Science news articles about 'wheeled robot'Robot playmates may help children with autism
... children and a colorful bubble-blowing wheeled robot.
The robot had two settings. In one, it carried on its rolling ... increasing from 14.69 to 21.87 and other robot interactions going from 24.11 to 28 ... Lunar prospecting robot to be field tested on Hawaii's Mauna Kea
... the field experiment, Nov. 1-13, the robot called Scarab will simulate a lunar mission ... mined for use by future lunar explorers. The four-wheeled robot will trek to different sites, using a Canadian- ... A biomimetic jumping microrobot
... of rough terrain where no other walking or wheeled robot could go," explains EPFL Professor Dario Floreano. "These tiny jumping robots could be fitted with solar cells to recharge between jumps ... Sega, Hasbro unveil new dancing robot
For people looking for a dance partner that doesn't step on toes, toymakers Sega and Hasbro on Thursday unveiled a new two-wheeled dancing robot with stereo sound.Care-O-Bot: Adorable Robot That Still Does Practical Things
... tall prototype of a new generation of service robots designed to help humans in the household. The quick ... driven wheels," explains Birgit Graf, who heads the domestic and personal service robotics group ... For toy-like NASA robots in Arctic, ice research is child's play
... first version of the robot had legs. We then shifted to a hybrid leg and wheel design that allowed ... network that institutions can use, with 30-40 mobile robots located across the Arctic. During future ... Making a Hopping Robot
... problem in a robotics class—how to build a robot that can hop like a pogo stick, roll on wheels, and walk up stairs—has grown into a concept that could one day help with search-and- ... Robotic Prius Takes Itself For A Spin
... motorcade made its way across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early one morning last week: a silver Toyota Prius, complete with police escort and camera crew, but with no driver at the wheel.Researcher designs robot that jumps like a grasshopper
... which can roll in any direction, giving it the manoeuvrability of wheels without the problem of overturning or getting stuck in potholes.
The robot is also flexible and small, weighing less than a ... Mars rover mission reaches 5th anniversary
Five years after the NASA rover Spirit landed on Mars, the six-wheel robotic geologist and its twin Opportunity are still on the job.Evolution rolls on for Mars rover
The wheels continue to turn on Europe's billion-euro project to put a robotic rover on the surface of the Red Planet.NASA Lander Will Sprinkle Martian Soil for Microscope to View
... Mars Lander plans to instruct the spacecraft in the next few days to use its Robotic Arm to sprinkle a spoonful of Martian soil onto a wheel that will rotate the sample into place for viewing by the ... Always at your service
... driven wheels," explains Birgit Graf, who heads the domestic and personal service robotics group ... Graf. Numerous household articles are stored in the robot's databases. It knows, for example, what a cup ...
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Robot playmates may help children with autism
... children and a colorful bubble-blowing wheeled robot. The robot had two settings. In one, it carried on its rolling ... increasing from 14.69 to 21.87 and other robot interactions going from 24.11 to 28 ...Lunar prospecting robot to be field tested on Hawaii's Mauna Kea
... the field experiment, Nov. 1-13, the robot called Scarab will simulate a lunar mission ... mined for use by future lunar explorers. The four-wheeled robot will trek to different sites, using a Canadian- ...A biomimetic jumping microrobot
... of rough terrain where no other walking or wheeled robot could go," explains EPFL Professor Dario Floreano. "These tiny jumping robots could be fitted with solar cells to recharge between jumps ...Sega, Hasbro unveil new dancing robot
For people looking for a dance partner that doesn't step on toes, toymakers Sega and Hasbro on Thursday unveiled a new two-wheeled dancing robot with stereo sound.Care-O-Bot: Adorable Robot That Still Does Practical Things
... tall prototype of a new generation of service robots designed to help humans in the household. The quick ... driven wheels," explains Birgit Graf, who heads the domestic and personal service robotics group ...For toy-like NASA robots in Arctic, ice research is child's play
... first version of the robot had legs. We then shifted to a hybrid leg and wheel design that allowed ... network that institutions can use, with 30-40 mobile robots located across the Arctic. During future ...Making a Hopping Robot
... problem in a robotics class—how to build a robot that can hop like a pogo stick, roll on wheels, and walk up stairs—has grown into a concept that could one day help with search-and- ...Robotic Prius Takes Itself For A Spin
... motorcade made its way across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early one morning last week: a silver Toyota Prius, complete with police escort and camera crew, but with no driver at the wheel.Researcher designs robot that jumps like a grasshopper
... which can roll in any direction, giving it the manoeuvrability of wheels without the problem of overturning or getting stuck in potholes. The robot is also flexible and small, weighing less than a ...Mars rover mission reaches 5th anniversary
Five years after the NASA rover Spirit landed on Mars, the six-wheel robotic geologist and its twin Opportunity are still on the job.Evolution rolls on for Mars rover
The wheels continue to turn on Europe's billion-euro project to put a robotic rover on the surface of the Red Planet.NASA Lander Will Sprinkle Martian Soil for Microscope to View
... Mars Lander plans to instruct the spacecraft in the next few days to use its Robotic Arm to sprinkle a spoonful of Martian soil onto a wheel that will rotate the sample into place for viewing by the ...Always at your service
... driven wheels," explains Birgit Graf, who heads the domestic and personal service robotics group ... Graf. Numerous household articles are stored in the robot's databases. It knows, for example, what a cup ...