http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/ a science and technology weblog and calendar http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/projimg/ofpbloglogo.png en OFPinfos@yahoo.com 2008-05-29T15:09:33+01:00 monthly 1 2006-06-03T12:00+01:00 http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed.xml go to part 5 of ofpblog XL <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed.xml'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/_otherfarm.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed.xml' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>ofpblog XL - part 5</font></a></b> <p>this is part 4 [posts 301 - 400] of ofpblog XL, <br />continue to: <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed.xml' title='401 - 500' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>part 5</a> or <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed1.xml' title='1 - 100' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>part 1</a> - <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed2.xml' title='101 - 200' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>part 2</a> - <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed3.xml' title='201 - 300' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>part 3</a>.</p><p></p><p></p> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed.xml Thu, 29 May 2008 15:09:00 +0100 Thu, 29 May 2008 15:09:00 +0100 http://motorlab.neurobio.pitt.edu/ bionics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://motorlab.neurobio.pitt.edu/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/monkey_robot_arm_2.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p>as reported earlier [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_monkey_robot_arm' title='ofpblog :: monkey controls a robot arm with his thoughts' target='_top' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_duke_robot_and_monkey' title='ofpblog :: duke university&#39;s monkey controlled robot' target='_top' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>], monkeys have been able to control robots and robotic limbs using the power of their thoughts. scientists inserted small probes the width of a human hair into the monkey's primary motor cortex: the region of the brain that controls movement.</p><p>dr. <a href='http://www.neurobio.pitt.edu/faculty/schwartz.htm' title='his bio' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>andrew schwartz</a> and his team at the <a href='http://www.medschool.pitt.edu/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>pittsburgh school of medicine</a>'s <a href='http://motorlab.neurobio.pitt.edu/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>motorlab</a> have a monkey that e.g. feeds itself with a robotic arm.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOkpn0BN2HE' title='0m 56s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. read more [<a href='http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1406607/monkeys_control_robotic_arm_using_only_their_brains/index.html' title='redorbit post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nature06996.html' title='original publisher :: nature [an abstract of the article]' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_monkey_robot_arm_2' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_monkey_robot_arm_2 Thu, 29 May 2008 15:09:00 +0100 Thu, 29 May 2008 15:09:00 +0100 http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=snkGhWFV2a4 robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=snkGhWFV2a4'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/xxx_uav.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov' title='chess grandmaster and 2008 russian political candidate' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>garry kasparov</a> got interrupted during a speech by an xxx <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle' title='a wiki on unmanned aerial vehicles' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>uav</a>.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=snkGhWFV2a4' title='0m 38s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_xxx_uav' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_xxx_uav Wed, 28 May 2008 14:57:00 +0100 Wed, 28 May 2008 14:57:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lxb2hnjN4I robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lxb2hnjN4I'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/abb_wine_glass_test.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>motion control is at the heart of all industrial robots. <a href='http://www.abb.com/' title='automation and power technologies' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>abb</a>'s [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/ABBRobotics' title='youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] "speed independent path" property of its motion control technology uses 2nd generation truemove & quickmove software.</p><p>robots equipped with this technology can carry 20% higher payload, have 10% shorter cycle times and are 35% more accurate.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lxb2hnjN4I' title='2m 27s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_abb_wine_glass_test' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_abb_wine_glass_test Mon, 26 May 2008 22:01:00 +0100 Mon, 26 May 2008 22:01:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/user/dfkivideo robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/dfkivideo'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/pithekos.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.dfki-bremen.de/robotik/index.php?L=1' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>research group robotics</a>, part of the <a href='http://www.dfki.de/' title='german research centre for artificial intelligence' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>dfki</a> [<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Research_Centre_for_Artificial_Intelligence' title='a wiki on dfki, the german research centre for artificial intelligence' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] laboratory in bremen, germany, released new videos of their robots.</p><p></p><p><i>watch the videos [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh-NvQvsc3k' title='2m 16s - pithekos, 4-legged galloping robot' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZrfxiBa2WI' title='2m 09s - mehen, underwater snake robot' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJJv2ddCm-A' title='5m 12s - space exploration with legged robots' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 3 </a>].<br /><a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_dfki_robots' target='_top' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>part 1</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_dfki_robots_2' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_dfki_robots_2 Tue, 27 May 2008 21:21:00 +0100 Tue, 27 May 2008 21:21:00 +0100 http://www.roboticsailing.org/en/home/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.roboticsailing.org/en/home/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/pinta.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.roboticsailing.org/en/home/' title='22-25 may 2008 - breitenbrunn, austria' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>world robotic sailing championship 2008</a> [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm' title='ofpblog techcalendar' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'><img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/projimg/ofptechcal.png' width=8 height=8 border=0 /></a> <a href='http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=bXRtcW1zNGtrZG50N2JtYTh2NWMwYmV2M2cgcDRzZGIzMnVydWkyY2hrN2s4ZWFpajJvZ29AZw' title='event data' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>event</a>] on <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Neusiedl' title='a wiki on lake neusiedl' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>lake neusiedl</a> in austria was won by the austrian <a href='http://www.roboat.at/en/home/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>roboat</a>. there was also a trial for the <a href='http://www.microtransat.org/?lang=en' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>microtransat challenge</a>, a transatlantic race of fully autonomous sailing boats, currently planned for late 2008.