ROBOTICS News, Jul 03, 2012

ROBOTICS Sneaky Robot Cheats At Rock, Paper, Scissors: VIDEO Towleroad Engineers in Japan have built a robot hand that can. See all stories on this topic »

Meet the Robot That Wins Rock-Paper-Scissors 100 Percent of the Time Slate Magazine (blog) Photos; Video · Slatest; Blogs; MySlate; 99+ ... “[I]t all happens so fast that it's more or less impossible to tell that the robot is waiting until you commit yourself before it makes its move,” says Evan Ackerman on IEEE Spectrum's Automaton blog ... See all stories on this topic » Slate Magazine (blog)

Video: Flying robot swarm wows at Cannes msnbc.com The performance of a flying robot swarm at a creativity festival in France has echoes of the highly-coordinated human theatrics that kicked ... See all stories on this topic »

RIVERSIDE: Trailer stolen with students' robot inside Press-Enterprise WEBLINK WEBLINK: Team Robokong's YouTube videos. A trailer containing a robotbuilt by science students was stolen from a parking lot in Riverside, leaving summer camp participants without one of their favorite activities. The trailer belonging to Team ... See all stories on this topic » Press-Enterprise

Video: Robot Has Roach-Like Reflexes Design News A fast-moving robot can perform acrobat-like flips mimicking the movements of cockroaches and geckos, which could help it become a model for small, highly mobile search-and-rescue robots to assist first responders. See all stories on this topic »

Cheating Rock, Paper, Scissors Robot Wins Every Time Hot Hardware A YouTube video shows the robot seemingly outsmarting its human opponent every single time, but what it's really doing is using a high speed camera to wait to see which object you select, and then trumping it. "Recognition of human hand can be ... See all stories on this topic »

Video: Swimming Robot Mimics Humans Design News A swimming robot that faithfully mimics human motions better than previous attempts could help produce more streamlined swimsuits, improve the performance of competitive swimmers, or serve as an aid in physical therapy. See all stories on this topic »

Robot beats human at rock, paper, scissors. Every time. Christian Science Monitor When viewed in realtime, it appears as though the robot is reading the human's mind. It's only when you slow the video down to one 50th of the speed that you can see the delay in the machine's response, and even then the lag is just barely perceptible. See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Video: Japanese scientists create robot rock-paper-scissors champ MetroNews Canada From the We Built It Because We Can file, otherwise known as Japanese robotics, comes the latest blow to the future of humanity: an erosion of our supremacy at games of chance. Billed as a showpiece for what they describe as human-machine co-operation ... See all stories on this topic »

Robotic quadrotors' training now complete, proven with razzle-dazzle Cannes ... Engadget Robotic quadrotors' training now complete, proven with razzle-dazzle Cannes show (video). By Steve Dent posted Jun 27th 2012 9:21AM. robotic-quadrotors-cannes-light-sound-show. We've watched our potential quad-mech overlords from KMel Robotics ... See all stories on this topic »

Robot hand wins every time at Rock, Paper, Scissors game Ubergizmo Well, it seems that the world of robotics have advanced to such a stage where the next time you want to go up against someone in a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, you might want to send in this robot hand as your representative. It wins every single ... See all stories on this topic » Ubergizmo

iPhone & Android Shimi robotic dock dancing on video Phones Review Well now if you simply must have a dock for your iPhone or Android smartphone then why not have one that can dance along to the beat of your music whilst looking cute and adorable? Well perhaps sometime in the near future you will be able to own a ... See all stories on this topic » Phones Review

University of Texas at Austin team wins robot soccer world championships in 2 ... Phys.Org UT Austin Villa, a team of computer science students led by professor Peter Stone, won two 2012Robot Soccer World Cup division championships during RoboCup 2012 last week in Mexico City. ...AndyVision retail robot takes stock and more (w/ Video) ... See all stories on this topic »

Is this Quadrotor Light Show an Astonishing Artistic Feat or Grim Vision of ... Geekosystem Using mirrors, LEDs, and some kind of sound manipulation system, the robots beeped and booped through a wigged out techno piece chillingly called “Meet Your Creator.” Art or ultimatum, you need to watch this. Video, after the break. The show was put ... See all stories on this topic »

Robots make world cup quarter-final Wishaw Press A team of robots designed in Scotland have outperformed the national team by reaching the quarter-finals of the robot football world cup. ... Wishaw Press on Facebook Join us on Facebook · Send your stories · Send your videos · Send your pics · Join a ... See all stories on this topic »

