Robots And Tech: March 2014

Monday, March 31, 2014

NREC Overview

NREC Overview http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu National Robotics Engineering Center Overview

Pipeline Explorer

Pipeline Explorer http://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/projects/explorer

CHIMP Narrated Short Video

CHIMP Narrated Short Video http://www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu/projects/tartanrescue/

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Robotic Expectations

Robotic Expectations Learn more about the DARPA Robotics Challenge at http://www.theroboticschallenge.org/

Arduino Quadcopter Part 1 (Overview of project)

This is the first video documenting my attempt to make a quadcopter.

My parts just came in the mail:

Battery: 1800 mAh 3 cell LiPo
Motors: Turnigy 2217 20turn 860kv 22A Outrunner
Speed Controllers: Turnigy Multistar 20 Amp Multi-rotor Brushless ESC 2-4S (OPTO)
Micro-controller: Arduino Mega (2560)
Sensors: 10 DOF IMU (Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, Barometer)
Radio: APC220 V3.0 Serial RF

PART 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR6nlvyhrVk&edit=vd

Code: http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=175884.msg1401598#msg1401598

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Flying FPV with my DJI phantom quadcopter above the clouds

Flying FPV with my DJI phantom quadcopter above the clouds My First time flying my quadcopter (DJI Phantom) FPV. I am using a gopro hero 3, 2 axis gimbal and fatshark FPV kit. Its really amazing how my fun this is. Now I need to get a better controller and antenna so I can go farther!

Sumo Robot 2012 ODT Robot Yarmas Final Karabk niversitesi, Trkiye

Sumo Robot 2012 ODT Robot Yarmas Final Karabk niversitesi, Trkiye Sumo Robot 2012 ODT Robot Yarmas Final Karabk niversitesi, Trkiye

Knuffelrobot interactive robot toy on Robocup 2013 (WK games robots soccer robotvoetbal Netherlands)

De allernieuwste robotontwikkelingen met zorgrobots, reddingsrobots, kuffelrobotjes, muziekrobots en nog veel meer op de WK Robocup 2013 te Eindhoven.

Deze 12 opnames over Robots, Robotica, Robotic zijn gemaakt op de Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Nederland en zijn zonder de opnames over Robotvoetbal / Robot soccer (4):

01/12. New and best version amazing humanoid Honda robot Asimo on Robocup 2013 Eindhoven Holland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMFY54q0bBw&list=PLjpP_We-nN2RoD6M7LCLEkP9KEnB52YIf&index=1

02/12.

RoboCup 2013 Preliminaries: Nao Devils Dortmund vs. Bembelbots

RoboCup 2013 Preliminaries: Nao Devils Dortmund vs. Bembelbots Ich habe dieses Video mit dem Video-Editor von YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/editor) erstellt.

Friday, March 28, 2014

Ekso Bionics' Ekso exoskeleton

Ekso Bionics' Ekso exoskeleton Ekso Bionics' Ekso exoskeleton is available for therapy and maintenance use at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network. Good Shepherd was the third rehab facility in the country to receive an Ekso and the first in North America to have Ekso with Variable Assist.
http://www.GoodShepherdRehab.org
1-888-44-REHAB (73422)

ReWalk - Walk again: Argo's Exoskeleton Technology

Argo Medical Technologies mission is to fundamentally change the health and life experiences of individuals with spinal cord injuries.

The ReWalk is the result of this mission; it is a world-class walking system that will allow paraplegics to bring walking into their daily lives once again. Culminating over a decade of research and development, the ReWalk represents the first truly practical, real world, walking solution for persons with lower limb disabilities.

Argo founder Dr.

Ekso Bionic's exoskeleton robot Legs - product launch

Ekso Bionic's exoskeleton robot Legs - product launch Ekso Bionic's exoskeleton robot Legs give wheelchair uses the chance to walk again using an exoskeleton that the user wears and walks for them. This is the product launch at the London International Technology Show.

NASA | The Power of Two: How Humans and Robots Explore Space

The video starts at 04:26. From robotic scouting missions, to space station construction, to opening the planetary frontiers, there has been a growing relationship between robots and humans. The first robotic scouts to the Moon answered key science and engineering questions, paving the path for the Apollo landings. Now Mars is under the robotic magnifying glass, both from orbit and from its surface.

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Caltech Ditch Day 2011 Highlights

Attribution: - Design & Production: Caltech Academic Media Technologies and Caltech Office of Marketing & Communications - Music: from My Robot Friend, ww.

Seniors participate in Caltech Ditch Day leaving puzzles for underclassmen to solve.

puzzle box with slides and rotary magnetic lock, made for Caltech Ditch Day 2011. Credit to Xemnas2421 for help on the sliding design

Caltech Ditch Day, 2001 to 2010.

A Predator vs.

Caltech Ditch Day 2011 Highlights

Caltech Ditch Day 2011 Highlights

DARPA Virtual Robotic Challenge

DARPA Virtual Robotic Challenge DARPA Virtual Robotic Challenge http://abertoatedemadrugada.com/2013/07/virtual-robotic-challenge-mostra.html
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Keeping Mars rovers rolling

Mobility is a vital part of a rover's mission on the surface of Mars. The ability to travel across the terrain without becoming stuck is a problem researchers have been trying to solve for some time. Now, a team from MIT's Robotic Mobility Group, Washington University in St. Louis and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has developed a model called Artemis that accurately simulates rover mobility over various types of soil and terrain.

