‘The world’s largest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries aims to become a leading producer of industrial robots as well. The company said Wednesday it hopes to be one of the world’s top five industrial robot makers by 2010. To that end, it plans to boost its annual production capacity of industrial robots from the current 1,500 […]
‘Korea’s second humanoid robot, named EveR-2, will debut this week at Robot World 2006, the robotic exhibition that begins a five-day run at COEX in Seoul, Wednesday (Oct. 18).
The “female” robot will demonstrate more advanced capabilities than its predecessor EveR-1 at the annual event, according to its creator Sunday.
“The lower half of EveR-1 is immobile […]
‘A restaurant in China is proving a big hit with customers, and it’s not just because of the food being dished up.
Instead it’s the way the food is being served that’s filling chairs and tables with hungry people, with robots replacing waiters and waitresses.
The robot shows customers to their tables, they place their order into […]
‘China’s new counter-terrorist robot was drawing crowds on Wednesday at the ongoing 2006 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in Beijing.
Looking like a cross between a tank and a crane, the robot was put through its paces at a mock danger zone at the conference center.
Suddenly, a detonator-like object emerges in its sight and […]
‘Chinese scientists have invented a cooking robot that is capable of cooking thousands of local dishes. The robot can fry, bake, boil and steam, and perform other function necessary for cooking Chinese food.
The robot called AIC-AICookingrobot - developed by Fanxing Science and Technology Co. Ltd in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, is capable of cooking thousands of […]
‘Surgeons in Australia have unveiled details of the the first kidney operation performed completely by robots.
The delicate operation was carried out at Sydney’s St Vincent’s hospital.
Surgeon Raji Kooner from Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital says robotic surgery offers many advantages for the patient in quicker recovery times and less bleeding.’
Read more at Robots carry out kidney […]
‘RTL’s n-tv news television centre in Cologne has become one of the first customers for a new robotic camera system, RoboKam, developed by Robotics Technology Leaders GmbH and debuted at IBC.
Incorporating both face-tracking and object-tracking, the new system is controllable from a standard PC. Three RoboKam systems have been sold for use at n-tv and […]
‘British biotechnology firm Intercytex has developed a robot that will help treat baldness by growing new hair follicle cells.
The company has successfully tested the treatment in removing hair follicles from the back of the neck, multiplying them and then re-implanting the cells.
It initially tested the treatment on seven men with male pattern baldness, five of […]
‘Till now, robots cars have raced only on barren land away from human habitation; the only humans in close proximity being the scientists who had toiled hours for putting together these unmanned vehicles.
But, now for the first time they will jostle with real cars along mocked up city streets and the winning car will have […]
‘South Korea has unveiled a high-tech, machine-gun toting sentry robot that could support its troops in detecting and killing intruders along the heavily fortified border with North Korea.
The robot can detect, raise the alarm and provide suppressive fire, said Lee Jae-Hoon, deputy minister of commerce, industry and energy.
“The Intelligent Surveillance and Guard Robot has surveillance, […]
‘Seven months after an unmanned Volkswagen successfully drove itself over the rugged desert, the Pentagon is sponsoring another challenge for self-driving vehicles that can weave through congested city traffic without causing an accident.
The contest, to be held in November 2007, will test the vehicles’ ability to independently carry out a simulated military supply mission in […]
‘Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are developing a robotic system that may offer wheelchair-dependent people independent , powered mobility and the ability, depending on patient status, to move to and from beds, chairs and toilets without assistance.
The lifting ability of the system, which is called the “HLPR Chair” (for Home […]
‘Artificial whiskers that mimic the way rats and seals sense their prey might one day let planetary rovers or uncrewed submarines explore the shape and texture of strange objects they encounter on their travels.
So says Joe Solomon and Mitra Hartmann at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, who have developed delicate artificial whiskers - in both […]
‘Till now, robots cars have raced only on barren land away from human habitation; the only humans in close proximity being the scientists who had toiled hours for putting together these unmanned vehicles.
But, now for the first time they will jostle with real cars along mocked up city streets and the winning car will have […]