Robotics firm Sarcos Inc. is developing a robotic suit designed to greatly amplify the wearer’s strength. Made of aluminum and electronics, the ‘exoskeleton’ suit is being developed under a contract with the US Army, who hopes the technology can one day be used by its soldiers in combat. (Via Haute Concept)
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
The BBC News posted an interesting article this morning about an automated restaurant concept in Germany. Patrons order from touch screens and their food is delivered on a complex rail structure. Does away with waiters. Looks like a bit of a gimmick, but if I were in Germany I would give it a try. Check out the video at the BBC site.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Video of an automatic ball throwing machine and a smart little dog who knows how to reload it.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Trossen Robotics has annouced the winners in its February robotics comptition. The winner is a unique hexapod robot called "Phoenix." Phoenix is one the creepier robots I have seen lately. It is amazing what is possible with off the shelf hardware and some ingenuity. Congratulations to the Phoenix team. For pictures and information on the runners up, check out TRC's winners page.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Slashdot posted a story this week about an open source robot project from a start-up called Willow Garage in the Bay Area. The company is working on an open hardware platform for researchers and tinkerers to build on. In order for large groups of people to contribute to a robotics project, it helps to have everyone working on the same hardware.
Monday, May 19, 2008
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