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Honda Robotics Division Scientists Develop Helmet Archetype Fitted with Brain Sensors

The Robotics Division of Honda has developed a helmet archetype that can comprehend brain signals.

1 Feb 2011

Honda Engineers Develop Humanoid Robot with 34 DOF

Honda engineers have developed a new humanoid robot that features 34 Degrees of Freedom (DOF) in all joints.

31 Jan 2011

N-iX’ Robot Takes Part in Track Event at Roborace

N-iX, a Ukrainian IT firm which outsources software and engineering services, participated in the second round of the Open Championship for Robotics titled Roborace held on January 29.

31 Jan 2011

Evolutionary Robots Respond Better to Challenging Tasks

Josh Bongard, a researcher at the University of Vermont, has developed a line of robots that can evolve their shape, almost like a tadpole turning into a frog.

31 Jan 2011

Robotics Team from Yelm High School Qualify for State Event

Seven students from the Yelm High School, who will be participating in the FIRST Robotics competition, have won second place at a state level contest for creating an 18-inch robot.

31 Jan 2011

German Researchers Build an Anthropomorphic Robot Hand

German researchers have built may have just built the toughest robot hand yet. It is an anthropomorphic robot hand that can endure collisions with hard objects and even strikes from a hammer without breaking into pieces.

30 Jan 2011

Seoul Looks to Foster Innovation in Robotics

The Yonhap News Agency in Seoul reported that the Government has announced it will spend 100 billion WON (US$89.5 million) on robotics related projects to encourage growth in the cutting edge industry.

30 Jan 2011

Chrysler Foundation Makes Major Contribution to Robotics

The Chrysler Foundation continues its long time commitment to furthering science, engineering and technology education as it announces recipients of 2011 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotic grants.

20 Jan 2011

Anthropomorphic Robot for Education

The DARwin OP, Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence, Open Platform from Virginia Tech was developed for use in education and outreach. It is completely open source from software to hardware, PC based and can run several operating systems from Windows to Linux.

19 Jan 2011