Robots And Tech

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Robonaut2, the Next Generation Dexterous Robot

Researchers at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC), in collaboration with General Motors and Oceaneering, have designed a state-of-the-art, highly dexterous, humanoid robot: Robonaut 2 (R2). R2 is made up of multiple component technologies and systems vision systems, image recognition systems, sensor integrations, tendon hands, control algorithms, and much more.

NASA Robotics Challenge "On" at WPI

NASA's Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge, at which five engineering teams from across the country compete for an agency-funded prize of .5 million, kicks off at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass., with NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver headlining the event's opening ceremonies on Saturday, June 16.

Saturday, December 21, 2013

NASA's Robot Ironman Will Save the Day

Another awesome humanoid robot has been built-- this time by NASA. It's called Valkyrie. He's a massive 6'2", 280 pounds of amazing engineering. Trace tell us all about it.

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NASA's Valkyrie robot is a 6-foot 'superhero' designed to save you from disasters
http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/11/5198124/nasas-valkyrie-robot-made-for-darpa-robotics-challenge
"NASA has created a robot for DARPA's upcoming Robotics Challenge Trials.

Paul Rosenbloom at Humanity+ @ Caltech: "From Cognitive Architectures to Virtual Humans"

Paul Rosenbloom at Humanity+ @ Caltech: "From Cognitive Architectures to Virtual Humans" Paul Rosenbloom's talk at Humanity+ @ Caltech (http://www.humanityplus.org/conferences): "From Cognitive Architectures to Virtual Humans"

Caltech and Harvard Bioengineers Create Artificial Jellyfish that Swims

This video shows the launch and swimming of a tissue-engineered jellyfish, or "Medusoid," compared to real jellyfish, and the intermediate design steps. The construct is made from silicone rubber and powered by lab-grown heart tissue. Contraction of the Medusoid, at a frequency of 1-2Hz, can be triggered by external electrical field stimulation.