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Monday, March 21, 2011

PALRO with Tai Chi

Who says robots can not do tai chi martial arts techniques.
 

This PALRO robot height only 39 cm only. To be able to run the instructions, the robot is already implanted with a set of computer systems and is bundled with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor speed, memory 1 GB of RAM, flash memory 4 GB, 3 Megapixel camera and can be connected directly with a Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n. In addition, this robot is also powered by lithium ion batteries.


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Robovie mR2

Robovie is a cute robot dog with a heart-shaped form of the iPod Touch. Robovie MR2 sweeter than the larger sibling of Robovie R2, and small enough to put on the table. This robot has a size of only 30cm tall (about 1 foot), weight 2kg (4.4 lbs), and even has a plug / decks iPod Touch on his chest. This iPod can be used to update or to control directly (or via the wireless game pad) and equipped with super-compact CCD camera, 2 microphones, and speakers for the purpose of communication.




 


This little robot has 18 degrees of freedom including the eyeballs moving (2 eyes x3; head x 3, 2 arm x4; waist x1), supported by 12 Propo JR DS-326 servo motors, 4-281J VS Vstone servos, and 2 Futaba S3102 servos. Development of this robot started last year, and ATR is currently considering the matter of marketing the robot where to current pricing and availability is unknown.

This robot is perfect for a spy agency because of humor and ability that has a mini CCD camera.

This robot was developed by ATR (Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute) Intelligent Robotics and Communications Lab of Japan.


 

You can follow the development of this robot through twitter at: http://twitter.com/robovie_mr2


source : http://berandakawasan.wordpress.com/2010/06/

friendly robot

Robot Friend
NIT-ZMP-humanoid-1Nippon Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Harada Design, ZMP and ZNUG Design is now developing another robot, the robot is capable of replacing human functions. Humanoid robot is named E-NUVO. E-NUVO can students interact with elementary or junior high

The robot is designed to have high 126 cm according to the size of elementary school pupils and junior high school. The students can interact directly and take care of this robot.

E-NUVO designed to resemble humans, have two legs and hands and heads with a total weight of 15 kg. Robot energy source comes from the Lithium Ion battery.

To be able to interact, a robot equipped with cameras, accelerometers, gyro sensors, obstacle detection sensors, distance sensors, and piezoelectric sensors. This robot was developed using Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio.


Here's an example robot future

source : http://untarian4.blogspot.com/p/info-robot-masa-depan.html

Asimo Robot

Asimo Robot adalh output from honda japan technology, according to sources Asimo is an acronym for "Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility." Asimo regarded as the world's most advanced humanoid robot with a height of 130 cm and weight 54 kg. The robot developed by Honda Motor Co.., Ltd.
Asimo was born on October 31, 2000 from the R & D program robotic Honda which was founded in 1986. Led by Mr. Masato Hirose, Senior Chief Engineer of the Wako Research Institute, Honda R & D Co.., Ltd.., Chestnut robot development team created a robot that can be a friend to man. This dream led to the concept of "uniting the various mechanical functions with advanced technologies to improve the quality of human life," the underlying road map for Honda in the development of robots. Fund created to make robots better than a wasteful luxury cars made fuel.
In the past 14 years, Honda has developed seven experimental robot and three robot prototypes. After many efforts, this project to fruition in 2000 with the official launch as a representative of Asimo humanoid robot technology.
ASIMO is now the second generation which is a refinement of the first generation ASIMO robot that was introduced in 2000. Asimo mobility technologies are now experiencing rapid development than previous generations, with various capabilities such as moving in a circle pattern and ran up to the speed of 6 km / hour. Asimo the ability to interact with humans or other objects are also more perfect, as welcome guests, walking bergadengan by human hands, carrying a tray, and push the train.
Various technological developments are achieved through research and development of ASIMO, including posture control technology, image and voice recognition technology, as well as collision avoidance technologies are also the basis for Honda's development of technologies applied in other fields, including safety technology in cars. Application of advanced technologies on the product close to the daily life of humans is in line with what the foundation in the creation of ASIMO, the dream that the technology and life to walk together in harmony.


Nao Robot

Another humanoid robot that automatically and can be reprogrammed and medium-sized. This robot was developed by a French company that is Aldebaran Robotics.

Here's video footage of the Nao robot.


Assemble their own robots with the Bioloid

Bioloid robot kit is composed of several parts that we can assemble a robot you want. And this one is not a robot toy kids age 7, because the parts are provided adequate technical and require considerable knowledge (not necessarily a genius). With the Bioloid, we can assemble a robot kind whatever, as long as we have sufficient parts. Then program the motion and the nature of the robot using the software provided. Examples of movement that can be applied is a transformation, for example, form the beginning was the car, then can be automatically transformed into a robot standing. Can be connected directly with PC / Laptop (USB / Wireless) or by radio control. Can be fitted with cameras to laser heat. Then there is also a sound detector, light, distance, etc.. Anyway dijadiin any kind could: roll:
How does it work?. Major part in moving the robot Bioloid is Dynamixel, which is a kind of R / C servo (dynamo), but different from the R / C servo usual, Dyamixel work in a network that has a feedback function. That way, all Dynamixel the Bioloid can cooperate with each other to send feedback.

 
List Dynamixel
For example, to create a robot hand, it needed 3 shafts, namely the shoulder, elbow and wrist. So we need the 3 Dynamixel. One placed on the shoulder, the elbow and the last on the wrist. Then to do the wave motion (for example), then the third Dynamixel communicate with one another in doing every movement for the hand axes that can simulate wave motion. Simple right?. A large number of Dynamixel on a robot depends on our design. Consider it for a hand / foot needed 3 dynamixel, it would require about 12 dynamixel (or more) to create a robot resembles a human. But it all went back to the design that we have, because with the slightest amount Dynamixel we still can make the desired robot provided designnya right.

