Category Archives: Robots

Robots for Breakfast

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Anne Crumpacker

Watch Rosie and her friend James prepare a traditional Bavarian Weisswurst Frühstück (Bavarian Sausage Breakfast). Note, they are not working by remote control. They are able to do a bit of simple abstract reasoning. CRAM (Cognitive Robot Abstract Machine) is … Continue reading →

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Next Stop Mars!

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Anne Crumpacker

Yesterday, while we were out shopping NASA launched from Cape Canaveral the “biggest and baddest robot ever to land on another planet: an SUV-sized rover nicknamed “Curiosity” that comes equipped with a “rock-zapping” laser.” According to the Orlando Sentinel: [...] … Continue reading →

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Meet BigDog-The Most Advanced Rough-Terrain Robot on Earth

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Anne Crumpacker

Another gem from Mr. Fisher for all our veterans today.   Boston Dynamics Website on BigDog Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Tweet about it Tell a friend

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