http://www.physorg.com/electronics-news/robotics/ en-us PhysOrg.com provides the latest news on robotics, robots, robotics sciences and technology science. 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 elderly. http://www.physorg.com/news177864557.html Electronics - Robotics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:40:25 EST news177864557 (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 can control android movements by using natural gestures. http://www.physorg.com/news177771547.html Electronics - Robotics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:59:56 EST news177771547 (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 patients to continue rehabilitation at home, thereby cutting down on the number of visits to the rehab center. http://www.physorg.com/news177334289.html Electronics - Robotics Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:50:02 EST news177334289 (PhysOrg.com) -- The research, led by Wolfgang Fink, will aid both people with visual impairments and scientists involved in planetary exploration. http://www.physorg.com/news177152124.html Electronics - Robotics Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:10:02 EST news177152124 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news176581936.html Electronics - Robotics Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:34:30 EST news176581936 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. http://www.physorg.com/news176449854.html Electronics - Robotics Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:20:02 EST news176449854 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. http://www.physorg.com/news176362489.html Electronics - Robotics Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:36:33 EST news176362489 (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 heavier, being around the same size as an eight-year-old child. http://www.physorg.com/news175503348.html Electronics - Robotics Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:56:41 EST news175503348 (PhysOrg.com) -- Developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Italy, the Smart Hand project has given patient, Robin af Ekenstam (see video) the sense of touch in his new prosthesis hand. http://www.physorg.com/news175354299.html Electronics - Robotics Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:34:32 EST news175354299 (PhysOrg.com) -- iRobot's latest robot is unique on many levels. The doughy blob moves by inflating and deflating - a new technique its developers call "jamming." As the researchers explain in the video below, the jamming mechanism enables the robot to transition from a liquid-like to a solid-like state. http://www.physorg.com/news174831238.html Electronics - Robotics Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:14:25 EST news174831238 People are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship. But safety and privacy risks of information-gathering objects that move around our homes are not yet adequately addressed, according to a new University of Washington study. http://www.physorg.com/news174242334.html Electronics - Robotics Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:39:26 EST news174242334 (PhysOrg.com) -- Two South Korean firms have developed mini firefighting robots to help human firefighters safely plan their course of action before entering a blazing building. http://www.physorg.com/news174201096.html Electronics - Robotics Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:20:01 EST news174201096 (PhysOrg.com) -- For the better part of a century, they`ve promised us robots. From Elektro, the 7-foot metal man of the 1939 World`s Fair, to Rosie the robot maid on "The Jetsons" to the android lieutenant commander Data on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," American pop culture has shown a future where humans do little work, leaving the heavy labor to their robot friends. Yet here we are in the year 2009 without a mechanical maid or butler in sight. It may seem petty to ask, but where are all the cool robots? http://www.physorg.com/news173636356.html Electronics - Robotics Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:20:08 EST news173636356 (PhysOrg.com) -- To a robot designer like Sangbae Kim, the animal kingdom is full of inspiration. "I always look at animals and ask why they are the way they are," says Kim, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. "As an engineer, looking at them and speculating is fascinating." http://www.physorg.com/news173096794.html Electronics - Robotics Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:27:23 EST news173096794 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a stroke of odd creativity, Japanese researchers have created robotic blocks that automatically detect where you're walking and position themselves in front of you before you take your next step. As a system, the blocks create an infinite walking surface, acting somewhat like moving stones as you cross an invisible creek. http://www.physorg.com/news172837515.html Electronics - Robotics Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:25:50 EST news172837515 The world's first panda robot is taking shape at a cutting-edge lab in Taiwan where an ambitious group of scientists hope to add new dimensions to the island's reputation as a high-tech power. http://www.physorg.com/news172395058.html Electronics - Robotics Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:31:30 EST news172395058 (PhysOrg.com) -- In an ironic twist to our understanding of life, robots may offer a greater degree of realism for studying some of the intricacies of natural selection and evolution than real organisms offer. In a recent study, scientists have used evolutionary robots to investigate the evolution of social information. Their results mirror theoretical predictions more closely than results from experiments with real organisms, and may provide an explanation for some of the observed variation in animal species. http://www.physorg.com/news172304708.html Electronics - Robotics Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:30:02 EST news172304708 The brains of the snake robots are still no more advanced than that of a one-year-old, but scientists at SINTEF (Norway) want to bring them up to the level of a teenager. At least. http://www.physorg.com/news172218212.html Electronics - Robotics Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:40:03 EST news172218212 (PhysOrg.com) -- A little humanoid robot called iCub is learning how to think for itself, bringing the world of science fiction to reality. The major goal of the "RobotCub" project is to study how humans learn and think, using a robot with the size and brain of a toddler, but the study is also expected to have practical applications in the near future. http://www.physorg.com/news171703166.html Electronics - Robotics Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:20:19 EST news171703166 (AP) -- Scientists on Florida's Gulf Coast are trying to find an underwater robot that has mysteriously vanished. http://www.physorg.com/news171350922.html Electronics - Robotics Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:00:01 EST news171350922 (PhysOrg.com) -- "Le Petit Prince" is a cute one-eyed robot greenhouse designed for use on Mars, and is among the top eight finalists announced last week in the 2009 Electrolux Design Lab competition. The finalists were selected from over 900 entries. http://www.physorg.com/news171180338.html Electronics - Robotics Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:50:04 EST news171180338 (PhysOrg.com) -- A Swedish programmer, Hans Andersson, has used a Lego Mindstorms NXT kit to develop a robot to solve Sudoku puzzles. http://www.physorg.com/news171179534.html Electronics - Robotics Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:30:02 EST news171179534 (PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny robots the size of a flea could one day be mass-produced, churned out in swarms and programmed for a variety of applications, such as surveillance, micromanufacturing, medicine, cleaning, and more. In an effort to reach this goal, a recent study has demonstrated the initial tests for fabricating microrobots on a large scale. http://www.physorg.com/news170678733.html Electronics - Robotics Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:47:01 EST news170678733 Robotics and medical experts in Japan on Wednesday unveiled the prototype of a new hi-tech electric wheelchair that resembles a scooter and promises greater mobility. http://www.physorg.com/news170489411.html Electronics - Robotics Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:10:35 EST news170489411 (PhysOrg.com) -- Borrowing from Mother Nature, a team of MIT researchers has built a school of swimming robo-fish that slip through the water just as gracefully as the real thing, if not quite as fast. http://www.physorg.com/news170329010.html Electronics - Robotics Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:37:37 EST news170329010 Novel agile robots created by mechanical engineers at UC San Diego recently made their way to Austin, Texas, and took center stage during a keynote address at NI Week , the annual robotics extravaganza hosted by National Instruments. http://www.physorg.com/news170006182.html Electronics - Robotics Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:58:15 EST news170006182 Robots in the sky and on the ground are transforming warfare, and the US military is rushing to recruit the new warriors that never sleep and never bleed. http://www.physorg.com/news169378206.html Electronics - Robotics Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:31:24 EST news169378206 (PhysOrg.com) -- Robots are whirring away in factories all over the world, building cars, phones and cookers. Yet they can do so much more. Robotics for healthcare has been tipped as the next big wave, and Europe should be poised to ride it, according to a European road-mapping study. http://www.physorg.com/news168698587.html Electronics - Robotics Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:01 EST news168698587 Three Japanese cyborg look-alikes turned heads on busy Tokyo streets and subway trains Monday as they made their way to a robotics conference on a hot summer's day -- without breaking a sweat. http://www.physorg.com/news168507367.html Electronics - Robotics Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:36:42 EST news168507367 Robots that can cook, dance to Michael Jackson songs or guide the blind are among the gadgets aimed at helping humans cope with illnesses on display in Spain at one of the world's biggest annual gatherings of new technology enthusiasts. http://www.physorg.com/news168412385.html Electronics - Robotics Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:13:46 EST news168412385