The next part is no less important is the CM-5, this is the main part that controls all Dynamixel. Since this is centralnya, so for a robot is usually only need 1 piece of CM-5. Part of this can be spelled out as a small computer, in which there are various kinds of instructions that move every Dynamixel. We do not have to worry about this part, because he works automatically according to the instructions given. Simply put it in our robot and connecting it to all Dynamixel. CM-5 receive instruction from PC / controller to then give the command to Dynamixel to move.

Then the next component is the software, including software Bioloid The Behavior Control Programmer and Three-Dimensional Motion Editor. Once we assemble the robot according to our design, then we connect it with the software to make the movements and properties of the robot. The properties of these robots is the case when the detector detects voice sounds so dB, it will make certain movements, and so forth. Then the motion editor software can also be used to make complex movements of the robot, for example is a robot car that turned into a soldier, or vice versa.Editing movement and the nature of robot 





The third part which is the main key bioloid. With PC / Laptop, we turn on the software that has been provided, then connect your PC / Laptop with the CM-5 we are in bioloid using the USB cable provided, then the robot bioloid was ready to operate. By way of work as follows: PC / Laptop to send instructions to the CM-5, later CM-5 receive instruction and ordered Dynamixel to move.
Then the parts which are also controlled by the CM-5 is the Sensor Module (AX-S1), this part is enabled to detect the distance, detect voice, and so forth.
The next parts are the frame, the casing-casing that can be affixed to a small section of the body of the robot, then screws, wires, stickers, and so forth.

I think Bioloid suitable for educating students in studying the principles of robotics and the hobbyst. With parts and software that has been provided, we can design our robot at will and apply the motion and nature.
Bioloid itself in paketan and sold separately. For the package, there are types Beginner (beginners) that contains a CM-5, 4 Dynamixel, 1 sensor module, battery, external power, CD, manuals, and other accessories parts. Then other packages are Comprehensive and Expert, which contain more parts and can apply more things. Bioloid also sold separately, where we can buy dynamixel and other parts separately.
The price?. Bioloid Beginner to that package, sell for USD349. If you live in Indonesia, perhaps the total will be USD420 after plus postage (DHL). I personally assess the price is not cheap, and not expensive. Not cheap because the price of the parts which can be obtained not many (only 4 dynamixel, perhaps because it Beginner Packet). And not expensive due to hobyist category, was this price quite reasonable, and we can make robots with ease without the need for super-genius brain. Imagine the people who make robots from scratch: roll:.
The next package which sells for USD899 Comprehensive and Expert sold at USD2.999. But I think the beginner kit will suffice to muasin hobby before starting the advanced stage.

source : http://kecebongsoft.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/merakit-robot-sendiri-dengan-bioloid/


Robots History

Robot creation of modern humans then? If you answered yes, then it's wrong. The robot was created by ancient man. Once the robot has not been called because the term was only used in the 1920s. Robots are also created by various people and cultures, ranging from Pre-History to the Modern era. Robot Pre History is much different than modern. Once the robot is moved using the water, while now by the machine. Here is the history of robots.

Robot Pre History
  The idea of ​​making the puppets or robots is triggered automatically at the time of Ancient Greece. In the myth there Tunanui in describing the god who has the servants who worked mechanically. The Persians and the Chinese also think the idea of ​​making the puppets that can move itself.
The work of the world's first robot in clepsydra admit is, namely a water clock. This tool is found in Greek physician around the year 250 BC. Water clock called a robot due to meet one condition, that can move automatically.
Clepsydra
Modern Robots
  Historical development of modern robots can not escape from the figure of Nikola Tesla.
He is a mechanical engineer, inventor, and physicist who later became bloody Serbian Americans. He played a major role to find ways of working electro-magnetic at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century. He is introducing wireless communications in 1893. Electromagnetic findings are very helpful development of remote control, radar, and computer science.
    1930's Westinghouse company make human-like robot named Electro. While the first modern robot named Elsei Bristol also called Tortoise. But robots are really modern that can digitally operated, programmable, and can touch is named Unimate.
Mechanical Tortoise
25 March 2950.
 
 
And this is the History of Travel Robot.
In 1206: the first human-shaped robot in the form of automatic musicians. shaped like a boat mechanic, found Al-Jazari
Year 1495: Design's first robot that successfully recorded. The form of artificial mechanical sword Leonardo da Vinci
In 1738: a mechanical robot that can be shaped duck-epakkan flapping its wings, created by Jacques de Vaucanson.
1898: The first machine is operated from a distance, dipamerin in Madison Square. His invention is Nikola Tesla
1920: The word robot was first discovered by Karel Capek
Year 1930: the early human-like robots on display at World's Fairs in 1930 named Electro
Year 1942: The word robot is used in a story titled Science Fiction by Isaac Asimov Runaround
Year 1948: Robot Couple having a case of human behavioral biology, Elsie and Elmer. This robot is found William Grey Walter
Year 1956: The first robot company founded by George Devol and Joseph Engleberger are patented in the name of Devol
Year 1956: The idea of ​​Artificial Intelligence in cetuskan conference in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, by Marvin Minsky and John McCarthy
Year 1975: Programmable Universal Manipulation Arm, or PUMA created by Victor Scheinman
Year 1981: Kenji Urada, factory workers in Japan, was the first killing of a robot.