Kemp’s lab also has promising results that could impact the future of assistive robotics. Whether reaching for a book out of a cluttered cabinet or pruning a bush in the backyard, a pe... Read more
When it comes to understanding our world, robots are stupid. Don’t believe what the sci-fi movies tell you. Like computers, robots only do what we program them to do. And that’s... Read more
He predicted that the first wave of robots would most likely become “the body for people with physical disabilities.” MENLO PARK, Calif. — Millions of people watched a robot descend last wee... Read more
As robots seek to mimic humans’ ability to see and hear, they have a secret weapon in Microsoft’s Kinect game motion-sensing controller. MIT’s Computer Science and Artifici... Read more
Among the various scientific/industrial robots in the marketplace, Willow Garage‘s PR2 is one that stands out. This is because both its hardware and software are open-source – us... Read more
Despite all the breakthroughs in the world of robotics, we still seem to be some way off the kind of advanced robots that can autonomously carry out a variety of tasks in unstructured and cl... Read more
Until someone develops a common platform for building robots (think of the combination of Windows and Intel that has made PCs so accessible), the technology will remain elusive to the genera... Read more