BigDog

posted by Etrange at 10:20 AM 

Loving the Machine: Humanoid learns to point, bow
Humanoid learns to point, bow A full-size humanoid robot that can communicate with natural human gestures and demonstrate some AI chops has been developed by Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology.
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posted by Etrange at 9:36 AM 

SYSTEC AKAZAWA PLEN
"PLEN"

posted by Etrange at 3:56 PM 

DigInfo : PC and Phone Controlled Walking Robot
"PC and Phone Controlled Walking Robot"
System Akazawa has demonstrated PLEN, a small bipedal walking robot 23cm tall and 700g in weight, using a Macbook Pro. Also controllable using a USB connected PC or Bluetooth-enabled cellphone handset from mobile phone carrier au, the robot has 18 diarthrodial (or freely moveable) joints. In addition to more than 20 preset movements, the user can make new ones using its Windows XP-based motion editor. PLEN can also roller-skate with an attached roller-skating unit. Other attachable accessories include a NiMH-6075 battery pack, a battery charger, and a USB cable. A digital servo and other accessories come available as options. The battery lasts about 25 minutes. System Akazawa has already started accepting online orders for the bipedal walking robot, which went into sale in July. The price is set at 262,500 yen. For the initial round, the company is limited to taking 50 orders with.
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posted by Etrange at 3:53 PM 

Child robot makes debut

A child-sized android stands up with assistance.

A child-sized android with flexible joints and soft skin developed by the Japan Science and Technology Agency was unveiled Friday at Osaka University, where the agency's research and development team is based.
The 1.3-meter-tall, 33 kilogram humanoid robot has optical, auditory and tactile sensors. Fifty-one actuators inside its body run on compressed air and enable the robot to make complex movements smoothly.
About 200 tactile sensors are embedded in the robot's gray skin, which is made of silicon and other materials. The robot can react to its surroundings by blinking and altering its facial expressions.
The robot, which has the physical ability of a 1- or 2-year-old toddler, can turn over and stand up with assistance.
At the news conference Friday, the humanoid moved its hands and feet and turned its eyes.
Its name is CB2, an abbreviation of Child-Robot with Biomimetic Body.

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Labels: android, child, human, HUMANOID, robot

posted by Etrange at 9:28 AM 

Akihabaranews.com : OSU ROBOTO, the guiding robot
The clients of the TAMANOIZU company (specialized in vinegar) may be surprised the next time that they are invited to visit the production plant, see by yourself...
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posted by Etrange at 5:27 PM 

Android shows off people-lifting skills ::: Pink Tentacle
In a public demonstration held in Tokyo on March 28, a human-sized android showed off its weightlifting skills by successfully picking up a 30-kilogram (66-pound) package from a desk and lifting a 66-kilogram (145-pound) humanoid doll out of bed.
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posted by Etrange at 10:30 AM