Tag: Robots and Artificial Intelligence
UQ hosts robot championships
Three hundred Queensland school students will showcase their robotic creations at a competition in Brisbane this weekend.[MORE]
Japanese researchers develop electric robot 'skin'
Japanese researchers say they have developed a rubber that is able to conduct electricity well, paving the way for robots with stretchable "e-skin" that can feel heat and pressure like humans.[MORE]
New robot poses like a fashion model
A research institute in Kobe in western Japan has developed a robot that can pose like a fashion model.[MORE]
Robot ranchers for future musters: CSIRO
The science leader for robotics at the CSIRO says unmanned flying robots could soon be used to muster cattle on outback stations.[MORE]
Robot conducts Detroit orchestra
High-tech met high art overnight when a robot conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.[MORE]
Robot to study joints in 3D
A new robot that can study the complex motion of bone joints in three dimensions is being built in Adelaide.[MORE]
SA scientists develop radioactive detection robot
Scientists at Adelaide's Edinburgh Defence base have developed a new robot that is able to detect radioactive materials. [MORE]
Coral research may reveal climate change
Scientists are hoping coral they have taken from the floor of the southern ocean can unlock the secrets of climate change.[MORE]
Japanese robot 'wired to monkey's brain'
Japanese and US researchers say they have created a humanoid robot that acts according to the brain activity of a monkey from all the way across the Pacific.[MORE]
Russian railways seek help from dancing robots
Russian railways want tiny robots to replace humans in difficult maintenance work, and they want Russian-made androids that can dance and talk.[MORE]
Humanoid could teach Japanese dentists to feel people's pain
Japan's future dentists may soon be able to better appreciate patients' pain by training on a humanoid robot that can mumble "ouch" when the drill hits a nerve.[MORE]
Japanese housework robot unveiled
Japanese researchers have unveiled a new humanoid robot designed to lend a hand with housework, particularly the rapidly growing number of elderly people in the Asian country.[MORE]
Robot claims 'world first' convertible legs
Japanese engineering giant Hitachi Ltd has unveiled a new lightweight robot that can converse while easily scooting around people.[MORE]
Robot guitars ready to be unleashed
Ever get mad trying to figure out why your version of "Voodoo Child" doesn't sound like Jimi Hendrix?[MORE]
One small step for climate change
An army of robots combing the world's oceans is the focus of a gathering of international scientists in Tasmania this week.[MORE]
'Flying robot' to aid China Antarctic expedition
News reports in China say a robot that can fly "like a mini-helicopter" and a second that can glide across ice will aid Chinese scientists during an Antarctic expedition slated for October.[MORE]
Soccer for robots: Whatever next?
Dozens of Adelaide primary and secondary student teams have competed today in South Australia's RoboCup.[MORE]
Ctrl + Alt + Del if you've heard this one before
Experts in artificial intelligence have built a computer program that can understand simple jokes, marking an important step in making robots seem friendlier to humans, the weekly New Scientist reports.[MORE]
Men, machine face off in 'world first' poker comp
Two top poker players will pit their skills and maths ability against a computer in a two-day match scientists say is the world's first man-machine poker championship. [MORE]
'Air muscles' the key to new robots
A Japanese robot maker has unveiled what it called the world's first prototype of an artificial hand with "air muscles" that can do even delicate work like picking up a raw egg. [MORE]
Robot to act as wedding MC
A robot will be master of ceremonies for a South Korean wedding this weekend in what its creators claim will be a world first. [MORE]
Sci-fi scene relaunched in Sydney
A science fiction (sci-fi) collectibles fair has been held at the Sydney Town Hall to help revitalise the social scene for fans.[MORE]
NASA trials robots for space surgery
American space agency NASA has today begun a series of tests on remote controlled robots it hopes will one day be used to perform surgery during space flights.[MORE]
S Korea works on ethical code for robots
South Korea is drawing up a code of ethics to stop humans misusing robots or vice versa, officials say.[MORE]
Japanese team unveils tea-serving humanoid
Japan's advanced humanoids can now serve tea and wash the cup afterwards, but they still need to learn from their mistakes if they are to become real household helpers. [MORE]
