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"Walky" Project (Keio University in Tokyo)

iPhone Software That Controls Robot Movements (w/ Video)

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- At the graduate school of media design at Keio University in Tokyo, a project called "Walky" is under developed. Researchers have developed specifically designed software for the iPhone that ...


New robot skier takes to the slopes

New robot skier takes to the slopes (w/ Video)

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new robot skier has been invented that can be fitted with off-the-shelf skis. This is not the first skiing robot, since Japanese scientists have produced their own (see PhysOrg.com article here), but is bigger and heavie ...


AKROD Knee Device

Robotic Devices Providing Home-Care Rehabilitation (w/ Video)

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created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of researchers, at Northeastern University, have developed several portable robotic devices to aid in the rehabilitation process of stroke victims. These devices are small enough for ...


Ibn Sina sports a white cloak, golden-trimmed robe, a turban and grey beard

Robots primed for 'are you being served' role in Arabic

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A laboratory in the UAE has built what it says is the world's first Arabic-speaking robot which could soon go into mass production to serve as staff in shopping malls.


UCI robot to aid brain research

UCI robot to aid brain research

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A robot powered by a computerized model of a rodent brain will help researchers from UC Irvine and UC San Diego understand how people recognize and adapt to change.


Engineers Will Create Planetary Rover From Retinal Implant Test Robot

Engineers Will Create Planetary Rover From Retinal Implant Test Robot

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The research, led by Wolfgang Fink, will aid both people with visual impairments and scientists involved in planetary exploration.


Robot fish could monitor water quality

Robot fish could monitor water quality

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Nature inspires technology for an engineer and an ecologist teamed up at Michigan State University. They're developing robots that use advanced materials to swim like fish to probe underwater environments.


New study to evaluate robots as exercise trainers (w/ Video)

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Maja Mataric', who directs the University of Southern California Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems, will lead an effort to evaluate robots as exercise coaches for adults of all ages, with a particular focus on the ...



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