A new version of Atlas, designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. It is specialized for mobile manipulation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. It uses sensors in its body and legs to balance and LIDAR and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain, help with navigation and manipulate objects. This version of Atlas is about 5′ 9″ tall (about a head shorter than the DRC Atlas) and weighs 180 lbs.

Boston Dynamics produce roboti din ce in ce mai inteligenti si mai versatili.
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Achieve Perfect Suit with this Robotic Tailor in just 10 Seconds
This robotic tailor can put you in the perfect suit in less than 10 seconds

Cu ajutorul unui robot.

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For some awesome additional material regarding SuperBot, visit us at Behance: bit.ly/1j7P36d
Synopsis: SuperBot, a tiny toy robot, will learn that reality depends on the looking glass you are looking through.

Cu voia dumneavoastra, va prezint mai jos animatia de vineri. Vizionare placuta!

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Watch this saddest story 3D animation from MMU, Malaysia. The title is ‘Changing Batteries’ – a story about an old woman that live alone with a robot. The ending is too sad to watch.

Cu voia dumneavoastra, va prezint mai jos animatia de vineri. Vizionare placuta!

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Vreau sa va specific inca de la inceput ca prestatia romanului nostru in cadrul aceluiasi show – Razvan Gogonea (ce ati putut urmari-o la vremea aceea aici) –  este cu mult sub cea prezentata de Kenichi Ebina – un american de origine japoneza . Va garantez acest lucru, priviti:

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Dansul robot (sau manechin) este un stil iluzoriu de street dance – confundat de multe ori cu stilul popping – prin care încearcă să se imite un robot sau un manechin care dansează. Dansul robot a devenit popular după ce Michael Jackson l-a utilizat pentru interpretarea piesei „Dancing Machine”, împreună cu frații săi; cu toate acestea, dansul a fost creat de Ron Cornelius [wiki]

Tot ce ati vazut pana acum in acest domeniu e minciuna. Tipul asta e un adevarat robot:

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“DIEGO-SAN”, by Hanson for the Machine Perception Lab at the UCSD Institute for Neural Computation. With a face by David Hanson and Hanson Robotics, which mounts on a body by Kokoro, this robotic baby boy was built with funding from the National Science Foundation and serves cognitive A.I. and human-robot interaction research. With high definition cameras in the eyes, Diego San sees people, gestures, expressions, and uses A.I. modeled on human babies, to learn from people, the way that a baby hypothetically would. The facial expressions are important to establish a relationship, and communicate intuitively to people. As much a work of art as technology and science, this represents a step forward in the development of emotionally relevant robotics, building on previous work of David Hanson with the Machine Perception Lab such as the emotionally responsive Einstein shown at TED in 2009 (seehttp://www.ted.com/talks/david_hanson_robots_that_relate_to_you.html, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbjF6j_Dza8).

Diego-San este un robot umanoid care ne demonstreaza inca o data teoria ca in cativa ani vom vedea pe strada… pardon, nu vom mai putea deosebi pe strada robot de om. Pe langa faptul ca Diego are o fata de bebelus gigant, aceasta este extrem de expresiva, chiar creepy:
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Honda demonstrate the revamped Asimo robot, making the childlike machine run, hop around as well as serve drinks to show how the humanoid is now smarter and even more agile

Iata ca japonezii de la Honda continua sa ne uimeasca, simpaticul robot umanoid Asimo a primit un upgrade cu mai multe functionalitati printre care enumeram alergatul, mersul cu spatele, saritul de pe un picior pe altul si – cel mai important – abilitatea de a servi bauturi.

Cand voi iesi la pensie sunt sigur ca imi voi cumpara si eu unul. 😀

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PETMAN is an anthropomorphic robot developed by Boston Dynamics for testing special clothing used by the US Army. PETMAN balances itself as it walks, squats and does simple calisthenics. PETMAN simulates human physiology by controlling temperature, humidity and sweating inside the clothing to provide realistic test conditions. PETMAN development is lead by Boston Dynamics, working in partnership with Measurement Technologies Northwest, Oak Ridge National Lab and MRIGlobal. The work is being done for the DoD CBDP. For more information about PETMAN visit us at www.BostonDynamics.com.

Se pare ca cei de la Boston Dynamics au luat-o inaintea celor de la Skynet iar Sheldon Cooper ar trebui sa fie bucuros. 😀

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It’s Japantastic!

Pur si simplu de admirat japonezii astia. Nu am cuvinte!

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