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)
Robot kojiro: Could this be the mechanised servant who will serve you ...Daily Mail
Japan Makes More Human RobotEscapist Magazine

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Recycling Robot Tackles Plastic Problem in Japan with Lasers - Singularity Hub (blog)

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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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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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At home with the android family - The Guardian

The Guardian

At home with the android family
The Guardian
Like people, the robots vary: Dautenhahn's arsenal includes human-sized mobile machines and a humanoid, toddler-like robot called Kaspar, whose rubber face ...

Robot avatar MeBot gives you wriggling bug body - CNET

CNET	Robot avatar MeBot gives you wriggling bug body CNET I'll bet we're going to see more small-scale, mobile telepresence robot projects, with some bipedal and humanoid, like Japan's Robo-One fighting machines. ... and more »

Nasa, GM team up on dextrous humanoid robot - Creamer Media's Engineering News

Nasa, GM team up on dextrous humanoid robot
Creamer Media's Engineering News
Robonaut2, or R2, is able to use its hands to do work beyond the scope of previously designed humanoid robots. It surpasses previous dextrous humanoid ...

Wriggling robot avatar MeBot hard to ignore - CNET Asia

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Wriggling robot avatar MeBot hard to ignore
CNET Asia
I'll bet we're going to see more small-scale, mobile telepresence robot projects, with some bipedal and humanoid, like Japan's Robo-One fighting machines. ...

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Fujisoft's PARLO Robot Revealed [New Humanoid Robot Has Netbook Specs ... - TFTS (blog)

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Fujisoft's PARLO Robot Revealed [New Humanoid Robot Has Netbook Specs ...
TFTS (blog)
Japanese tech company Fujisoft has showed off a new small humanoid shaped robot friend for you. It's got a rather awesome name, too. ...

A Giant Leap for Humanoid Kind - MIT Technology Review (blog)

A Giant Leap for Humanoid Kind
MIT Technology Review (blog)
NASA and GM are are working on an advanced humanoid robot that could soon hitch a ride into space. By Brittany Sauser The next generation of explorers to ...
Government IT: NASA's New Generation of Robonauts: R2, Where Are You?eWeek
New robot developed by NASA and GMInformation-Analytic Agency NEWS.am

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Wrestling with Robots - Mail Tribune

Wrestling with Robots
Mail Tribune
"Greetings, humanoid," its electronic voice intoned as an array of lights flashed across its face. Its plastic gripping hand extended to shake, ...

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