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Underwater robot

Robot learns like a toddler

Meet iCub, the closest thing to an intelligent robot?

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iCub - motionCUT

iCub - kinesthetic teaching on the iCub using force control

The iCub - The Robot Child

The iCub is the humanoid robot developed at IIT as part of the EU project RobotCub and subsequently adopted by more than 20 laboratories worldwide. It has 53 motors that move the head, arms & hands, waist, and legs. It can see and hear, it has the sense of proprioception (body configuration) and movement (using accelerometers and gyroscopes). We are working to improve on this in order to give the iCub the sense of touch and to grade how much force it exerts on the environment.

New life is being injected into the iCub platform through the development of force control. This new skill enables safe and gentle interaction of the robot with human teachers.

iCub grasping skills have been recently improved as a result of the Poeticon EU project. Simple actions such as grasping are combined through the use of spoken language tools developed by the Poeticon teams. In this example, the iCub pours cereals in a cup.

New visual skills of the iCub. Independent motion tracking for the iCub using optical flow. See how we can easily track objects or people that move independently of the iCub. 

The iCub met the Italian President in 2010 during a visit to Genoa and IIT. Here the President is asking about the robot after receiving the latest IIT leaflet from the hand of the iCub.

The iCub was in Hannover in April 2010 as part of the Italian delegation to the international fair and exhibit. Here's interacting with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel while showing its movement coordination skills and software reliability. The iCub ran uninterrupted for three full days attracting thousands of curious visitors.

The iCub can be obtained from the Italian Institute of Technology for a fee (indicative prices are shown). We do not make a profit from this activity but nonetheless we strive to provide the best possible quality and first class support to all iCub owners. We need you for doing this even better!

For more information or for a formal quotation please contact Giorgio Metta at: info@icub.org

Windoro Window-Cleaning Robot Demo

Official Video of the Windoro

Windoro Window Washing Robot Unboxing & Demo

Windoro WCR-I001 Window Cleaning Robot Single Panes

• First window cleaning robot
• Cleans your windows systematically using microfiber cleaning cloths
• Clean, safe and simple
• Cleans up to 2 hours on a single charge
• Cleans windows with thickness of 5-15mm

The Windoro WCR-I001 Window Cleaning Robot is the first window cleaning robot in the world. Innovative and practical, it cleans your windows entirely with its microfiber pads and cleaning solution. Equipped with 2 magnetic modules it navigates your windows safely and can cover up to 15 square meters on a single charge.

Windoro operates in tandem with two modules which hold together magnetically. Once the modules are positioned on either side of your window, an automatic cleaning can begin. The inside module works as the navigation unit and the outside module cleans using spinning microfiber pads. Once the cleaning is started, it moves in a zigzag pattern while spraying cleaning solution and activating its microfiber pads. It returns to it's starting point when the cleanup is finished.

Windoro is especially useful on large windows, bay windows, and sunrooms. It adapts to all types of windows that are equipped with double panes with thickness ranging from 5 to 15mm. It's edge cleaning strips located on each side allow cleaning to the edges of the glass.

 

Windoro features:

SMART One Button Cleaning
Open the window that is needed for cleaning and attach WINDORO on both sides of window. Once WINDORO is attached, press the start button on top of the robot. WINDORO will then automatically start a cleaning cycle.

SMART End Signal and Automatic Return
The user will be alarmed by a beep from the machine, WINDORO will then return to its initial start point.

SMART Magnetic Force Controller
The magnetic force is controlled by the magnetic sensor, and it cleans windows with a wide range of thickness varying from 5~15mm.

SAFE Excellent Safety
The robot will remain tightly attached to the window whether or not the power has been turned off. It consists of two modules that fit on opposite sides of the window and hold each other using permanent magnets.

CLEAN Perfect Cleaning
The combination of a precise amount of detergent spray and the spinning microfiber pads clean the window perfectly.

EASY Convenient Detachable Pad
The microfiber pad with Velcro tape can be conveniently detached and re-applied after washing. (For perfect cleaning of a dirty window, clean the window repeatedly after changing pads.)

iCub playing with objects

Gadget of i-SOBOT

"My Robot is Better Than Your Robot"

Robot Wars - USA/ iRobot

Real Terminators: Robots at War

914 PC-BOT: Order Yours

Order Yours

Here's your chance to be first on your block. We are now taking orders for our high quality, hand assembled, low volume production run 914 PC-BOT.

To order one of these remarkable new machines, please select your product below:

Please note: The 914 PC-BOT requires a general knowledge of how to install and configure PC components and software. 

