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The Year of CoCoRo Video #51/52: Big Vision
Our penultimate video features the initial “Big Vision” trailer we produced at the beginning of this project. The video showcases the basic components of the robotic system we targeted (surface...
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Raffaello D’Andrea at TED2016: Novel flying machines and swarms of tiny...
Last week Raffaello D’Andrea, professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and founder of Verity Studios, demonstrated a whole series of novel flying machines live on stage at...
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WeRobot 2015 Keynote: The future of robotics, with R2D2 maker Tony Dyson
Photo courtesy We Robot 2015. UPDATED 4 Mar: We’re sad to report that Professor Tony Dyson, who built the original Star Wars R2-D2 droid, has died. We’re reposting this excellent video of his keynote...
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In motion: Video transmission by mobile drones
Raheeb Muzaffar, an information technology specialist, has developed an application-layer framework that improves the transmission of videos between moving drones and mobile devices located at ground...
View ArticleSticky business: Five adhesives tested for 3D printing
We compared five adhesives for 3D printing applications on a Wanhao Duplicator i3. We’ll print a PLA (polylactide) cube, 1х1х1 cm in size. 1. NELLY LACQUER: We spread it on the clean surface of the...
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Call for holiday robot videos 2016
That’s right! You better not run, you better not hide, you better watch out for brand new robot holiday videos on Robohub! Drop your submissions down our chimney at editors@robohub.org and share the...
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Brian Cox presents Science Matters: Machine learning and artificial intelligence
We’re beginning to see more and more jobs being performed by machines, even creative tasks like writing music or painting can now be carried out by a computer. But how and when will machines be able...
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What is machine learning?
In this fascinating animation from Oxford Sparks, we take a look at how statistics and computer science can be used to make machines that learn for themselves, without being explicitly programmed....
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Responsive and Responsible Leadership given prominance at #WEF17 World...
The population of the scenic ski-resort Davos, nestled in the Swiss Alps, swelled by nearly +3,000 people between the 17th and 20th of January. World leaders, academics, business tycoons, press and...
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Artificial intelligence and ethics: Who does the thinking?
Image: IEEE On the 15th November 2016, the IEEE’s AI and Ethics Summit posed the question: “Who does the thinking?” In a series of key-note speeches and lively panel discussions, leading technologists,...
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Python programming your NAO robot
These videos aim to teach you how to begin programming your NAO with Python. The NAO can be programmed using several programming languages, including C++, MATLAB, JAVA, LabVIEW and Python. Instead of...
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Hard at work: A review of the Laevo Exoskeleton
Back pain is one of the leading causes of work absenteeism in the UK, with 8.8 million days lost to work-related muscoskeletal disorders per year. On average, each case causes 16 days of absenteeism,...
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Leg over wheels: Ghost robotics’ Minitaur proves legged capabilities over...
Ghost Robotics—a leader in fast and lightweight direct-drive legged robots—announced recently that its Minitaur model has been updated with advanced reactive behaviors for navigating grass, rock,...
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Programming for robotics: Introduction to ROS
This handy video-tutorial course gives an introduction to the Robot Operating System (ROS), including many of the available tools that are commonly used in robotics. With the help of different...
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UgCS photogrammetry technique for UAV land surveying missions
Figure 15: Adding 40m overshot to both ends of each survey line UgCS is easy-to-use software for planning and flying UAV drone-survey missions. It supports almost any UAV platform, providing...
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TrotBot take two: Galloping like a horse
Hi, I’m Ben. I was a member of the team that developed a new walking mechanism, TrotBot, that we eventually scaled up to the size of a mini-van (you can read my original post here). Now, at...
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Programming your NAO robot for human interaction
Today we are looking at how to program your NAO Robot for Human Interaction. Watch the video and follow the steps below to get interactive with your robot pal! Create an animation of movements Right...
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The Robot Academy: An open online robotics education resource
The Robot Academy is a new learning resource from Professor Peter Corke and the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), the team behind the award-winning Introduction to Robotics and Robotic Vision...
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The Robot Academy: Lessons in image formation and 3D vision
A 3D model of organic molecules created using Rhinoceros 3D and rendered with Vray. Source: Wikipedia Commons The Robot Academy is a new learning resource from Professor Peter Corke and the Queensland...
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From drinking straws to robots
Image: Harvard Gazette By Peter Reuell, Harvard Staff Writer At the beginning of the decade, George Whitesides helped rewrite the rules of what a machine could be with the development of biologically...
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