Humanoid Robots

Kojiro would so destroy Asimo with robot jujitsu - CNET

Kojiro would so destroy Asimo with robot jujitsu
CNET
It's also lighter than your traditional humanoid robot, which designers contend will make it more friendly when humans have to interact with it. ...
Humanoid Robot Focuses On Muscles And TendonsUberGizmo (blog)
New housework robot in JapanPeople's Daily Online
Kojiro robot previews new wave of organic-movement androidsDVICE
Escapist Magazine -Mail on Sunday
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Recycling Robot Tackles Plastic Problem in Japan with Lasers - Singularity Hub (blog)

Singularity Hub (blog)

Recycling Robot Tackles Plastic Problem in Japan with Lasers
Singularity Hub (blog)
We may have to get used to the idea that by the time a humanoid robot comes around, all the real work will have been handled by the non-humanoid bots. ...
Recycling robot sorts six types of plastic using laser photonicsPlastics Today
Robot With Laser Vision Sorts Plastics, Boosts RecyclingTreehugger

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Meet Robonaut 2, the GenNext robot - Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News

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Meet Robonaut 2, the GenNext robot
Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News
The two giant orgnisations, with the help of engineers from Oceaneering Space Systems of Houston, have developed and built a new humanoid robot, Robonaut 2, ...

Japan baby-robot teaches parenting skills - AFP

AFP	Japan baby-robot teaches parenting skills AFP Japan is already famous for highly sophisticated robots, from Honda's humanoid Asimo to pancake-flipping chef Motoman to Paro the fluffy robot seal that ... and more »

Pint-sized robot takes giant strides - Times Online

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Pint-sized robot takes giant strides
Times Online
"The idea was to develop a humanoid robot with the physical and cognitive abilities of a two-year-old child," Professor Darwin Caldwell of the Italian ...
'Robot child' that plays catch on show in LondonThis is London

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iCub - "The most advanced humanoid robot in Europe" - Stuff.tv (blog)

Stuff.tv (blog)

iCub - "The most advanced humanoid robot in Europe"
Stuff.tv (blog)
Continuing our seemingly robot quest, we went to the Institute of Engineering and Technology, joining a host of robot experts for the Humanoid Robotics ...

Safety issues loom as humanoid invasion approaches - New Scientist

Safety issues loom as humanoid invasion approaches
New Scientist
The most dangerous part of a humanoid robot is likely to be its legs, says IIT engineer Darwin Caldwell. He is working to make robot legs which impart less ...

Robot Technology Helping Humans in Daily Activities (w/ Video) - PhysOrg.com

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Robot Technology Helping Humans in Daily Activities (w/ Video)
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In other news on Robot Technology is Kojiro, a humanoid robot that mimics the human skeletal system. Kojiro is currently under development at the University ...

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AMARSi project could see robots learn from co-workers - Wired.co.uk

AMARSi project could see robots learn from co-workers
Wired.co.uk
If the researchers are successful, the 7 million euro, EU-funded project will enable humanoid (and quadruped) bots to autonomously learn and develop motor ...

Roboticists saved from integration workload - Control Engineering Middle East

Roboticists saved from integration workload
Control Engineering Middle East
... "Da Vinci" surgical robot by Intuitive Surgical and "DARwin" the humanoid robot developed at RoMeLa, the Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory at Virginia ...

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