914 PC-BOT

Extreme 914 PC-BOT
Operating System: Windows
Includes: iGoLogic i3899 Mini-ITX motherboard with Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz processor and 1 Gbyte of DDR2 RAM. This will help a user with processing requirements of Windows. This Extreme 914 PC-BOT comes pre-installed with Windows XP Home. Windows XP Professional is available upon request at an additional cost. As you may be aware, we have also developed .NET controls for Visual Studio 2005. There are five PC-BOT components that have been created: Drive, Messages, Sensors, M3 (I/O) and Tool Bar. A Visual Studio Developer can drag and drop these components into any Windows forms project. From that point, the Windows developer may write their code and integrate the robot actions, response and movement using any of the .NET supported languages (Visual Basic, C#, J#, C++ and so on). Microsoft Robotics Studio (MSRS) will be able to use these newly created .NET controls and we will be implementing and announcing the MSRS offering in the future. MSRS is currently in Beta.
Product #: C0189168-06

914 PC-BOT Linux Version
Operating System: Linux
This still comes with the low power VIA SP13000 Mini-ITX mainboard, 1 Gbyte of RAM DDR (PC3200), Ubuntu Linux O/S and Player/Stage development environment.
Product #: C0189168-05

 

914 PC-BOT Basic Platform

Includes: I/O board with IR sensors, M3, M2-ATX Power Supply, Body panels with ultra bright LED headlights but has "NO" COTS PC components such as CPU, motherboard, RAM, webcam, CD/DVD combo, speaker, etc. Effectively, this IS a "white box" PC-BOT in the true sense of the word. Customers need to add the computer bits to make this unit functional. Here is your opportunity to build your unique PC-BOTs with the components that will meet your expectations.
Product #: C0189168-07

9 Series Development PC-BOT

Extreme 9 Series Development Edition PC-BOT
Operating System: Windows
Includes: Computer components (but no plastic body panels), iGoLogic i3899 Mini-ITX motherboard with Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz processor and 1 Gbyte of DDR2 RAM. This will help a user with processing requirements of Windows. This Extreme 914 PC-BOT comes pre-installed with Windows XP Home. Windows XP Professional is available upon request at an additional cost. As you may be aware, we have also developed .NET controls for Visual Studio 2005. There are five PC-BOT components that have been created: Drivem Messages, Sensors, M3 (I/O) and Tool Bar. A Visual Studio Developer can drag and drop these components into any Windows forms project. From that point, the Windows developer may write their code and integrate the robot actions, response and movement using any of the .NET supported languages (Visual Basic, C#, J#, C++ and so on). Microsoft Robotic Studio (MSRS) will be able to use these newly created .NET controls and we will be implementing and announcing the MSRS offering in the future. MSRS is currently in Beta.
Product #: C0189168-10

9 Series Development Edition, Linux Version
Operating System: Linux
Includes: Computer components (but no plastic body panels). This comes with the original PC-BOT VIA SP13000 Mini-ITX motherboard, 1 Gbyte of RAM DDR (PC3200), Ubuntu Linux O/S and Player/Stage development environment.
Product #: C0189168-09

Bossa Nova Robotics: Penbo Hatching

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coffee for Nao

Nao Robot Using Microsoft Surface

Bossa Nova Robotics - Mechatar Unboxing Wrexx

Bossa Nova Robots - Pairing your Mechatar with its Remote Control

Mechatars - Bossa Nova Robotics

Bossa Nova Robotics

We believe in a Personal Robotics Future...

"I can envision a future in which robotic devices will become a nearly ubiquitous part of our day-to-day lives"- Bill Gates

At Bossa Nova Robotics, we spend our days thinking about how we can make your everyday life easier, richer and more entertaining through the magic of Robots. We are focused on delivering a future where Personal Robots share our homes, help manage our lives and amaze us with their ability to anticipate--and meet--our needs.

Bossa Nova is a consumer focused spin-off from the prestigious Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. We are actively developing personal robotics technologies that will transform consumer experiences.

Our company is dedicated to developing and commercializing high end Personal Roboticstechnology and products that will transform life experiences.

We are developing research programs and consumer facing robots for deployment in North America and Europe within the next 3 years.  Something exciting is around the corner.

Under our iLoveRobots division, we offer two lines of kids toys inspired by and infused with robotics technology.  PENBO, our girls brand, is a line of huggable interactive penguins and their offspring for a compelling nurture play experience. MECHATARS, our boys brand, is a line of interactive robots that connect with an online video game to offer dynamic on and offline play.  You can see both lines at www.iLoveRobots.com

Bossa Nova Prime 8 Training Features Commercial

Bossa Nova Robotics Penbo Interactive Robot Penguin Toy

914 PC-BOT - more information

914 PC-BOT: New and Improved

914 PC-BOT at Newcastle Maker Faire

The 914 PC-Bot

A robot designed for teachers, researchers, engineers and legacy system developers who need to front real-world applications and robotics projects with a digital face.

