Category: Robotics
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20 Iconic Robots That Marked The History Of Cinema (Photo Gallery)
The robots are an important part of the cinematic landscape. They have even played the role of a hero or a villain in some films. We present to you the example of 20 most famous robots from the history of the cinema. The science fiction films are a way to express the creativity and fantasies…
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An Artist Along With Two Robots Simultaneously Draw The Same Picture Hundreds Of Miles Apart (Video)
In recent years, we have seen more and more artists use modern technology to express their artworks. One of the latest such examples is Alex Kiessling, who has combined his art with robotics to give us as an incredible technical performance. He made two robots, located hundreds of miles away, to draw what exactly he was…
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Discover The Beauty Of French City Of Nancy As Filmed By A Drone (Video)
France is the world’s most visited country as far as the number of tourists is concerned. However, there is another unusual way to enjoy the beauty of this city: that is by means of filming by a drone. We show you this absolutely stunning video, shot by one of these flying machines that makes us…
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RoboEarth: Robots Can Now Share Experience And Learn To Do New Tasks
RoboEarth is European collaborative project where different robots can exchange information and increase their knowledge to do the desired tasks. RoboEarth is a collaboration between six European research institutes, including the University of Technology Eindhoven, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, the Technical University of Munich, the University of Zaragoza, the University of Stuttgart and Philips Innovation Services . The project RoboEarth was launched four…
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UAE Government Planning To Use Drones For Delivering Official Documents
Earlier we had written an article about the Glamorous Fleet of Fast Cars Used By The Dubai Police, in United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE government continues to surprise us with its modern and often innovative projects. This time, according to Reuters, there are plans by the UAE government to deliver the official documents like…
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Valkyrie: Nasa’s Robotic Superhero To Save Human Lives In Disasters (Video And Gallery)
The NASA experts have come up with a new idea to save human lives in case of natural disasters: Build a superhero. But for that purposes you have to build a specialized robot that can brave the difficult conditions during collapses or earthquakes. Wishing to constantly keep the robotic experts busy in coming up with…
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Renault Kwid Concept car Will Come With A Launchable Drone
Renault has come up with Renault Kwid car concept. This light weight car has been designed for the roads of India, where in cities there are often traffic jams while in the countryside the drivers have to navigate their way through often rough paths. To help the drivers, a quadcopter has been placed in the…
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Scientists Develop A Bionic Hand With A Feeling Of Touch (Video)
We have seen the stuff like Bionic hands in the science fiction movies. However, the difference between the fiction and reality is fast disappearing. Nowadays, Bionic body parts are gaining paramount importance because it is hoped that they can enable both the civil and military amputees to live a normal and fulfilled life. Recently there…
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A New Robotic Leg Enables Drones To Perch For Spying Missions (Video)
Most of the robots that we see normally can fly in the air like a bird but they cannot hold or walk on a branch as a bird does. Vishwa Robotics has tried to bridge this gap by designing a drone that can perch and walk like a bird. Bhargav Gajjar from Vishwa Robotics in…
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SaveOneLife system: Lemur Studio Fits Shoes With A Mine Detector
In warn torn zones, even after the seizures of hostilities, the already deployed landmines continue to threaten the people for a long time. The SaveOneLife project, designed by Lemur Design Studio, incorporates the mine detector in the shoes of people to protect them from getting killed or maimed by mines. There are about 3 million mines…
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Landmine-detecting Husky Robot For Safe Minesweeping In War Torn Areas
Like Chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, known as the weapons of mass destruction, the mines are also one of the biggest threats to humanity. The exact number of landmines deployed around the world is unknown. However, according to an estimate there are at least one million unexploded mines buried in the different theaters of wars…
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Amazing Computer Program Simulates Body Muscle Actions To Learn Walking
A group of scientists has developed an amazing computer program that reproduces the bipedal walking by simulating the operation of each muscle!Explanations. A team of scientists from the University of British Columbia (Canada) and the University ‘of Utrecht (Netherlands) has developed an amazing computer program with some amazing capabilities. This program developed by Geijtenbeek Thomas, Michiel van de Panne and A. Frank van der Stappen can simulate…
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Discover The Impressive Bionic Insects From Insect Labs (Photo Gallery)
Insects are an important part of the ecological balance of our planet. An American artist has also sought to sublimate these little creatures by making them from metal. We take you to the discovery of these interesting works of metallic art. Mike Libby is the American multidisciplinary artist originally from Maine and behind the project Insect Labs. This lab is…
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WildCat: The Robot Cat Capable Of Galloping 26 Km/h (Video)
Soon you will be able to use autonomous robots to attack burglars! Developed by an American company, the WildCat is a wild cat robot capable of galloping at top speed of 26 km/h. We invite you to discover this amazing robot. Again, it is the U.S. company Boston Dynamics at the origin of WildCat. We have already talked about animal…
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Littledog: The Robot Dog That Can Cross Many Obstacles Without Difficulty (Video)
[youtube width=”600″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUQsRPJ1dYw[/youtube] Although some robots may look terrifying at first sight, this particular robot has harmless rather innocent look. Yet this small quadruped creature is not intimidated by the obstacles that come in its way. Discover some of the impressive capabilities of this robot. This robot that looks that like a little dog, is the work…