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An unmanned spacecraft recently landed on Earth carrying a humanoid robot. But, perhaps disappointingly for UFO buffs, neither is alien in origin.
The spacecraft is the Soyuz MS-14 space capsule, which made a “first of its kind test flight” to the International Space Station.
The vehicle is Russian, and so is its passenger, a humanoid robot called Skybot F-850, also known as “Fedor”, apparently (main picture). [Read more…] about Strange spacecraft lands on Earth carrying humanoid robot
Honda is reportedly ending its development work on the iconic Asimo robot, which has become one of the most recognisable humanoids in the world.
According to various reports in the media, starting with the original article on the Nikkei website, Honda has stopped development of Asimo.
Nikkei does not quote anyone from Honda but reports that the team behind Asimo are being redirected towards the development of technologies in sectors such as healthcare and self-driving vehicles. [Read more…] about Honda ends development of iconic Asimo robot
The concept of creating the perfect companion has probably been a central theme in works of science fiction since the beginning of science fiction.
Although Frankenstein’s monster is not everyone’s idea of the perfect companion, Mary Shelley wrote the novel before 1818, when it was first published.
That’s at least 200 years since someone described a mad scientist who creates a human-like being in a lab using means other than natural procreation. [Read more…] about Nobody’s perfect: Future relationships with humanoid robots
Scientists in Europe have demonstrated a humanoid robot which can put out fires and do similar kinds of dangerous work in the aftermath of an industrial accident. (See video below.)
The research project was led by the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, and was conducted in collaboration with University of Pisa in Italy, the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany and the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium.
The humanoid robot is called Walk-Man, and was funded within a project of the same name by the European Union through the European Commission. [Read more…] about European scientists show off humanoid robot that can put out fires
South Korean electronics giant LG has acquired a 10.12 per cent stake in Robotis, according to the Korea Herald.
The website reports that LG paid $8.5 million for a share of Robotis, which is also a South Korean company.
Robotis develops a while range of robotics technologies, including robotic controllers and sensor modules. [Read more…] about LG buys 10 per cent of Robotis for $8.5 million
Your home is in line to be taken over by a humanoid robot, if the views of an industry group are anything to go by.
Roboticists and technologies have long dreamed of building humanoids capable of moving around the house and doing chores just like the average human.
And although they look to be many years away from releasing humanoids as capable as the ones routinely seen in science fiction films and television shows, the scientists are not giving up. [Read more…] about Humanoid robots will take over the world, claims industry group
Dr Hiroshi Ishiguro, one of the world’s leading humanoid roboticists, has unveiled his latest creation, a news-reading android.
Innocuously named “Erica”, the terrifying robot will be reading the news to the Japanese nation from April this year, according to the Wall Street Journal.
In comments reported by the Mirror, Dr Ishiguro says Erica is “the most beautiful and most human-like autonomous android in this world”. [Read more…] about Humanoid roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro unveils news-reading android
As many people – including us – have said many times, Boston Dynamics makes the scariest robots in the world (see video below).
Not only do they look terrifying, they move in such a realistic way that you wonder if the makers have done something horrible to achieve such life-like motion.
Like transplanting an actual human brain into the humanoids or a dog’s brain into the canines to achieve such expert movement skills. [Read more…] about Boston Dynamics terrifies humanity again with humanoid robot that can do backflips like an Olympic gymnast
Company says new robot is enabled through advanced torque servo module and master maneuvering system
Toyota has revealed the third generation of its humanoid robot, the T-HR3, designed and developed by its Partner Robot business unit.
The company’s aim seems to be to market the robot for use in the home, perhaps for elderly care or companionship, but says it can also be applied in industrial sectors such as healthcare, construction and disaster recovery. (See video below.)
Toyota says its latest robotics platform will explore new technologies for safely managing physical interactions between robots and their surroundings, and it features a new remote maneuvering system that mirrors user movements to the robot.
Toyota says the T-HR3 reflects the company’s broad-based exploration of how advanced technologies can help to meet people’s unique mobility needs. [Read more…] about Toyota unveils its third-generation humanoid robot T-HR3
Mouser Electronics has reached a global agreement with Robotis to distribute the company’s components, which include a range of controllers, servo motors, industrial actuators, and open-source development boards.
The Robotis portfolio is now available from Mouser Electronics, although it’s not clear whether complete versions of the company’s humanoid robots and its TurtleBot will be sold through Mouser.
Robotis’ OpenCM9.04 open-source controllers run on an STMicroelectronics STM32 F1 microcontroller with a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 core. [Read more…] about Mouser Electronics to distribute Robotis components