Designed to fit digital life, bringing data and processing to the point of human contact.

It's a host computer, it's a web server, it has GigaHertz or processing power, Gigabytes of Ram and 100's of Gigabyes of hard drive space...have fun!

 

About PC-Bots

Traditional mobile robots tend to fall into two camps - small, inexpensive platforms that require a host computer in order to program them - or - they are expensive and proprietary. These mobile robotics platforms are typified as automated toys running simple download programs performing repetitive and/or single applications to proprietary units performing relatively complex programs or jobs.
 

While all these units fit the scientific definition of a robot, they fall short of fitting the average person's mental picture of what a robot should be.

The 914 PC-BOT, by comparison, is a Personal Computer complete with inputs for keyboard, monitor and mouse. It is also visually stunning unit designed to evoke a natural attraction and engineered to meet the average person's idea of what a robot should look like. Not only that, the 914 PC-BOT is presented to the market as a richly featured researchers, advanced-technology teachers or system developers, robot engineered out of industry standard hardware and industry standard software

The 914 PC-BOT is the first general service robot designed for digital life in the home, at work, at school and at play.

A robot framework that is familiar, supportable, maintainable and extensible - bringing data and process to the point of human contact.



Engineered almost entirely out of industry standard PC hardware and mainstream operating system software.

A visually stunning machine designed to evoke an emotional response and engineered to meet the average person’s idea of what a robot should look like.

For teachers, researchers, engineers or legacy systems developers who need to front real-world applications and robotics projects with a digital face. 

914 PC Bot rotating and lifting head mod

914 PC Bot Python Scripted Roam

White Box Robotics 914 PC-BOT Linux - Player / Stage (VIA CPU)

The intersection of PCs and Robotics

White Box Robotics delivers a new, highly innovative class of robots that leverages the universal and open standards of the PC to build affordable, highly flexible robotic applications.

Inspired by world-class design and fueled by advanced engineering, the 914 PC-BOT gives enthusiasts, educators and business partners alike the opportunity to create exciting, functional, mobile robots from off-the-shelf computer technologies…just add passion, vision and creativity.

This PC-BOT is starting a new wave of exciting robotics research and development that enables and encourages everyone to participate. Now, with the launch of the 914 PC-BOT Linux, you have the power of an advanced development environment using Linux - Player/Stage. Other benefits include:

• Open standard PC-based platform provides common baseline for research, peer review and code-sharing
• Well known and documented PC architecture
• Industry standard interfaces (USB, Serial, IEEE1394)
• Thousands of inexpensive, off-the-shelf computer parts and robot sensors
• Driver and application support for Linux and Windows
• Ideal baseline platform for education (robotics, computer science, electronics, etc.) and research (AI, path planning, vision, etc.)

So what does it do?

The simple answer is “just about anything you want it to do”.

It does everything a PC does, even has a monitor, keyboard and mouse adapter if you want to use it as a standard PC. It houses the same plug-and-play hardware as a PC does, accepts the same peripherals and drive bay options, runs the same operating systems that a PC runs – but - it's mobile and autonomous. In short it's a PC with microphone, speaker and web camera that has read-to-me, speak-to-me functionality but also offers, move-with-me or move-for me! This robust robot platform provides unparalleled expandability in terms of both hardware and software as well as being compatible with 100’s of off-the-shelf applications. It houses enough horsepower out-of-the-box to process video, AI applications, advanced algorithms, SLAM applications and more. It moves, talks, sees, hears, senses, smells and can physically react and respond to the environment it is placed in.

The PC-BOT can be easily configured to perform a myriad of useful and entertaining functions. All this within a stunning exterior design that has a universal ability to turn cold technology into a friendly, personal experience.

So the real question shouldn’t be “What does it do?” But rather “What can it do?”

Shipping outside Canada is not free for this item. RobotShop does not accept returns on custom orders except for warranty exchanges. A 20% restocking fee applies to any non-custom purchase returns.

MTRAN3 Modular Robot

Robots inspired by animals

Four iRobot Scoobas Cleaning At Once

NAO NEXT GEN INTERATIVE ROBOT VIDEO

Nao and the ladder

The Samsung NaviBot Silencio

2012 "HONDA ASIMO"

Samsung SR-8855 NaviBot - Automatic Vacuum Cleaner Robot - Review

NaviBot Robotic Cleaner

The smarter way to clean

Thanks to its revolutionary smart technology, Samsung's NaviBot can efficiently and conveniently clean your home without you having to lift a finger

Charting a course for cleanliness.