Read more:

Video: Melanie Gonick
Additional images courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MIT Robotics Mobility Group

Soft-Bodied Robot Fish Can Swim Like the Real Thing

More science news and info at: http://www.coconutsciencelab.com - in the first issue of the journal, 'Soft Robotics,' MIT researchers report on their new self-contained, autonomous, soft robotic "fish."

Each side of the fish's tail has a long channel bored through it. Carbon dioxide gas from a canister in the fish's abdomen causes the channel to inflate, bending the tail in the opposite direction.

The robotic fish was built by Andrew Marchese, a graduate student in MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Please rate and comment, thanks!

Credit: Melanie Gonick, MIT News
High-speed footage courtesy of Andrew Marchese

Autonomous, self-contained soft robotic fish at MIT

Soft robots which don't just have soft exteriors but are also powered by fluid flowing through flexible channels have become a sufficiently popular research topic that they now have their own journal, Soft Robotics. In the first issue of that journal, out this month, MIT researchers report the first self-contained autonomous soft robot, a "fish" that can execute an escape maneuver, convulsing its body to change direction, in just 100 milliseconds, or as quickly as a real fish can.

"We're excited about soft robots for a variety of reasons," says Daniela Rus, a professor of computer science and engineering, director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and one of the researchers who designed and built the fish.

Boston Dynamics Atlas Robot Rocky Terrain & Balancing Tests Update

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

DARPA Cheetah Robot Sets World Speed Record Running Full Speed - Boston Dynamics Robots

About: Darpa Robot, Robot Cheetah, Robotics, Boston Dynamics. All Darpa Robot Videos here: http://goo.gl/KnecYr and much more!

DARPA's Cheetah Bolts Past the Competition - Speed Record - YouTube Video

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Cheetah Robot Gallops At 18 mph
DARPA's Cheetah robotalready the fastest legged robot in historyjust broke its own land speed record of 18 miles per hour (mph).

Robot Violinist

Robot Violinist Toyota have unveiled a new robot that can play the violin. Albeit not particularly well.
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Honda's Robotics Technology

Honda's Robotics Technology Advances in Progress series takes a look at Honda's cutting edge robotics technology ranging from famous humanoid robot Asimo, one-person vehicle Uni-Cub to walking assist device.

related story on our website: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/03/09/national/hondas-robotics-tech-headed-for-homes-of-the-future/

Four-R : Thailand Rescue Robot 2012 (1.30 ver.)

Four-R : Thailand Rescue Robot 2012 (1.30 ver.) New introduction video for Thailand Rescue Robot 2012 competition only.

This video is not over 1.30 length (make in the TRS committee rule) and show some simply mobiling with prototype control program. my team robot some equipment maybe change for this competition.

Theme music : Scrogginaut - FunkyTech (listen at http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/478668)

Monday, March 24, 2014

SocRob-RAPOSA @ RoboCup GermanOpen 2012

This video shows some footage from the participation of SocRob-RAPOSA team (ISR/IST, Portugal) in the Robot Rescue League of RoboCup GermanOpen 2012 competition (Magdeburg, Germany), 28/Mar - 1/Apr, 2012.

The robot is fully teleoperated. However, during competition the operator has no direct visual contact with the robot, meaning that the only feedback he receives from the robot comes from the video onboard the robot.

NASA Robot Arm Control with Kinect

For more information, please visit: http://hi.jpl.nasa.gov

Using the new Xbox One Kinect sensor, we are able to manipulate the JACO robot arm in real time. By combining position tracking from the Kinect and rotational tracking with the Oculus, we provide a first-person view for the operator. Future work will include integrating sensor array data into the scene and translating our research to the Robonaut 2 humanoid on the International Space Station.

Handwriting robot @ Maker Faire 2013, Newcastle, UK

Handwriting robot @ Maker Faire 2013, Newcastle, UK Handwriting robot scribbling away at Maker Faire. Quite neat really.
Maker Faire 2013, Centre for Life, Newcastle, UK. Electronics, 3D print, robots, gaming, programming, hacking.

SatTV Week

Signalhorn has announced that a major customer, one of the world's largest fully integrated oil and gas companies, has expanded its requirements to extend terrestrial and cellular 3G services from Signalhorn to thousands of locations across Europe to ensure round-the-clock commercial connectivity. The locations will be connected with Signalhorn's Xtend solution, utilizing fully integrated terrestrial, cellular 3G and satellite technologies to deliver cost-effective and fail-safe communications required for critical point-of-sale and other terminal technologies.

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Snail shell appearance of UFO over Salinas, Ca.

Snail shell appearance of UFO over Salinas, Ca. For the full case file, check out: http://www.theblackvault.com/m/events/view/Snail-shell-appearance-of-UFO-over-Salinas-Ca

Special thanks to MUFON and the witness for submitting this video.