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP2TUOeFAUI' title='0m 53s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a> of the silver medal winner <a href='http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3904557.ece' title='times post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>pinta</a> from <a href='http://www.aber.ac.uk/' title='wales, uk' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>aberystwyth university</a> during the race. read <a href='http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=919' title='roland piquepaille post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_world_robotic_sailing_championship_2008' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_world_robotic_sailing_championship_2008 Tue, 27 May 2008 01:39:00 +0100 Tue, 27 May 2008 01:39:00 +0100 http://www.perfect-woman.com/en/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.perfect-woman.com/en/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/lisa.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.perfect-woman.com/en/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ai robotics' perfect-woman</a>, called lisa, is a humanoid robot that has been programmed to be the perfect woman...</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8713328242793392607' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. more videos on their <a href='http://www.perfect-woman.com/en/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>website</a>. <br />the online shop will open on 15 june 2008. male version available soon.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_lisa' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_lisa Mon, 26 May 2008 22:56:00 +0100 Mon, 26 May 2008 22:56:00 +0100 http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/phoenix_landing.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>phoenix</a> [<a href='http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/' title='phoenix at university of arizona' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>alt</a>][<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(spacecraft)' title='a wiki on phoenix' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>], a <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotic_spacecraft' title='a wiki on robotic spacecrafts' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>robotic spacecraft</a>, <a href='http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/NASA%27s_Phoenix_spacecraft_lands_safely_on_Mars' title='wikinews' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>landed successfully</a> on <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars' title='a wiki on mars' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>mars</a>, the only planet in the universe that has more robots than humans [as far as we know...]. but for further space exploration, in order for humans and robots to work effectively together, robots need to be able to converse about abilities, goals and achievements in a team. this is done with <a href='http://www.nasa.gov/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>nasa</a>'s <a href='http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>intelligent systems division</a>'s <a href='http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/tech/groups/index.php?gid=6&ta=2' title='irg' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ames intelligent robotics group</a>'s projects, such as the peer-to-peer human-robot interaction [p2p-hri] project.</p><p></p><p><i><a href='http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/images/press/sol0final.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>one</a> of the first pictures phoenix took on arrival. <br />watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH1Cw0NO1p8' title='4m 15s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a> of the p2p-hri project. read about <a href='http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/publications/pdf/1134.pdf' title='.pdf - nasa&#39;s human robot interaction operating system' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>nasa's hri/os</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_phoenix_and_collaborative_robots' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_phoenix_and_collaborative_robots Sun, 25 May 2008 22:08:00 +0100 Sun, 25 May 2008 22:08:00 +0100 http://www.cyber-doll.com/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.cyber-doll.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/france_cadet.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.cyber-doll.com/' title='cyber-doll.com in english and french' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>france cadet</a> [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/cyberdoll999' title='youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] is a french artist whose work raises questions about various aspects in science debates: danger of possible accidents, observation of animal and human behaviour, artificialisation of life, side effects of cloning. in <a href='http://cyberdoll.free.fr/cyberdoll/doglab01_e.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>dog[lab]01</a> and <a href='http://cyberdoll.free.fr/cyberdoll/doglab02_e.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>dog[lab]02</a> she experiments with genetically manipulated animal combinations on <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Cybie' title='a wiki on i-cybie from silverlit electronics' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>i-cybie</a> robots, plastic <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_%28mythology%29' title='a wiki on chimeras' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>chimeras</a>.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGDoOlEY8-I' title='8m 56s - dog[lab]01' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. she also has an interesting collection of "<a href='http://cyberdoll.free.fr/cyberdoll/trophees_e.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>hunting trophies</a>".</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_doglab' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_doglab Sun, 25 May 2008 16:48:00 +0100 Sun, 25 May 2008 16:48:00 +0100 http://www.rozzobianca.ch/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.rozzobianca.ch/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/rozzobianca.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>swiss <a href='http://www.rozzobianca.ch' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>rozzo bianca</a>'s [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=rozzobianca' title='youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] <a href='http://www.rozzobianca.ch/projekt2.php?l=en' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>musicanical robot freak show</a> performed last year at amsterdam's <a href='http://www.robodock.org/2007/' title='[site in dutch] art and technology festival - 19-22 sep 2007 - amsterdam, the netherlands' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>robodock 2007</a> [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm' title='ofpblog techcalendar' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'><img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/projimg/ofptechcal.png' width=8 height=8 border=0 /></a> <a href='http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=YWZxZDdqcjFiZXJhcjNjcTZoZXJnY3NlaWMgcDRzZGIzMnVydWkyY2hrN2s4ZWFpajJvZ29AZw' title='event data' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>event</a>].