The American television channel, CBS, has decided to build a prototype of a skeleton robot for its program The Late Late Show presented by Craig Ferguson. Grant Imahara from Mythbusters is glued to the task of completing this android prototype. As you would suspect with this type of program, it…
On March 30, 'Les Promesses de la Robotique' (the promises of robotics) meeting was held at the 'Mardis de l'Innovation' (Innovation Tuesdays) in France. The guests discussed the progress of robotics and its applications in our modern society. Amongst those attending were several recognizable f…
In order to promote its robotic vacuum cleaners in Korea , LG has decided to organize a soccer tournament. The tournament will be held on May 16 and should have 32 teams participating. The remote-controlled vacuum robots will be used like soccer players. Registration is open until April 30. Al…
A robotic teddy bear has been developed by the Fujitsu Research Institute in Japan. The prototype still has no name but could soon be used in hospitals for psychological support and as a companion. The bear can recognize patients' facial expressions thanks to its camera and responds accordingly…
Hiroshi Ishiguro has just created a second version of its Geminoid humanoid robot: the Geminoid F (for 'female'). This female robot is a copy of an attractive woman in her 20s. Unlike the first Geminoid, it only has 12 servo motors in its face (50 for the H1) and 46 degrees of freedom for her bo…
