MIT researchers devise new means to synchronize a group of robots (w/ Video)

Source: PhysOrg.com

Comparaison of the network topology without (left) or with (right) quorum sensing (Phys.org) -- For several years, roboticists have been working out ways to get a group of robots to perform synchronized act ...
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Bacterial trick keeps robots in sync

Source: Science News

Incorporating math that describes the oscillating movements of body parts, such as arm and heads, is quite clever, says Mehran Mesbahi of the University of Washington in Seattle, whose research includes spacecraft navigation and control. It’s much harder ...
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Synchronizing Humanoid Robot Swarms

Source: Science Fiction in the News

() [R]oboticists have been searching for a better form of synchronisation that is more robust to the various trials and tribulations that befall robotic dancers. Today, Patrick Bechon and Jean-Jacques Slotine at the Massachusetts Inst ...
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Impatient Futurist: Your Domestic Robot Servant Has Finally Arrived (in a Fashion)

Source: Discover Magazine

Humanoid robots can dance and play Ping Pong. But folding towels and catering a party are proving to be trickier tasks. David Plunkert Like many people with limited social skills, I’ve always wanted a robot. And I ...
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Sebastian Thrun: The man making magic at Google

Source: MoneyWeek

Earlier this month, German-born inventor Sebastian Thrun posted an online image of his son being swung round by his father, says the Huffington Post. But “Jasper, my son, and me” is no ordinary photo – it is one of the first images to ...
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: I, robot owner

Source: ComputerWorld

We're used to robots -- in their place. Think of a car factory; the image that comes to mind is probably not the assembly line of yore, but instead pivoting robot arms doing mind-numbingly repetitive tasks with great precision. ...
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Coming soon: Human-like computers

Source: Daily Nation

The year is 2035 and highly intelligent humanoid robots are roaming the streets, manning offices, cooking, doing the laundry, and running errands, freeing human beings to engage in more productive endeavours. Fitted and oper ...
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