Cyborg insects

Posted by raluca in December 23rd 2006

No really cyborg like in science fiction movies. Those electro-mechanical bugs are made by Insect Lab, an art studio. They customize real insects with old watch parts and some electronic components. Each specimen is individually designed and hand- assembled, each is one of a kind and unique and are pretty expensive (around $250 each bug). [...]

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Microsoft Robotics Studio

Posted by raluca in December 13th 2006

In the January issue of Scientific American, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates discusses converging technology trends that he believes will make robots a nearly ubiquitous part of our day-to-day lives in the not-too-distant future, just like PCs were viewed by him 30 years ago. To help robot developers achieve this vision, Microsoft is releasing a new [...]

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Compliance programing the RN-1

Posted by raluca in November 26th 2006

Motor positions are read to measure lack of compliance to initial particular behaviors such as moving forward, back, sideways or to squat. No tag for this post.

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