I love the inhuman speed of pick and place robots. We’ve seen a lot of incredible examples from ABB, but Adept Technology has just broken the “300 cycle per minute barrier” with their Quattro robot.
Via BotJunkie | Posted on 2009.11.03 at 02:37
Late nineties is fairly prehistoric when it comes to robots with fast reaction times. I mean, I was in high school in the late nineties! But while I was busy being a miserably outcast geek, Toshiba was demonstrating a robot that could (sort of) play volleyball.
Via BotJunkie | Posted on 2009.11.03 at 02:28
Robots are slowly learning to take advantage of nonverbal cues, which are an integral part of natural human communication. Things like eyebrow movement can be used to convey information about emotional states, but subtle nonverbal cues can also provide more pointed information… Think about how much can be said with a quick glance.
Via BotJunkie | Posted on 2009.11.03 at 02:13