• Toys Don’t Come With Cigarettes Anymore

    Updated: 2012-07-31 13:11:42
    In the past, many toys came complete with cigarettes.  This was exciting for most parents and the toy collector.  However, surgeon general warnings and knowledge of the risks of cigarettes put an end to this harmful practice.  Toys don’t come with cigarettes anymore.  And you shouldn’t either.   Cigarettes Are Bad   There is a reason cigarettes don’t come [...]

  • Outdoor Toys For Boys

    Updated: 2012-07-31 13:11:42
    Your boys love playing outside; they have so much make believe games, you can’t keep track of them all. It is fun to watch them organize games with balls, plastic weapons, bags, rocks, and more. They love to go to the park and climb up on the playground equipment, creating make believe as they do. [...]

  • Collectible TV Tie In Toys

    Updated: 2012-07-31 13:11:42
    There are many ways to promote television shows as well as movies.  One of the most common ways is through introducing toys onto the market.  Not only do they get children involved with the show and have them imagine the characters, but also they become collectibles over time.  Imagine all of the television shows from [...]

  • QNA's Tactical Robot Controller

    Updated: 2012-07-28 22:57:29
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account QNA's Tactical Robot Controller Posted 28 Jul 2012 at 21:57 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast Many robots , one controller , or at least that's the idea . The Tactical Robot Controller or TRC is the latest innovation out of QinetiQ North America's Unmanned Systems Group . The TRC is a lightweight , wearable controller that allows the Marine or Soldier to control a family of unmanned ground vehicles , various unmanned air vehicles , and unattended ground . sensors The TRC can also be used to control a variety of third party unmanned aerial . vehicles Robot of the Day SR04 Built by David P . Anderson Recent blogs 29 Jul 2012 Mubot Master 27 Jul 2012 mwaibel Master 16 Jul 2012 Flanneltron Journeyer 8

  • Robots Podcast #109: JPL's 2012 Open House

    Updated: 2012-07-28 00:13:33
    : All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Robots Podcast 109 : JPL's 2012 Open House Posted 27 Jul 2012 at 23:13 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast As he was planning on attending anyway , Australian Ron Vanderkley volunteered to cover JPL's Open House 2012 for Robots Podcast He managed to get interviews with several JPL staff members , which are collected together in this episode , along with his own narration . Great job , Ron The above video is just one of many from the Open House that have been posted to . YouTube Read On or Tune In Robot of the Day SR04 Built by David P . Anderson Recent blogs 29 Jul 2012 Mubot Master 27 Jul 2012 mwaibel Master 16 Jul 2012 Flanneltron Journeyer 8 Jul 2012 steve Master 2 Jul 2012 AI4U Observer 22 Jun

  • Mazor Robotics' Renaissance OK'd for Brain Surgery

    Updated: 2012-07-27 18:47:51
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Mazor Robotics' Renaissance OK'd for Brain Surgery Posted 27 Jul 2012 at 17:47 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast Mazor Robotics announced on July 16th that its Renaissance robotic platform already in wide use for spinal surgery , has received U.S . FDA clearance for use in brain surgery . The Renaissance platform is a surgical guidance system which first builds a 3D model based on a high-quality CAT scan , assits the surgeon in planning the surgery , and then during the surgery assists the surgeon by guiding the placement of instruments and implants . Mazor Robotics has , over the past year , accumulated an extensive collection of Videos in their YouTube . channel Robot of the Day SR04 Built by

  • InTouch Health & iRobot Announce RP-VITA

    Updated: 2012-07-27 17:38:57
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account InTouch Health iRobot Announce RP-VITA Posted 27 Jul 2012 at 16:38 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast In a joint press release US companies InTouch Health and iRobot have announced a new telepresence robot for hospitals . The robot called RP-VITA builds on iRobot's AVA platform introduced at last year's Consumer Electronics Show . Similar to the AVA , the RP-VITA uses a tablet as the user interface and has autonomous mapping and navigation capabilities . The RP-VITA can also connect with diagnostic devices , such as otoscopes and ultrasound , and comes equipped with the latest electronic stethoscope . The robot is currently pending clearance by the US Food Drug Administration FDA with results

  • 2012 (2nd Annual) Robot Film Festival

    Updated: 2012-07-24 03:12:49
    The 2012 (2nd annual) Robot Film Festival screening took place nine days ago, in the 3LD Art & Technology Center (New York City). Selected entries appear on the Robot Film Festival website, and Automaton has put together a highlights video.

  • Another Year, Another Awesome Robot Film Festival

    Updated: 2012-07-18 22:31:35
    The 2012 Robot Film Festival took place last weekend (on July 14th) in New York. The festival opened with a per-screening of the upcoming movie Robot & Frank, winner of the Sundance Film Festival. The festival features a myriad of short films featuring robots of all kinds, and they are all available in their site for everybody’s enjoyment. Take [...]

