Robotic Spy Plane In...
Paleontologist Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University, aeronautical engineer Rick Lind of the University of Florida, and their students Andy Gedeon and Brian Roberts are ...
3D Stereo Vision Rob...
Surveyor introduced a new open source 3D stereo vision system for robotics and remote monitoring known as Surveyor SVS. It features dual processors, dual cameras, ...
Das Unterseebot...
MIT's newest autonomous undersea vehicle, or AUV, is a doozy. Odyssey IV, as the sub is dubbed, can dive up (down?) to 6000 meters, ...
Catchbot Catches Bal...
Getting robots to throw balls is much easier then getting them to catch stuff. For throwing all you need is a fancy catapult really. Catching ...
Microsoft Demos Robo...
At the EmTech 08 Emerging Technologies Conference yesterday at MIT, Microsoft discussed the concept of "spatial computing" and how it will play an important role ...
World’s Smalle...
A group of eight University of Waterloo undergrads are working on what will be the world's smallest radio-frequency controlled robot. Measuring a ridiculously small ...
Self-Assembling Stom...
Researchers from Israel are working on a swallowable camera that can be used to diagnose and treat illnesses. This camera would be controlled by robotic ...
Robotic Wheelchair P...
Researchers at MIT are developing a robotic wheelchair that will memorize the layout of a building, then take the user where he/she wants to go ...
SentiSight Sets Sigh...
Robots need to see, right? Well, new tech will offer robotics programmers another way to let their bots recognize objects in their surroundings. ...
Robotic Prius Helps ...
Last week there was a Prius driving itself around downtown San Francisco. Magic, you ask? No, this car was driven by something far ...
Robot Spiders Set fo...
I know we at Botropolis seem to be posting a lot of robotic spider news lately. This isn't because we're harboring a love of ...
Asimov’s Laws ...
Everyone here should be familiar with Isaac Asimov's three laws of robotics. In the event that you may have recently been afflicted by amnesia, or ...