Robot News: Page 15

Robot Can Juggle Five Balls (June 3, 2011): This robot can juggle 5 balls at once.

Special Effects Builder Dan Thompson Explains How He Created Creepy Animatronic Robot Eyes (May 29, 2011): These creepy animatronic eyes were created by special effects builder Dan Thompson.

Video: Small Robots Battle Kung-Fu Style (May 26, 2011): Small Robots battle each other with punches and kung-fu like moves in this New Scientist video from RoboGames.

Researchers Build Robot Inspired by Sandfish Lizard (May 10, 2011): Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology built a robot that can penetrate and "swim" through granular material.

PhillieBot Robot Throws Out First Pitch at Phillies Game (April 21, 2011): A robot named PhillieBot threw out the first pitch at a Philadelphia Phillies game on Wednesday.

Festo's SmartBird Robot Resembles a Real Bird From a Distance (March 28, 2011): A company named Festo has built an impressive looking robot bird.

Study Investigates How People Respond to Being Touched by a Robot (March 9, 2011): In a new study, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology looked at how people responded when a robotic nurse, named Cody, touched and wiped a person's forearm.

Tiny Robots Compete in World's First Full Robot Marathon (February 17, 2011): Three small two-legged robots and one wheeled robot will compete in the world's first full robot marathon in Osaka in Western Japan.

Tiny Robot Plays the Piano (January 9, 2011): This small robot can play the piano. It is 1.3 feet tall and has the name Elton John. It plays at speeds up to 200 beats per minute.

Researchers Invent Snakebot That Climbs Up Trees and Looks Around (September 4, 2010): Reseearchers at the Biorobotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a snake robot, called Snakebot, that can climb a tree and have a look around.

Video: NASA's ATHLETE Robot Dancing (August 17, 2010): Engineers at NASA created this video that shows its All-Terrain, Hex-Limbed, Extra-Terrestrial Explorer (ATHLETE) dancing.

Japanese Roboticist Creates Creepy Telepresence Robot (August 3, 2010): The Daily Mail reprots that a Japanese roboticist has unveiled a telepresence robot called the Telenoid R1.

Cornell's Ranger Robot Holds Record for Non-Stop Walking by an Untethered Legged Robot (July 30, 2010): Cornell's 4-legged bipedal robot named Ranger holds the world record for non-stop distance walked by an untethered legged robot.

Researchers Create Climbing Robot Inspired by Geckos (July 28, 2010): Researchers at Stanford Unviersity created Stickybot, a robot with sticky feet that was inspired by geckos.

Robotic Fish Could Lure Other Fish From Danger (July 20, 2010): Maurizio Porfiri, an Assistant Professor of Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU, believes a robotic fish may one day help lure schools fish out of danger areas like those created by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Researchers at Harvard and MIT Create Origami Robots (July 6, 2010): Researchers at Harvard and MIT have created self-folding sheets.

Scientists Create Dishwashing Robot Called KAR (December 26, 2008): The University of Tokyo and Panasonic have created a robot called the Kitchen Assistant Robot (KAR) that can do the dishes.

Dexterous Robot Chef Makes Japanese Fast Food and Egg Sandwich (December 10, 2008): Yaskawa Electric demonstrated their Motoman SDA10 robot at the International Next Generation Robot Fair in Osaka.

ScoutRobot Jumps Over Objects (July 30, 2008): ScoutRobot is a wheeled robot that has the ability to jump over objects.

Bug-like Drones in Military's Future (May 2, 2008): Wired posted this video on YouTube.

Robot Dogs Learn to Share Knowledge (July 10, 2006): Sony is developing algorithms that help robots learn to work together to solve problems.

Scientists Create Neuro-Chips (March 29, 2006): Scientists have created neuro-chips that contain both living brain cells and silicon circuits. This could lead to the development of an organic computer.

Scientists Create Robots That Self-replicate (May 16, 2005): A group of scientists at the Cornell Computational Synthesis Lab have invented a way for robots to self-replicate.