Archive for September 2009
Voluntary Milking System (7:54)
This robotic system will let the cows in a farm voluntary submit them selves to a robotic milking process.
Using this system, the cows will decide the milking time on its own. The whole milking process must be automated 100 %, because the cows can choose to be milked at any time.
The advanced system includes a robotic arm for the milking process, the milking machine itself and a gate system to control cows coming in and out. With an ID sensor in the cows, the system indentifies each cow before milking. This will ensure proper milking intervals and monitoring of the cows health.
Read more about AMS – automatic milking systems or about the company behind: DeLaval.
Exoskeleton video from Sarcos
This video shows a prototype exoskeleton in action, and you will be amazed by the result. This will be used for military to create soldiers with super-human powers.
This technology will make a difference in both military and civilian aspects. The exoskeleton will help a human do more in longer time with less effort.
The possibilities for a disabled person with this technology is also obvious.
New Military Robot can hop over walls
Watch this new robot jump over a 7.5 m (25 feet) high fence.
The little robot has four wheels to get around with, but has the capability to leap over high obstacles like walls or fences.
It also has a GPS-receiver to get around on its own.
BEAR (Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot)
This is a battlefield robot for search & rescue, mine inspection, handling explosives or chemicals and other hazardous activities.
Vecna Robotics has made this video of the capabilities of the robot.
Robot humanoids first kiss
This kiss happened on 27 December 2008, during a robotic performance of scenes of Phantom of the Opera at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech).
The team at Taiwan Tech spent three years developing the autonomous robots hand-eye coordination, intrinsic self-balancing mechanisms, and other technologies. Most of the movements during a scene are programmed into the robot ahead of time.