Floreana and his colleagues outfitted robots with light sensors, light-colored rings and wheels and placed them in habitats furnished with bright “sources of food and other” poison. ” The first recharge their batteries and other download them.

Their neural circuitry was programmed with 30 “genes” of program code elements that determine the level of detection of light and how they respond to these stimuli.

The robots were initially programmed to light emitor at random and move randomly to detect light.

To create the next generation of robots, Floreana recombined genes that were better, those who managed to load their batteries from their “food source”. Read the rest of this entry »

The Japanese company NEC and Mie University have created a robot, based on its known PaPeRo capable of distinguishing between different types of wine with an infrared system.

Currently only able to analyze a dozen types of wine with phrases like “this is a wine of medium body with a deep flavor, but the aim is that in the future to replace sumillers restaurants midrange and low who can not afford a human expert. Read the rest of this entry »

Stair Climbing Robot, is the new robot developed by engineers from the American company iRobot, famous for creating products such as Roomba, a robot vacuum cleaner. Apparently, this new invention is the result of the doctoral thesis of the anonymous engineers, the company has not provided their names.

The main novelty of this robot, he is able to climb up and down stairs. Something that until now was difficult even for advanced robot ASIMO, the Honda humanoid. One of the most famous robots of the world and also fell down the stairs. The method used to raise and lower is very rudimentary, like the parts with which it is mounted, the wheels themselves are scooter. But you can not ask for much more work at university.

The product will be marketed by the iRobot, so you can not buy its online store.

But it can be a major breakthrough in designing new robots. So far, the difficulty descending stairs, in which a robot is concerned, lies mainly in controlling the center of gravity and balance. They’ll see if this Stair Climbing Robot serves as inspiration to other devices.

Who wants to go to the gym if you can be and with that bionic strength increases five times In 2005, the Japanese company Cyberdyme introduced to the wonder world of a prototype that seemed to push us forward. HAL that stands in English Assisted Hybrid Prosthesis is a exoskeleton prototype, a kind of prosthesis for the body biomechanics will now begin to be marketed.

According to an article in the journal Hplus, four years after its launch, the company Cyberdyme is ready for mass production of this robotic exoskeleton.

HAL is based on a system biocybernetics based on bionic principles, electronic and robotic. Some sensors bioelectrical brain communicate with the prosthesis and the same impulses that make the body move, move forward HAL.

Its utility, in addition to being purchased as a futuristic fantasy, it will be important for disabled or elderly. In fact also being explored that would HAL in rehabilitation work.

Another possible use is to assist in professions that require great physical strength, as HAL increases the physical strength of a person for five.

What appears at the moment is its adaptation for military purposes, the father of HAL, the Japanese Sankay engineer at the University of Tsuka, seems to have rejected proposals from several countries to change their invention and turn it into a weapon.

Its usage is quite simple and of course can be used and then stored as it is not definitive. In fact the latest versions of the prototype has been improved greatly and have that HAL is very easy to carry and despite just 25 kilograms.

For now, Cyberdyne will start to sell about 400 or 500 units per year at a price of $ 4200, which at the current exchange rate is about 3,100 euros. The forecast, however are going up production to reach several thousand per year.

For now, Cyberdyne has established an office in Amsterdam to handle the sales of the exoskeleton in Europe.

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The robots are used in a variety of applications, from robots turtle classrooms, welding robots in the automotive industry, teleported arms up in the Space Shuttle.

Each robot carries its own problems and their solutions related but many people believed that automation of processes using robots is in its infancy, is an undeniable fact that the introduction of robotic technology in the industry, has already caused a great impact. In this sense, the automotive industry plays a role preponderant.

It is necessary to mention the problems of social, economic and even political, which may lead to misdirection of the robotics industry. It is essential that the planning of human resources, technological and financial resources is done in a smart way.

By contrast robotics will greatly contribute to increased employment. But how can this be done? by automating the processes in more flexible machines, reduces the cost of machinery, and produces a variety of products without the need for major changes in the way of manufacturing the same. This causes a lot of business families (Micro and small enterprises) which causes the decentralization of industry.

The creators of the robot Twendy-One and the robotic arm Stair 1.0 have a competition in your area of research: Justin robot, with strong arms, precise and sensitive that they can perform complex tasks by interacting with humans.

Justin was presented during the ICRA-2007 by Professor Bruno Siciliano, University of Naples, Italy. The robot was designed by the University and the German Space Agency (German Space Agency, DLR) within a European project called “Physical Human-Robot Interaction: Unit and Security” (Physical Human-Robot Interaction: Dependability and Safety). Read the rest of this entry »