2010
2008
Kysoh. Official website. Order your Tux Droid here - The Linux Smart companion
by jdrsantos
Looking as a cute penguin resembling the Linux mascot, Tux Droid is a smart device. A talking, squawking, wings flapping, eye flashing penguin that you can control remotely.
2007
Robot Powered by Moth’s Brain
by flakki
A new paper studies the effects of robots exhibiting roach-like behaviour on real cockroaches.
Self aware robots?
by flakki
Hod Lipson’s TED conference talk on emergent order pertaining to robot locomotion
Technology Review: MIT Exoskeleton Bears the Load
by brianwaustin
Researchers have developed a motorless exoskeleton that can carry 80 pounds.
Boing Boing: Robofly takes off
by lukeslytalker
Various researchers have spent years developing robotic insects, including some that might someday fly through the air, detecting biotoxins and conducting remote surveillance.
2006
Robotics Institute: NavLab
by sorin_postelnicu
The Navlab group builds robot cars, trucks, and buses, capable of autonomous driving or driver assistance. The group has produced a series of 11 vehicles, Navlab 1 through Navlab 11. Our applications have included off-road scouting; automated highways; run-off-road collision prevention; and driver assistance for maneuvering in crowded city environments. Our current work involves pedestrian detection, surround sensing, and short range sensing for vehicle control.
Robotics Institute: Modeling By Videotape
by sorin_postelnicu
Imagine that you give me a videotape of your room that you have made by walking around with your hand-held camcorder. Using only that videotape, is it possible to create a three-dimensional model of the room as well as determine the camera trajectory?