Robotics company finds niche market WDTN Centerville company that specializes in robots may have found next generation turbine power. ... 7 Day Forecast · Daily Forecast · Almanac · Currents · Satellite · SatRad · Severe Weather · Weather Blogs · Video · Live Video · NBC Shows · Your Videos ... See all stories on this topic »

Where robots meet grain grinders Welland Tribune In addition to historic displays, Mittlestead said there will be a display of robots created by local high school students involved in FIRST Robotics clubs, on Saturday only. While robots ... Share your story, photo or video about something you've seen ... See all stories on this topic »

Florida Hospital for Children Acquires Mazor Robotics' Renaissance System SYS-CON Media (press release) Mazor Robotics Ltd. (TASE: MZOR), a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, announced that Florida Hospital for Children in Orlando, Florida has purchased its Renaissance™ system. Renaissance is Mazor's next-generation ... See all stories on this topic »

HEXBUG® Creator Releases Robotic Toy Bugs into India SYS-CON Media (press release) Innovation First International, masterminds behind the internationally recognized HEXBUG® MicroRobotic Creatures brand, today announced it is launching its popular family-focused product line of high-tech robotic toys into the Indian market. For this ... See all stories on this topic »

Health Robotics' i.v.STATION Shows Evidence of Quality, Cost, and Speed at ... PR Newswire (press release) Health Robotics' i.v.STATION Shows Evidence of Quality, Cost, and Speed at LeeSar's Sterile Compounding Center. ... experts, and customized feeds just for Media. View and download archivedvideo content distributed by MultiVu on The Digital Center. See all stories on this topic »

Sneak Peek: iRobot's Hall of Awesomeness IEEE Spectrum All, Articles, Blogs, Videos, Slideshows, Podcasts .... But, it's only because we've been hard at work doing some old fashioned on-site reportin' on the ground in Boston, where we checked out iRobot, Boston Dynamics, and several robotics labs at MIT ... See all stories on this topic » IEEE Spectrum

Robotic Quadrotors Perform Live At Cannes (Video) Geeky gadgets We have featured some robotic quadrotors before here at Geeky Gadgets, and now they have been used to put on a live show at Cannes, which you can see in the videobelow. The quadrotors from KMel Robotics were used to out on a live display at Cannes, ... See all stories on this topic » Geeky gadgets

Andyvision Robot Works In Shop & Does Inventory Control - Future of Retail Is ... CrazyEngineers VoiCE You walk into a shop and see a hoodie-wearing robot scanning the shelves. You could think that it's a good idea for a day-light robbery, but ... you see such systems changing the face of stores in coming years? Do see this video to check Andyvision in ... See all stories on this topic »

Robots take lessons in body language Financial Times Robots are already commonplace in factories, typically performing programmed tasks. Other specialised bots have been developed for hospital settings ranging from remote-controlled mobile robots, allowing doctors to examine patients over video-links, ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times

Robot Restaurant: Digital Bistro Uses 18 Kinds Of Robots To Make And Serve ... Huffington Post UK Rex. Robot Restaurant. Rex. Robot Restaurant. Rex. Robot Restaurant. Rex. Robot Restaurant. Rex. Robot Restaurant. Rex. Contribute to this Story: Send us a tip; Send us a photo or video; Suggest a correction. FOLLOW UK TECH. Like. 1k. Get Alerts ... See all stories on this topic »

RADAR: Robots take over Courier Mail UNIVERSITY of Tokyo researchers last week unveiled a robot that is designed to do just one thing: never lose a game of rock, paper, scissors. Here's a look ... The pocket-sized robots can be thrown 36m and are to be used in video reconnaissance. 6 ... See all stories on this topic »

Robotic palletizing system Packaging World ABB Robotics launched the PalletPack 460, a pre-engineered package of provenrobotic palletizing components featuring the new IRB 460 robot designed specifically for high-speed end-of-line palletizing. The packaged configuration offers integrated ... See all stories on this topic » Packaging World

ReconRobotics Awarded $13.9 Million Contract by the U.S. Army EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) On June 8, ReconRobotics introduced the Throwbot XT, a new generation micro-robot that provides both audio eavesdropping capabilities and video reconnaissance to U.S. troops. The Throwbot XT also has an automatic, infrared optical system that gives the ... See all stories on this topic »

