I have been a bit busier than expected the last couple of weeks and posting on this blog has been slow. So, I figured I make it up to you by posting a video of Aldebaran's Nao humanoid robot manipulating some photographs displayed on Microsoft's Surface computer.
This is another nice promotional video for the French robotics company. Aldebaran Robotics are making a serious effort to market Nao to academics and at the same time get the average person excited about the many possible uses of such dexterous, intelligent, humanoid robots. If you want to see another video of Nao walking and manipulating objects, check out our previous post "Introducing Nao."
I AM
- JERRY THIMOTHY J
- TIRUCHIRAPPALLI, TAMILNADU, India
- AND I AM A FINAL YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENT.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Nao Robot plays with Microsoft's Surface computer
The Precision Urban Hopper military robot
Looks like Boston Dynamics makers of the very well known Big Dog robot are at it again. A recently released video shows a new, small, 4-wheeled robot that can leap over obstacles of up to 7.5 meters high. The robot which can be seen in action in the video below, utilizes a piston-actuated leg to jump over obstacles that are up to 60 times its own height. The intended use for the Precision Urban Hopper is obviously military surveillance in urban environments. According to news reports, the robot will be available for use in the field next year. Lastly, the robot is meant to be remote controlled and not fully autonomous. I do suspect, however, that the final model will most likely allow for some autonomy to assist the human operator. This is almost always the case with such robots.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
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