Studying Other Worlds with the Help of a Starshade

Studying Other Worlds with the Help of a Starshade This animation shows the prototype starshade, a giant structure designed to block the glare of stars so that future space telescopes can take pictures of planets. More info here: http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/video/15

Double from Double Robotics - Telepresence Robot from CES 2014

Double from Double Robotics http://www.DadDoes.Com One of the big trends at CES2014 was telepresence robots. In this video we looked at the Double. While you may think is a lot, we saw plenty of other Telepresence robots in the K price range!

Here is more info -
Double is the ultimate tool for telecommuting. From anywhere in the world, you have a physical presence in the office and can speak to co-workers at anytime.

To New Heights - Videology Ep. 3

The best simulations and robotics videos are featured in this episode of Videology.
SpaceShipTwo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwm3leZu-O0
Jaguar attacks crocodile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBNYwxDZ_pA
JPL RoboSimian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HFXO_qx5ZY
3D Printing - Mataerial
http://vimeo.com/55657102
Porsche 911 Roof
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H7xSw7bEms
iRobot Scooba 450
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g-na7d-hEs
Muscle memory software
http://vimeo.com/79098420
Cell growth simulations
http://vimeo.com/82989945

Saturday, March 22, 2014

G-FOLD Diversion Test

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tested its G-FOLD divert algorithm experimental landing system on September 20, 2013 at the Mohave Air & Space Port in Mojave, Calif. G-FOLD, which stands for Fuel Optimal Large Divert Guidance Algorithm, enables a rocket to select an alternate landing site, autonomously. The test was performed aboard a Masten Xombie rocket.

This effort was performed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory with participation from the University of Texas at Austin, Masten Space Systems, Inc.

MIT DRC - Tasks Preparation Summary - Dec. 2013

Team MIT Moving Debris at the 2013 DRC Trials

Team MIT Moving Debris at the 2013 DRC Trials Video encoded at six speed

Prepping Robots the Night Before the DARPA Robotics Challenge

Prepping Robots the Night Before the DARPA Robotics Challenge This video is about the DARPA Robotics Challenge, held at the Homestead Speedway in Florida in December 2013. Michael Belfiore watches competing teams and their robots prepping the night before the event.

Friday, March 21, 2014

DRC Task: Vehicle

DRC Task: Vehicle Learn more about the DARPA Robotics Challenge at http://www.theroboticschallenge.org/

NREC Capabilities Older 2011

NREC Capabilities Older 2011 http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/capabilities/

Driver Awareness and Change Detection (DACD)

Driver Awareness and Change Detection (DACD) http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/projects/change/

NREC Def. Projects Older 2011

NREC Def. Projects Older 2011 http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/projects/defense/

Thursday, March 20, 2014

DRC Tasks: Door

DRC Tasks: Door Learn more about the DARPA Robotics Challenge at http://www.theroboticschallenge.org/

DRC Trials Tartan Rescue CHIMP Wall Task 5x

DRC Trials Tartan Rescue CHIMP Wall Task 5x http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/projects/tartanrescue/

SCHAFT Robot / Robot[YT]

SCHAFT Robot / Robot[YT] SCHAFT Robot / Robot[YT]

DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials 2013 (a brief overview) Humanoid Robot [YT]

DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials 2013 (a brief overview) Humanoid Robot [YT]

The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) is a prize competition funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Held from 2012 to 2014, it aims to develop semi-autonomous ground robots that can do "complex tasks in dangerous, degraded, human-engineered environments."

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Military Research - Humanoid ATLAS Robot at 2013 Robotics Challenge Trials

Review of the Hubsan x4 H107C quadcopter with 2MP camera

This is a short video review of the Hubsan x4 H107C quadcopter. I uploaded this video at the request of several people after they saw some of my aerial video uploads. I'm far from a professional aerial photographer or quadcopter pilot, but I do have quite a bit of fun with these little quads. These have spurred enough interest that I have decided to move up the quadcopter "ladder" and purchase a DJI Phantom.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Blade Nano QX Quadcopter review

Blade Nano QX Quadcopter review A look at the new Blade Nano QX Quadcopter including a review of the flight modes on the SAFE system. This is one tiny quadcopter (18g) that offers some big technology.

FPV Quadcopter Awesome River Crash and Scuba Diver Rescue

After a full days flying I was presented with this weir which I just could not turn down a flight around.

I managed to have a full flight before my accident happened, it was purely down to pilot error as I did not have enough battery power left to counter act the momentum of my decent and by the time I realised I needed full throttle I was already in the water.

Lee and I spent almost an hour in this dirty water searching for the Quadcopter, we could hear it beeping under the water but could not find the direction it was in.

Interaction with a Quadrotor via the Kinect, ETH Zurich

We are looking for ways to make interaction with our vehicles natural and intuitive. With this in mind we implemented a demo for fast, dynamic interaction with a quadrotor vehicle using the Kinect in the Flying Machine Arena.

This demo is the result of a ETH Zurich Bachelor Thesis by Armin Ambhl, supervised by Sergei Lupashin and Raffaello D'Andrea

More Info: http://www.FlyingMachineArena.org