Evader, Inc. (EVDR) Introduces Dr. Vibot Smart Search MarketWatch (press release) This is the next step for our robotics unit also known as a "smart search". For example in order to identify, and search for items per request and in a real time video robot view, as well as searching through a database of video that robot already saw ... See all stories on this topic »

Local robotics team invited to national NASA competition Aiken Standard In recent years, Amanda Walters and Chris Williamson have become well-known within Aiken County'srobotics community. The Graniteville couple previous ... By ROB NOVIT. See all stories on this topic »

Evader Announces Smart Search Functionality for its Robotics Product Lines AZoRobotics With this innovation, the robotics unit advances to "smart search". In addition to detecting and investigating the items for each request and in a real time video robot view, it explores via a videodatabase which the robot had already viewed during ... See all stories on this topic »

QUAN Opens Negotiations With Award-Winning European Robotics Institute TheStreet.com (press release) Quantum International Corp (OTCBB: QUAN) is pleased to announce that it has opened negotiations with a prestigious robotics institute in Europe to potentially help commercialize cutting-edge roboticstechnologies. See all stories on this topic »

U.S. Army Awards $13.9M Contract to ReconRobotics AZoRobotics Unlike the previously used bulky (30-80 lbs of weight) military robots, the current warfighter can lift compactly packed Throwbot XT, followed by quick deployment within 5 s to achieve lifesaving video and audio reconnaissance. This potential clearly ... See all stories on this topic » AZoRobotics

Jobs Humans May Lose to Robots Jobs & Hire By 2013 we can expect to see about 1.2 million industrial robots showing off their skills and replacing humans globally. ... That will be one robot for every 5000 people, according to Marshall Brain, founder of How Stuff Works and author of Robotic Nation. See all stories on this topic » Jobs & Hire

One step closer to robotic refueling demonstrations on space station Phys.Org RRM results and lessons learned are reducing the risks associated with satellite servicing and bolstering the foundation for future robotic servicing missions. “Now that these .... Display team creates texture-changing bubble screen (w/ Video). (Phys ... See all stories on this topic »

Rep. Dian Slavens Test-Drives P-CEP Students' Hoops-Playing Robot Patch.com Video: Plymouth-Canton robotics team shows off robot at Salem High School. See all stories on this topic »

Hamilton Robotics Team at Summerfest, Competing at SportsZone Patch.com Upload Photos and Videos. | Search Patch Archive.http://sussex.patch.com/articles/hamilton-robotics-team-at-summerfest-competing-at-sportszone/media_attachments/edit?upload_started=1341085311. asset[new_asset_attachment_attributes][to_id] ... See all stories on this topic »

MCC's LEGO robotics sparks love of science for students Statesville Record & Landmark COPI's free summer program, 21st Century Community Learning Center, made a trip to Mitchell Community College Thursday to give its 20 highest-performing students the chance to work withrobotic technology. The activity is part of the summer camp's ... See all stories on this topic »

QUAN Opens Negotiations with Award-Winning European Robotics Institute SYS-CON Media (press release) (OTCBB: QUAN) is pleased to announce that it has opened negotiations with a prestigious roboticsinstitute in Europe to potentially help commercialize cutting-edge robotics technologies. The interdisciplinary institution could be an excellent fit for ... See all stories on this topic »

Design News - Blog - Video: Robots Recognize Human Gestures Researchers at Singapore's A*Star Institute for Infocomm Research have created gesture ... www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&doc...

Video Friday: Knife-Edge Maneuvering, Adopt a Husky Robot, and ... IEEE Spectrum's robotics blog, featuring news, articles, and videos onrobots, humanoids ... spectrum.ieee.org/.../video-friday-knifeedge-manuvering-ado...

VIDEO: Second "Robotics;Notes" Promo Debuts A second promotional video for Robotics;Notes hit the Internet today, showing about four ... www.crunchyroll.com/.../video-second-roboticsnotes-promo-d...

RoboCup 2012 Walkthrough (Video) | Robots Dreams ... Walkthrough (Video). Here's a robot video that I found interesting: ...FOLLOW US in ... www.robots-dreams.com/.../robocup-2012-walkthrough-video...

7 Days of Robotics: 18-24 June 2012 | NooTriX You'll find links to these stories and much more in our news of the week below. We also ... nootrix.com/2012/06/robotics-week-24/

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