‘A two-legged robot being developed by Japanese scientists could one day carry the elderly and handicapped up stairs or inclines.
Standing 1.28 metres (4 ft), the robot is essentially a seat that walks on two mechanical legs. A person hops on the seat and controls its movements using two joysticks.’
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‘A Japanese researcher demonstrated in Tokyo Wednesday a pair of robotic legs that can negotiate stairs and could eventually find use as a wheelchair substitute.
“Elderly people using wheelchairs cannot get up and down stairs,” said Atsuo Takanishi, an engineering professor at Tokyo’s Waseda University. ”We wanted to create a robot that could do that and […]
‘“Ultimately technology could allow even a monkey to do an operation — the learning curve is getting shorter, the possibility of mishaps is getting smaller,” says Dr. Ara Darzi of St. Mary’s Hospital in London. “These [robotic] systems won’t allow you to do the wrong thing.”
Surgery in the future will look very different. Where now […]
‘A Japanese researcher demonstrated a pair of robotic legs in Tokyo today that can negotiate stairs and could potentially find use as a wheelchair substitute.
“Elderly people using wheelchairs cannot get up and down stairs,” said Atsuo Takanishi, an engineering professor at Tokyo’s Waseda University.’
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Lapp USA announced the addition of OLFLEX ROBOT F1 UL/CSA to their line of highly flexible cables at National Manufacturing Week Show & Conference.
OLFLEX ROBOT F1 UL/CSA is designed to provide high mechanical performance on multi-axis robots, welding robots and manipulators, to connect rotating and tilting tables, and other applications requiring bending and torsion movements.
The […]
‘The use of a robotic system could make surgery for prostate cancer an option for thousands of obese men who might otherwise be turned down, report researchers from the University of Chicago in the April 2006 issue of the journal Urology.
The prostate’s protected location deep in the pelvis makes surgical treatment for obese prostate cancer […]
‘The infantry in Iraq, as they have in most wars, have picked up a lot of new skills because of the kind of war they are involved with. IEDs (roadside bombs, or Improvised Explosive Devices), a constant problem, have forced American infantry to adapt in some interesting ways. While infantry patrols, usually in armored […]
‘A two-legged robot that walks at record-breaking speed has been developed by researchers from Germany and Scotland.
“RunBot” is the fastest robot on two legs – for its size. At 30 centimetres high, it can walk at a speedy 3.5 leg-lengths per second. This beats the previous record holder – MIT’s “Spring Flamingo” – which is […]
‘For most people, snakes seem unpleasant or even threatening. But Howie Choset sees in their delicate movements a way to save lives.
The 37-year-old Carnegie Mellon University professor has spent years developing snake-like robots he hopes will eventually slither through collapsed buildings in search of victims trapped after natural disasters or other emergencies.
In recent weeks, Choset […]
‘Japan plans to send a team of semi-autonomous robots to explore the moon within ten years, the Asahi Shimbun has reported.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) hopes the robots can work independently and together with human astronauts to carry out research and eventually construct a base on the moon.’
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‘Noelle’s given birth in Afghanistan, California and dozens of points in between. She’s a lifelike, pregnant robot used in increasing numbers of medical schools and hospital maternity wards.
The full-sized, blond, pale mannequin is in demand because medicine is rapidly abandoning centuries-old training methods that use patients as guinea pigs, turning instead to high-tech simulations. It’s […]
‘When America’s top sex researchers gathered recently to discuss the next decade in their field, some envisioned a future in which artificial sex partners could cater to every fantasy.
“What is very likely to be present before 2016 would be a multi-sensual experience of virtual sex,” said Julia Heiman, director of the Kinsey Institute for Research […]
‘For most people, snakes seem unpleasant or even threatening. But Howie Choset sees in their delicate movements a way to save lives.
The 37-year-old Carnegie Mellon University professor has spent years developing snake-like robots he hopes will eventually slither through collapsed buildings in search of victims trapped after natural disasters or other emergencies. ‘
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‘SOUTH Korea, the world’s most wired country, is rushing to turn what sounds like science fiction into everyday life.
The Government, which succeeded in getting broadband internet into 72 per cent of all households in the past half-decade, has marshalled an army of scientists and business leaders to make robots full members of society.
By 2007, networked […]
Cost-Saving Robotic Workcell Solution Adds Flexibility For Packaging and Thin Wall Injection Molded Parts
Automated Assemblies Corporation, a leading US designer and manufacturer of robots and workcell solutions for the plastics injection molding industry, will introduce an addition to its popular Raptor® advanced technology product line at NPE (Booth #1576).
The new Raptor 3000-HP High Performance […]