Robot News: Page 13

Insect-like SpaceClimber Robot Designed to Climb Steep Uneven Terrain (March 19, 2012): German researchers at the DFKI Bremen Robotics Innovation Center have built an insect-like robot (SpaceClimber) that excels at climbing steep uneven terrain.

Bipedal Robot Remains Upright Even When Whacked by Shoe on a Stick (March 16, 2012): Researchers at The Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) at Virginia Tech have created a bipedal robot that is able to stay upright despite being repeatedly hit with a shoe on a stick.

Japanese Researcher Makes Soft Deformable Amoeboid Robot Inspired by Slime Mold (March 13, 2012): This yellow blob-like robot was inspired by Physarum polycephalum, a type of slime mold.

Dextre Robot to Use Wire Cutter Tool on NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission (March 8, 2012): NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) began operations on the International Space Station with the Canadian Dextre robot on March 7.

Cheetah Robot Sets Land Speed Record for Legged Robots (March 5, 2012): DARPA's fast land robot called Cheetah has set a new land speed record for legged robots.

Scientists Get Real Fish to Follow Robotic Fish (February 29, 2012): Scientists at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University have succeeded in getting real fish to follow a robotic fish.

Video: 7th All Japan Robot American Football Tournament (February 29, 2012): This is a video of the 7th All Japan Robot American Football Tournament.

Robotic Arm Throws Darts, Shoot Baskets Using Universal Jamming Gripper (February 16, 2012): The robotic gripper was a novel version of a robotic hand made from a rubber bag filled with coffee grounds.

Kissnger Robots Transfer Kisses Over the Internet (February 14, 2012): These little pig shaped robots, named Kissenger, were designed to transfer kisses over the Internet.

Little Humanoid Robot Plays Ice Hockey (February 13, 2012): Researchers at the Autonomous Agents Laboratory of the University of Manitoba have taught a DARwIn-OP robot to play ice hockey.

Researchers Study Butterfly Flight With High-Speed Cameras (February 2, 2012): Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are studying butterfly's flight patterns with high-resolution cameras.

Little Headless Running Robot Created (January 28, 2012): This FrostyDesign robot was created by a Japanese designer.

Scientists Add Tails to Robots After Watching Lizards Jump With a High Speed Camera (January 9, 2012): Scientists at UC Berkeley added tails to little robots after studying jumping agama lizards with a high speed camera.

NAO Robot Plays Connect Four (January 2, 2012): This video shows the NAO robot playing the Connect Four board game.

Robots Make Popcorn and Sandwiches (December 16, 2011): Two PR2 robots, James and Rosie, made sandwiches and popcorn at the Technical University of Munich.

Pillow Robot Smacks You When You Snore (December 12, 2011): A pillow robot was created by scientists at Waseda University in Tokyo to help people suffering from sleep apnea.

Qbo Robot Learns to Recognize Itself in the Mirror (December 1, 2011): This video shows a cute little robot, named Qbo, learning to recognize itself in the mirror.

Harvard Scientists Create Gumby-like Robot Capable of Squeezing Under Tight Spaces (November 29, 2011): Harvard Scientists created a bizarre Gumby-like robot that is flexible enough to slide under tight spaces.

Senseless Drawing Robot Serves All Your Graffiti Needs (November 17, 2011): So Kanno and Takahiro Yamaguchi designed what they call the "Senseless Drawing Bot.

Honda's Asimo Gets Upgrade: Hops on One Foot, Pours a Drink (November 8, 2011): Honda's Asimo has learned some new tricks.

Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute Build Disposable Spiderbots With 3D Printer (November 7, 2011): Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA have built a cool looking robot spider.

Mask-bot is a Talking Head Robotic System (November 7, 2011): Researchers at the The Institute for Cognitive System at TU Munchen in Munich, Germany have partnered with Japanese scientists to create Mask-bot.

Gecko-inspired Robot Climbs Straight Up Walls (November 4, 2011): Researchers from Simon Fraser University created this little robot that can climb up smooth walls.

Boston Dynamics Creates Creepy Walking Anthropomorphic Robot Named PETMAN (October 31, 2011): PETMAN is an anthropomorphic robot developed by Boston Dynamics, the creators of the Big Dog robot.

Japan Ministry of Defense Shows Off Its Spherical Flying Machine (October 25, 2011): The Japan Ministry of Defense showed off its Spherical Flying Machine at the Digital Content Expo.