Robot News: Page 9

Boston Dynamics Robot Dons Gas Mask and Camouflage (April 5, 2013): Boston Dynamics dressed its PETMAN robot is a gas mask and camouflage.

Festo Unveils BionicOpter, a Robotic Dragonfly (March 29, 2013): Festo has unveiled BionicOpter, its impressive blue dragonfly robot.

Researchers Unveil Five Foot Wide Robotic Jellyfish (March 28, 2013): Researchers at the Virginia Tech College of Engineering have unveiled a man-sized autonomous robotic jellyfish.

Robotic Salamander With Foldable Limbs Can Swim, Crawl and Walk (March 23, 2013): The Biorobitcs Labaratory (Biorob) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology has upgraded its robotic salamander.

Researchers Build Quadrotor With Talons (March 23, 2013): New Scientist reports that scientists working at the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a quadrotor with talons that can grab an object during flight.

Snake Robot Coils on Contact When Thrown at Pole or Branch (March 22, 2013): Researchers at Carnegie Mellon's Biorobotics Laboratory have developed a snake robot that can coil on contact when it is hurled at a branch or pole.

Boston Dynamics Teaches BigDog Robot to Hurl Cinder Blocks (March 3, 2013): Boston Dynamics continues to develop its BigDog robots for the Army Research Laboratory's RCTA program.

Kibo Robot to Join Crew Aboard International Space Station This Summer (March 1, 2013): Gizmag reports that Kibo, a Japanese communication robot, will be joining the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) this summer.

Scientists Build Robotic Bat Wing (February 21, 2013): Researchers at Brown University have built a robotic bat wing.

Smart Trash Can Moves Autonomously to Catch Your Trash (February 19, 2013): Engineer Minoru Kurata created the Smart Trash Can, which can move autonomously to catch your trash.

Robo Sally Finds and Disables IEDs, Checks Driver IDs at Security Checkpoint (February 16, 2013): Researchers from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory are working on Robo Sally, a Bimanual Dexterous Robotic Platform that can locate and disable Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).

Japanese Scientist Build Robotic Rat to Depress Lab Rats (February 13, 2013): Lab rats already have to endure many experiments in order for humans to learn new things.

Researchers Developing Robotic Boats That Join Together to Form Bridge or Landing Strips (February 11, 2013): The Daily Pennsylvanian reports that University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed small robotic boats that can join together to form a large flat structure.

Agile Little Crazyflie Nano Quadcopter Weighs Just 19 Grams (February 8, 2013): Crazyflie is an impressive little 19 gram quadcopter.

Howe and Howe Technologies Unveils Swat-Bot (January 25, 2013): The purpose of this robotic is to move other vehicles out of the way.

Industrial Perception's 3D Vision Guided Robot Throws Boxes (January 25, 2013): IEEE Spectrum reports that Industrial Perception, Inc.

Japanese Scientists Building Pulsating Space Jellyfish (January 21, 2013): Professor Yoichiro Kawaguchi at the University of Tokyo is working on constructing a

Robotic Baby Boy Makes Realistic Looking Expressions (January 10, 2013): Hanson Robotics released this video of Diego-San, a robotic baby boy with an expressive face.

Japanese Researchers Developing Power Loader Power Amplification Exoskeleton Robot (January 8, 2013): Japanese researchers at Panasonic subsidiary Activelink are developing a robotic exoskeleton, called Power Loader.

Video: British Researchers Create Vomiting Larry Robot to Learn More About Norovirus (January 4, 2013): Researchers at the U.

Researchers Developing Flying Grasping Robots (January 2, 2013): First came flying robotic drones.

DARPA's Pack Mule Robot Plays Follow the Leader (December 19, 2012): DARPA's four-legged pack mule robot (built by Boston Dynamics) plays follow the leader in this video.

Researchers Develop Swarm of Ping Pong Ball Sized Robots (December 17, 2012): Researchers at University of Colorado Boulder have created a swarm of ping pong ball sized robots.

Teleoperated LittleDog Types on a Keyboard (December 8, 2012): BigDog is a dog-sized pack mule robot created by Boston Dynamics.

Disney Research Creates Creepy Looking Robot That Plays Catch (November 30, 2012): Disney Research has created a robot with a creepy face and Terminator-like body that is capable of playing a fun game of catch with humans.