Under the coffee table, around the couch and through the hallway to the next room - with itsVisionary Mapping™System, the NaviBot will chart the most efficient course around your house. Featuring an onboard camera that captures 30 frames per second, it documents your home's layout and memorizes the best possible cleaning path. And the NaviBot always knows exactly where it is, and where it's going. It's even sophisticated enough to pick up precisely where it left off should it need to return to its docking station for a quick recharge. That's because we designed it to be brilliant as well as leave your floors looking brilliant.

Takes on pet hair, tough fluff and other stuff.

It may look like a pet, but the NaviBot was actually engineered to tackle pet hair. Not to mention dust, dirt, crumbs and other debris. With its innovative power brush and rotating side brushes that don't shy away from difficult pet hair, NaviBot leaves your floor in pristine condition. It also traps and holds up to 0.6L of dust - filtering the finer particles that can trigger allergy and asthma symptoms through a washable HEPA filter. But if you're a pet owner, it's Samsung's patentedpet hair caresystem that will win you over. The NaviBot effortlessly picks hair and fluff up while preventing it from wrapping around the brushes - ensuring its usefulness for many years to come.

Robot ASIMO 2012

Why Create a Humanoid Robot?The dream sounds simple. Design a robot that can duplicate the complexities of human motion and genuinely help people. An easy task? Not at all.

ASIMO took more than two decades of persistent study, research, and trial and error before Honda engineers achieved their dream of creating an advanced humanoid robot.

In 1986, Honda engineers set out to create a walking robot. Early models (E1, E2, E3) focused on developing legs that could simulate the walk of a human. The next series of models (E4, E5, E6) were focused on walk stabilization and stair climbing. Next, a head, body and arms were added to the robot to improve balance and add functionality. Honda’s first humanoid robot, P1 was rather rugged at 6’ 2” tall, and 386 lbs. P2 improved with a more friendly design, improved walking, stair climbing/descending, and wireless automatic movements. The P3 model was even more compact, standing 5’ 2” tall and weighing 287 lbs.

ASIMO is the culmination of two decades of humanoid robotics research by Honda engineers. ASIMO can run, walk on uneven slopes and surfaces, turn smoothly, climb stairs, and reach for and grasp objects. ASIMO can also comprehend and respond to simple voice commands. ASIMO has the ability to recognize the face of a select group of individuals. Using its camera eyes, ASIMO can map its environment and register stationary objects. ASIMO can also avoid moving obstacles as it moves through its environment.

As development continues on ASIMO, today Honda demonstrates ASIMO around the world to encourage and inspire young students to study the sciences. And in the future, ASIMO may serve as another set of eyes, ears, hands and legs for all kinds of people in need. Someday ASIMO might help with important tasks like assisting the elderly or a person confined to a bed or a wheelchair. ASIMO might also perform certain tasks that are dangerous to humans, such as fighting fires or cleaning up toxic spills.

HEIGHT	4 ft 3in (130 cm)
WEIGHT	119 pounds (54 kg)
WALKING SPEED	1.7 mph (2.7 km/hour)
RUNNING SPEED	3.7 mph (6 km/hour)
WALKING CYCLE	Cycle Adjustable, Stride Adjustable
GRASPING FORCE	0.5 kg/hand (5 finger hand)
ACTUATOR	Servomotor+Harmonic Speed Reducer+Drive Unit
CONTROL UNIT	Walk/Operating Control Unit, Wireless Transmission Unit
SENSORS: FOOT	6-axis Foot Area Sensor
SENSORS: TORSO	Gyroscope & Acceleration Sensor
POWER	Rechargeable 51.8V Lithium Ion Battery
OPERATING TIME:	1 hour
OPERATION	Workstation and Portable Controller

New Honda Robot ASIMO 2012

Anybots QB Robot

Manage by Rolling Around

Be part of the action at work from home or anywhere. All you need is a web browser to interact with the whole office, lab, factory, or warehouse. QB glides around smoothly and quietly, giving you total access and presence.

Telecommuting Independence

No longer do you have to rely on someone to reserve a room with video conferencing, remember an appointment or set up a conference call. Simply log in to QB and interact with people just as if you were there.

Anybots, Inc.

Anybots is a communications company. Anybots is at the forefront of a new class of communication called mobile telepresence. Mobile telepresence is the most interactive form of communication, short of being face-to-face. Adding remotely controlled mobility to videoconferencing is a transcending experience that will change how you perceive distance and make your world feel dramatically closer.

Founded in 2001 by Trevor Blackwell, Anybots is now the leading provider of business class telepresense robots to the world. With over a decade of expertise and passion in building telepresense, two wheeled and bipedal robots, Anybots has been capturing the minds of robot enthusiasts for years. Anybots lastest robot, QB, has taken ease of operation and cost effective embodied teleconferencing to new levels.