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.

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 »

The robot is a concept of domain public. Most people have an idea of what the robot knows its applications and potential for, but do not know the origin of the word robot, have no idea of the origin of useful applications of robotics as science.

Robotics as we know it today, goes back thousands of years ago. We will build on facts recorded by history, and we will begin by explaining that the robots were formerly known as robots, and robotics was not recognized as science, it’s the word robot was born long after the origin of the automata.
Since the beginning of time, man has desired to create artificial life. Has endeavored to give life to beings man accompanying him in his home, people who make their repetitive tasks, or heavy work hard to make a human being. According to some authors, such as JJC Smart and Jasia Reichardt, consider the first robot in the entire history was Adam created by God. According to this, Adam and Eve are the first intelligent robots created, and God was planned and who gave them their first instructions they should follow. In the Greek mythology you will find several stories about the creation of artificial life, eg, Prometheus created the first man and first woman with mud and animated with the fire of heaven. In this way we realize that humanity has the obsession to create artificial life from the beginning of time. Many have been attempts to do so.

The men created automata as a hobby, was created with the aim of entertaining its owner. The materials that were used were available to the entire world, that is, using wood resistant metals such as copper, and any other moldable material that it does not need or require some type of transformation to be able to be used in the creation of automata.

These first robots used, principally the strength for brute power to perform their movements. The first machine tools that helped the man to give his work were given the name of automaton, but rather they are recognized as single devices or machines.

It even has ducks and soft skin. They are two of the characteristics that might define a child a little over a year learning to walk. The CB2 is a robot that is growing and will soon become an adult. And it is that this child has been born Japanese robot-oriented growth in the baby. Was presented in 2007 by scientists from the University of Osaka (Japan) and after two years of work, the baby has managed to take their first steps, human and emotional touch to express any emotion through the face.

The idea of team Minuro Asada, director of the project is to make this little robot learns and evolves as you would a child halfway between humans and primates.

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“Robot Suit HAL” is a cyborg-type robot that can expand and improve physical capability.

The company Cyberdyne has developed a robotic suit, which allows to extend the power of a human being. Initially designed for people with physical disabilities, support for heavy work in the factories, and rescue support to the disaster sites, as well as in the entertainment industry. Its appearance resembles the costumes shown in the drawings Japanese manga.

When a person tries to move, nerve signals are sent from the brain to the muscles through the motor, moving the musculoskeletal system as a result. At this moment, very weak biosenales can be detected on the surface of the skin. HAL catches these signals through a sensor attached to the skin of the signals obtained in usuario. Basado, the power unit is controlled to move all the points together with the generator of muscle movement, enabling the carrier support in everyday activities. This is what we call a ‘voluntary control system’ that provides movement to interpret the intent of the bearer from biosenales, before making the move. Not just a ‘voluntary control system’ HAL has, but also an “autonomous robotic control system that provides human movements on a robotic system that works entirely with the” system of self-control. ” HAL is the first cyborg-type robot controlled by this unique Hybrid System.

HAL is expected to be applied in various fields such as rehabilitation support and physical training support in the medical field, supporting people with disabilities, support for heavy work in the factories, and rescue support disaster sites, as well as in the entertainment industry.