Researchers at the University of Zurich, Switzerland have developed a robot that can balance a pencil. New Scientist informs that pole-balancing is, apparently, a "well-known exercise in robotics research."
Richard Tyler, Enterprise Editor for the Telegraph reports that the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) is encouraging small and medium businesses to produce tech-savvy equipment for the forces.
Autodesk, Inc. has declared its intention to be one of the sponsors at the FIRST Robotic Competition, by offering its software, mentoring research students and offering grants to participating teams from the US.
Vinten Radamec is participating in the CABSAT 2011 in an endeavor to show how easily studios can switch to camera robotics by incorporating automation into manually operated pedestals and heads.
Chrysler Foundation has offered For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotic sponsorship worth $110,000 to 15 teams from 19 high schools in Southeastern Michigan region.
ZMP has released RoBoCar MEV, a new electric robot car. This automated vehicle features various sensors like speed sensor, stereo camera, laser range finders and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU).
Students of Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering have developed AutoFrost, an automated cake-frosting robot.
Ed Corporation has launched a new robot for selling movie tickets in mall’s Cineplex.
It looks like a starfish made of soft plastic. When air is blown into it through a thin tube it comes to life and the starfish closes like a hand. It does this so gently that it can grasp a raw egg without breaking it.
Burg Giebichenstein and Stefan Schwabe of the University of Art and Design Hall have developed Troblion, a robot capable of simulating emotions.
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