Category: ROBOTICS

All things related to Robotics.

Watch DARPA Robotics Challenge finals online

If you’re like me and like all things related to robotics, AI, machine learning and the sorts then congratulations because tomorrow you’ll be able to enjoy some online real time streaming for free 😉...

Brain-like circuit performs human tasks

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have used a basic 100-synapse neural circuit to perform image classification to identify letters despite visual noise that complicated the task. Sure there are already normal chips that can...

Audi’s self-driving RS 7 hits the racetrack

Audi’s self-driving RS 7 hits the racetrack

Speechless… And it looks equal parts menacing and gorgeous to me. 🙂 http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/3d4a8b44bd09b34e0e22f605d219038/200936638/audi-self-driving-car.jpg I am waiting for the day when we will be able to see one of these driverless cars take to the...

Soft octopus robots are equal parts speedy and graceful 0

Soft octopus robots are equal parts speedy and graceful

Interesting little robot. I think it still has a long way to go but it’s kinda cute 😉 http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/c1078126836a4696040ad2f37618448c/200804336/octopus-robot.jpg Check this short video of it’s evolution. http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/23/octopus-robot/  

Fingertip sensor lets robots ‘see’ what they’re touching 0

Fingertip sensor lets robots ‘see’ what they’re touching

http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/ed3967017da7e4214fe8074cc74ab152/200787149/MIT-GelSight-01-press.jpg Researchers at MIT and Northeastern University are showing off a new fingertip version of the GelSight sensor, that uses a camera and a sensitive rubber film to 3D map the objects they’re grabbing. They say...