  • Toddler Robot with Realistic Facial Expressions

    Updated: 2012-07-16 16:57:37
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Toddler Robot with Realistic Facial Expressions Posted 16 Jul 2012 at 15:57 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast On which side of the uncanny valley' would you place the robotic child in the above video Researchers at Osaka University are developing a robot in the form of a 1-to-2 year old child , with the idea that it should be so realistic that it will elicit natural responses from human caregivers , enabling studies of human social development that can't otherwise be documented from the perspective of the child . For more information , see Automaton's article and this paper by the researchers Robot of the Day SR04 Built by David P . Anderson Recent blogs 29 Jul 2012 Mubot Master 27 Jul 2012

  • Artificial Cerebellum

    Updated: 2012-07-15 23:57:41
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Artificial Cerebellum Posted 15 Jul 2012 at 22:57 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast Researchers in the Department of Computer Architecture and Technology University of Granada , and in the Department of Computer Architecture and Electronics University of Almería , have developed a biologically-inspired adaptive microcircuit which functions as an artificial cerebellum , controlling a robotic arm with human-like . precision To date , although robot designers have achieved very precise movements , such movements are performed at very high speed , require strong forces and are power consuming . This approach cannot be applied to robots that interact with humans , as a malfunction might be potentially

  • Aldebaran's Shape the World recruiting video

    Updated: 2012-07-15 03:32:41
    Having noticed a recent trend towards robotics companies releasing videos with high production values, this one caught my eye. Aldebaran Robotics is hiring, and produced an edgy video called Shape the World to call attention to that fact.

  • Robots Podcast #108: Launching Startups

    Updated: 2012-07-14 04:06:12
    : All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Robots Podcast 108 : Launching Startups Posted 14 Jul 2012 at 03:06 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast In the latest episode 108, July 13th , 2012 Robots Podcast talks with Andra Keay , cofounder of Robot Launchpad a robotics startup accelerator based in Silicon Valley , about recent events , lean startup methodology , funding , and gender . Her Masters thesis project on “the Naming of Robots” explored how roboticists express identity and gender through their technology . Calling herself a Robot Startup Evangelist , Andra is passionate about growing robotics , one startup at a time . Supported by key actors in the field including Erin Rapacki and Ryan Calo Robot Launchpad aims to bridge the

  • Angry Robots: The Origin of Dubstep

    Updated: 2012-07-13 00:36:03
    For some time we thought dubstep was simply a new awesome type of music that probably comes from aliens, and that features some amazing beat drops. However, we now understand that it comes from angry robots. As shown in the menial kitchen robotic dispute in the video below, a rather innocuous quarrel can result in some neat dubstep. Have you ever made a robot angry? [...]

  • Random Robot Roundup

    Updated: 2012-07-12 21:26:15
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Random Robot Roundup Posted 12 Jul 2012 at 20:26 UTC by steve We're overdue for another roundup of news from the editor's inbox Reader Bill Rogers sent a link to a recent CNN story on the Uncanny Valley and how the brain copes with conflicting information . Yuval Haimovits let us know about the latest research on thought-controlled robot avatars Our friends over the plastic pals blog sent links to stories on the newest Chinese humanoid robot news on the TeenSize-OP robot from Robotis and a strange toe-tapping robot named Shimi powered by an Android phone see also our story on Shimi Long-time reader Guy Posey wrote to let us know about his new e-book titled , ELI-C a novel with robots ,

  • 3D Printing Blood Vessels and Metal

    Updated: 2012-07-08 22:52:00
    Above, researchers at UPenn and MIT print blood vessels, using sugar. Once the sugar hardens, cells suspended in gel are added. Once the gel solidifies, the sugar is dissolved and removed. After the break, another video shows a process where powdered stainless steel is printed using a binder (weak glue), then infused with bronze.

  • Curiosity Update with Scott Maxwell

    Updated: 2012-07-08 18:51:57
    <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/ Would you like to watch Curiosity pile up sand behind its wheels as it struggles up a slope, this video is about as close as you're likely to get, at least until Curiosity actually lands on Mars. For more, check out the JPLnews channel on YouTube.

  • Mahoro Performs Dangerous Lab Work

    Updated: 2012-07-08 03:11:14
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Mahoro Performs Dangerous Lab Work Posted 8 Jul 2012 at 02:11 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast A two-armed robot , called Mahoro , jointly developed by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology AIST and Yaskawa Electric Corporation and marketed by Nikkyo Technos , Co . . Ltd already being used in labs at pharmaceutical companies and universities , is both faster and more precise than veteran laboratory technicians performing the same repetitive tasks . Using the robot to handle hazardous materials also reduces risk to laboratory personnel . DigInfo TV has more . detail Robot of the Day SR04 Built by David P . Anderson Recent blogs 29 Jul 2012 Mubot Master 27 Jul 2012 mwaibel

  • 2012 Boca Bearing Innovation Contest

    Updated: 2012-07-06 17:51:34
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account 2012 Boca Bearing Innovation Contest Posted 6 Jul 2012 at 16:51 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast Direct from their website . To celebrate their 25th year in business the Boca Bearing Company is giving away over 20,000 in cash and prizes as part of their 2012 Boca Bearing Innovation Contest Winners will be chosen based on a video submission of their innovative mechanical project that utilizes ball bearings , roller bearings , linear bearings or any form of full ceramic or ceramic hybrid bearings anywhere in the . application One finalist will be chosen by the voting public each month in 2012 to win an iPad2 500 value each The Grand Prize winner and two Runner Ups will be chosen by Boca Bearings

  • DIY Robots Make a Sandwich

    Updated: 2012-07-06 16:34:59
    Besides loving robots, we love to eat sandwiches. So when we see robots making sandwiches that we can (probably) eat it makes us really happy. How to make us even happier? Make those robots DIY and made from parts you can find at RobotShop. The robots illustrated in the video use Lynxmotion robotic arms to manipulate the ingredients and Vex parts [...]

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