The United States has decided to narrow the gap with Asian nations in the field of advanced robotics. U.S. Senators are proposing a curriculum that is heavier on technology and science for American high school kids. The STEM or Science, Technology, Engineering and Math plan is seen as an essential part of the path to better paying jobs for the students.
While Japan is undergoing a nuclear crisis in the wake of the earthquakes and tsunami, international robotic aid is forthcoming from several nations.
According to officials at NASA, a humanoid robot, Robonaut 2 that was delivered to the space station by the shuttle Discovery is estimated to be released out of its packing crate by the end of this month.
Nathaniel Quillin, a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, helped develop NASA’s ‘Robonaut 2’ (R2), a humanoid robot.
Toyota displayed the robots playing violin and trumpet at its Tokyo AMLUX building. Human violin and trumpet players played alongside the robots, trying to match their playing to the musician bots. The robots performed the same pieces that they had performed earlier.
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) will start testing a robot to assist and give directions to visitors at the Emirate's expo centre.
ZMP, developer of PINO, the Humanoid, has created a two-wheeled robot called the e-Nuvo WHEEL, which comes equipped with self-balancing skills.
Robotic inventions built by the Engineering students of the Adamson University were released on "Umagang Kay Ganda" (UKG).
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has declared that it will launch a humanoid in 2013 to the International Space Station to serve as an interactive companion for crewmembers living aboard the station.
The NEC Corporation that had started the development of the PaPeRo since 1997 (Partner-type-Personal-Robot) has launched a new version of PaPeRo for helping the elderly stay active by gathering information about the local activities.
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