Huggable Robot Befriends Girl in Hospital

Meet Huggablean app-controlled robot designed by the MIT Media Lab. Created to help young patients fight cancer, Huggable is operated by an expert Child Life Specialist at Boston Childrens Hospital.
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Huggable Robot Befriends Girl in Hospital

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A Swarm of One Thousand Robots

A Swarm of One Thousand Robots A thousand-robot swarm created by Harvard researchers can self-assemble into different shapes. Learn more: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/a-thousand-kilobots-self-assemble

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Incredible Robots - Rise of the Machines

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Machines are evolving 10 million times faster than we are. Are you ready for robots that run our homes, watch our neighborhoods and even fight our wars? One day in the not too distant future, robots will travel to the far reaches of the universe, they will be the first to colonise new worlds.

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Reading robots' minds

A new visualization system developed by MIT researchers, combines ceiling-mounted projectors with motion-capture technology and animation software to project a robot's intentions in real time. (Learn more about the system: http://bit.ly/1thQBSQ)

The researchers say the system may help speed up the development of self-driving cars, package-delivering drones, and other autonomous, route-planning vehicles.

Video: Melanie Gonick, MIT News
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What This MIT Sensor Could Mean For The Future Of Robotics

MIT researchers developed a light-based sensor that gives robots 100 times the sensitivity of a human finger, allowing for "unprecedented dexterity."

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/fingertip-sensor-gives-robot-dexterity-0919
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MIT's Robot Cheetah Brings Judgment Day One Step Closer (WATCH)

Robotic technology is advancing quickly - so quickly, in fact, that it could run you over. Researchers at MIT have developed a robot cheetah that can run entirely on its own, without any cables or wires attached. What does this mean for the future of robotics? Find out! Tweet: http://ctt.ec/7cHRd

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MIT's Robot Cheetah Unleashed Can Now Run, Jump Freely

MIT developed a robot modeled after a cheetah. It can run up to speeds of 10 mph, though researchers estimate it will eventually reach 30 mph.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/mit-cheetah-robot-runs-jumps-0915
National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THA_5cqAfCQ
Massachusetts Institute of Technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMKQbqnXXhQ
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MIT Cheetah robot 2 running fast and jump over an obstacle

MIT Cheetah robot 2 running fast and jump over an obstacle MIT Cheetah 2 is as efficient as animals and

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GelSight sensor gives robots touch

GelSight sensor gives robots touch Researchers at MIT and Northeastern University have equipped a robot with a novel tactile sensor that lets it grasp a USB cable and insert it into a USB port. (Learn more about the sensor: http://bit.ly/1uNmcft)

Video: Melanie Gonick, MIT News
Computer renderings courtesy of Rui Li

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MIT Robotic Cheetah

MIT researchers have developed an algorithm for bounding that they've successfully implemented in a robotic cheetah. (Learn more: http://bit.ly/1CZToFe)

The key to the bounding algorithm is in programming each of the robot's legs to exert a certain amount of force in the split second during which it hits the ground, in order to maintain a given speed: In general, the faster the desired speed, the more force must be applied to propel the robot forward.

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Robot Folds Itself and Walks Away

Robot Folds Itself and Walks Away Printable, self-folding robot created by Harvard and MIT researchers. Learn more: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/self-folding-printable-origami-robot

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Crave - Give yourself a helping hand with MIT's robot glove, Ep. 167

Crave - Give yourself a helping hand with MIT's robot glove, Ep. 167 Link to all the links - http://cnet.co/1nHxhOl
When you wish you had an extra pair of hands, two extra robot fingers could be enough. Also, the "holy grail of comic books" is up for grabs!

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Origami robot folds itself up, and crawls away

A team of engineers from MIT and Harvard has developed an origami flat-pack Robot which can fold itself and crawl away without any human intervention.

The design relies upon the power of origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper folding.

The robot is built from five layers of materials, all cut according to digital specifications by a laser cutter.

The method draws inspiration from self-assembly in nature, such as the way linear sequences of amino acids fold into complex proteins with sophisticated functions.

Sources: http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/mobile-folding-robots-0807
http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/162/robot-folds-itself-up-and-walks-away

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MIT's homemade robots compete in "final exam"

MIT's homemade robots compete in "final exam" Mechanical engineering students at MIT created homemade robots to cap off a design an manufacturing course. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb

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7 Finger Robot

Researchers at MIT have developed a robot that enhances the grasping motion of the human hand. (Learn more: http://bit.ly/1tdPd2t)

The device, worn around one's wrist, works essentially like two extra fingers adjacent to the pinky and thumb. The robot, which the researchers have dubbed "supernumerary robotic fingers," or "SR fingers," consists of actuators linked together to exert forces as strong as those of human fingers during a grasping motion.

Video: Melanie Gonick, MIT News
Additional footage courtesy of Faye Wu

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Meet Jibo, a Social Robot for the Home

Meet Jibo, a Social Robot for the Home MIT roboticist Cynthia Breazeal introduces her latest creation, Jibo, a social robot for the home that is now available for pre-order. Learn more: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/cynthia-breazeal-unveils-jibo-a-social-robot-for-the-home

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Squishy Robots

A new phase-changing material built from wax and foam developed by researchers at MIT is capable of switching between hard and soft states. Learn more: http://mitne.ws/1wlz4bn.

Robots built from this material would be able to operate more like biological systems with applications ranging from difficult search and rescue operations, squeezing through rubble looking for survivors, to deformable surgical robots that could move through the body to reach a particular point without damaging any of the organs or vessels along the way.

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Small Robotic Cubes Can Self-Assemble | MIT Science Full HD Video

Small Robotic Cubes Can Self-Assemble | MIT Science Full HD Video Visit my website at http://www.junglejoel.com - M-Blocks are small, cube-shaped robots with no external moving parts. However, they are able to climb over each other, leap through the air, and can even move while stuck upside down from metallic surfaces.

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MIT Cheetah runs at 22 km/h, Gait transition from trot to gallop

MIT Cheetah runs at 22 km/h, Gait transition from trot to gallop No IMU, No Force Sensor, No Mechanical Spring, No Mechanical Damper
Stand-alone system except for 4 22.2V Li-Po Batteries but replaced by 3kg dummy mass
at 22 km/h Avg Power: 1 kW COT: 0.52

The MIT Cheetah is being developed by MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab, with funding from DARPA's Maximum Mobility and Manipulation Program.

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Printable Robots

This video shows three of the first devices to be prototyped at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) using a new technology that could make it possible for the average person to design, customize and print a specialized robot in a matter of hours. MIT is leading an ambitious new project to reinvent how robots are produced and designed, funded by a million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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