskeletons Are on the March

Cyberdyne is shipping nearly 100 more exoskeletons this fall

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Research on Wireless Network-Based Power Line Inspection

Power line inspection is an important aspect of electrical production safety. In view of the current power line inspection system …

New Robot for Power Line Inspection

Power line inspection is of the utmost importance for the reliability and stability of electric power distribution. However, manual inspection …

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Physical Verification: The Road Ahead

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Artificial Intelligence

November 2009

Article: IBM Unveils a New Brain Simulator

Wed, November 11, 2009

Blog Post: Lessons From a Mechanical Child (Audio Slide Show)

Fri, October 30, 2009

Podcast: The Amazing Androids of Hiroshi Ishiguro

DIY

Sun, November 15, 2009

Blog Post: MonoCopter Modeled After Maple Leaf

Fri, October 30, 2009

Podcast: The Robowranglers From Texas

Tue, October 13, 2009

Blog Post: DASH Hexapedal Cockroach-Inspired Robot Survives Large Falls, Dashes Off

Home Robots

Mon, November 16, 2009

Blog Post: For Willow Garage, Robotics Is Personal (Audio Slide Show)

Thu, November 12, 2009

Blog Post: MIT's Shape-Shifting Robots (Audio Slide Show)

Fri, November 06, 2009

Blog Post: AWE Robotic Wall Reconfigures Itself Into Workspace, Lounge

Humanoids

Tue, November 17, 2009

Blog Post: The Amazing Androids of Hiroshi Ishiguro (Audio Slide Show)

Mon, November 09, 2009

Blog Post: How To Make a Humanoid Robot Open a Door

Fri, October 30, 2009

Podcast: The Amazing Androids of Hiroshi Ishiguro

Industrial

Fri, November 13, 2009

Blog Post: Power Line Inspection Robot Balances Like Tightrope Walker

November 2009

Article: Robotic Tightrope Walkers for High-Voltage Lines

Fri, October 16, 2009

Blog Post: Skiing Robot Races Down Slope

Medical

Fri, October 30, 2009

Podcast: Surgeons and Robots Scrub Up

Fri, October 30, 2009

Podcast: A Helping Hand From a Robot

Thu, October 29, 2009

Blog Post: iRobot Launches Healthcare Robotics Division

Military Robots

Sun, November 15, 2009

Blog Post: MonoCopter Modeled After Maple Leaf

Fri, October 30, 2009

Podcast: The A-Team of Robots

Mon, October 26, 2009

Blog Post: First Video of Boston Dynamics PETMAN Biped

Robotics Software

Tue, November 17, 2009

Blog Post: The Amazing Androids of Hiroshi Ishiguro (Audio Slide Show)

Mon, November 16, 2009

Blog Post: For Willow Garage, Robotics Is Personal (Audio Slide Show)

Sun, November 15, 2009

Blog Post: MonoCopter Modeled After Maple Leaf

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