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March 02, 2010
8:44
Kondo Releases Heart To Heart4 Software Update

Just a quick heads-up to Kondo KHR-3HV humanoid robot owners and other users of the Kondo RCB-4HV robot controller board. Kondo just released a new Heart To Heart4 software update, version 1.2.2. According to the release notes, the update includes additional functionality includes a link function, expanded conversion functions, percentage adjustment to a number of frames, syncing of the current robot position with the application display, retention of the last...
19:04
New Robot Builders Group on LinkedIn

If you’re on LinkedIn, you’ll definitely want to join the new Amateur and Hobby Robot Builders group.
March 05, 2010
5:38
3D Printing Helps Student Materialize His Hexapod Robot Dream (Video)

Once again, we’re reminded that 3D printing is already a reality instead of a a distant pipe dream. In this case, Matt Bunting at the University of Arizona Robotics and Neural Systems Laboratory, used a Dimension 3D printer to create a unique hexapod robot with geometry that couldn’t be easily manufactured using traditional CNC tools and technology.
March 06, 2010
18:11
Robot Music Video Rocks (Video)

With the next major ROBO-ONE competition just weeks away, the champion builders are ramping up their efforts to field not only the strongest robot for the battles in the ring, but also to capture the attention, and hearts, of the judges and audience. One of our long time favorites, Dr. GIY, definitely plans on surprising and delighting everyone at the competition. Here’s his latest, mind-blowingly cute, robot music video creation:...
March 07, 2010
7:28
Tiny Wave Gundam Robot?

Robots_Dreams_ROBO-ONE_technical_conference-300 Originally uploaded by Robots-Dreams. While it wasn't part of the official presentation schedule, Sugiura's Tiny Wave humanoid drew a lot of attention, especially when it donned Gundam headgear.
8:20
Autonomous Dancing Robot Has The Beat (Video)

Looks like Dr. GIY isn’t the only one with a dancing robot. RobotGrrl91 has her MANOI AT-01 humanoid robot dancing autonomously in response to the drum beats of Yankadi music. The occasion was the Clarkson University Spring 2010 Activities Fair.
10:08
12th ROBO-ONE Technical Conference Photoset

Robots_Dreams_ROBO-ONE_technical_conference-330 Originally uploaded by Robots-Dreams. The ROBO-ONE organization holds regular technical conferences to give more visibility to the sport/hobby and transfer/share knowledge. It's a fantastic opportunity for novices and newcomers to learn the inside details of humanoid robot construction directly from the top ROBO-ONE competitors. The 12th ROBO-ONE Technical Conference, held last Saturday in Kawasaki, featured presentations by the creators of Aerobattler MON(*)Star, Kinopy, Hammerhead, KENTA, and Automo 06 (Wakka)....
11:47
Robot Tsunami Continues

While catching up on our backlog of reading over the weekend, we ran across an interesting article via Robomedia2010. The article covers the Embedded Technology RoboCon (robot competition), which is interesting enough by itself. But, what really caught our eye was this striking graph: The left axis and blue line correspond to the number of participants while the right axis and bars indicate the number of teams entered. In 2002,...
17:19
Robot Bartender: Coming Soon to a Bar Near You (Video)

Taking about robots replacing us humans in daily life, it looks like it won’t be long before the friendly bartender at our neighborhood bar or pub turns robotic. Moriyama-san pointed us to an article by Robomedia2010 featuring this enterainment robot application developed by Eager in Osaka: Of course, the system is just a concept mock-up at this point, but Eager has big plans. They envision bartenter installations with multiple female...
17:38
Micromouse Robots on the Loose in the UK

Registration is open for the MINOS 2010 event coming up April 10th & 11th at Royal Holloway, University of London. For those not familar with the event, it is a fantastic opportunty to not only see great micromouse and line follower robots in action, but also to hear how it’s done from the top designers. Typical technical presentations include in depth coverage of algorithms, sensor and chassis design, motor control,...
March 08, 2010
5:02
Robot vs. Dinosaur (Video)

How in the world did we manage to miss this classic bit of robot comedy when it was first posted two years ago? We’ll never know…
16:38
Shanghai EXPO Mascot Turns Robotic

It seems like Haibao, the Gumby-like mascot character for EXPO 2010 Shanghai China has become the utlimate transformer. The popular figure has appeared in artist reditions as a blue Shrek, Keroro, Ultraman, and even Hellboy. So, it should come as no surprise that 37 blue Haibao robots are being deployed to assist visitors to the exposition. According to the official EXPO 2010 website, the robots stand 1.55 meters tall, come...
March 10, 2010
12:08
Robotics as a Business

Our readers that are interested in the business and investing aspects of robotics will want to put the Intuitive Surgical First Quarter 2010 earnings conference call on their calendar for April 15th at 4:30 pm (ET). Intuitive Surgical is the developer of the well known da Vinci surgical system, and their performance is sure to be an indication of what is in store for practical robot applications. You’ll also want...

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