</p><p></p><p><i>watch some videos [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH9AhHDbe9g' title='0m 59s - fredy fantastico drum robot' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG60NDehr0c' title='3m 39s - rock at robodock 2007' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f_DYMI6xQg' title='4m 29s - blues at robodock 2007' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 3 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_rozzobianca' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_rozzobianca Sun, 25 May 2008 02:08:00 +0100 Sun, 25 May 2008 02:08:00 +0100 http://www.urbanaero.com/ mobility <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.urbanaero.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/panda_fancraft.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.urbanaero.com/' title='yavne, israel' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>urban aeronautics</a> makes <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTOL' title='a wiki on vertical take-off and landing' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>vtol</a> aircrafts and <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle' title='a wiki on unmanned aerial vehicles' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>uav</a>s using fancraft technology: two horizontal fans incorporated in the vehicle provide the vertical lift.</p><p>the panda uav [see video] provides flight test data that validates it's design and is the base for their future developments, such as <a href='http://www.urbanaero.com/Xhawk_vehicle.htm' title='manned utility/rescue aircraft concept' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>x-hawk</a> [<a href='http://www.urbanaero.com/' title='alternative link: click and select x-hawk in the menu' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>alt</a>].</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDKqlRiH-n8' title='0m 46s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_panda_fancraft' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_panda_fancraft Sun, 25 May 2008 00:34:00 +0100 Sun, 25 May 2008 00:34:00 +0100 http://www.attigo.co.uk/ audio <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.attigo.co.uk/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/attigo.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>audio</font></a></b> <p>as part of his innovative product design course, uk student scott hobbs invented <a href='http://www.attigo.co.uk/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>attigo</a>, a digital dj setup with touchscreens.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a video [<a href='http://www.vimeo.com/922894' title='1m 06s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.vimeo.com/961877' title='1m 27s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_attigo' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_attigo Sat, 24 May 2008 16:19:00 +0100 Sat, 24 May 2008 16:19:00 +0100 http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/WWSEF/08Awards/08BurdReport.pdf lifestyle <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/WWSEF/08Awards/08BurdReport.pdf'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/daniel_burd.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>lifestyle</font></a></b> <p>16-year-old <a href='http://wci.wrdsb.on.ca/' title='waterloo, canada' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>waterloo collegiate institute</a> student daniel burd developed possibilities for microbial degradation of plastic grocery bags. he was able to demonstrate that the <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene' title='a wiki on polyethylene' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>polyethylene</a> can be degraded by bacteria from local soil. he isolated the two organisms responsible for the degradation: <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphingomonas' title='a wiki on sphingomonas bacteria' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>sphingomonas</a> and <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomonas' title='a wiki on pseudomonas bacteria' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>pseudomonas</a>.</p><p></p><p><i>read the <a href='http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/WWSEF/08Awards/08BurdReport.pdf' title='.pdf' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>project report</a> [<a href='http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/WWSEF/08Awards/08wwsefawards.htm' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>canada-wide science fair 2008</a>]. read <a href='http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/24/0335242' title='slashdot post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>. plastic-eating <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_goo' title='a wiki on grey goo' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>grey goo</a> ahead?</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle_plastic-decomposing_bacteria' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle_plastic-decomposing_bacteria Sat, 24 May 2008 15:47:00 +0100 Sat, 24 May 2008 15:47:00 +0100 http://www.liberovision.com/index.php?l=0&m=2&s=1 computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.liberovision.com/index.php?l=0&m=2&s=1'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/discovereye.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.liberovision.com/' title='switzerland' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>liberovision</a>'s <a href='http://www.liberovision.com/index.php?l=0&m=2&s=1' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>discover eye</a> provides revolutionary 3d replays in real tv quality. interesting sport [soccer] scenes can now be analysed from viewpoints not captured by the tv cameras.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.nouvo.ch/141-2' title='5m 44s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a> [in french].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_discovereye' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_discovereye Fri, 23 May 2008 19:30:00 +0100 Fri, 23 May 2008 19:30:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKiPGV4jhpE robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKiPGV4jhpE'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/staubli_laser_cutter.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.staubli.com/en/robotics/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>stäubli robotics</a>' [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/STAUBLIROBOT' title='youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] world's fastest robotic <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_laser' title='a wiki on carbon dioxide lasers' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>co2 laser</a> cutting system.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKiPGV4jhpE' title='1m 37s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_staubli_laser_cutting' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_staubli_laser_cutting Fri, 23 May 2008 14:40:00 +0100 Fri, 23 May 2008 14:40:00 +0100 http://www.3me.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=01f7247a-ae48-4328-a17f-631c0e8c38af&lang=en robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.3me.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=01f7247a-ae48-4328-a17f-631c0e8c38af&lang=en'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/flame.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.3me.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=01f7247a-ae48-4328-a17f-631c0e8c38af&lang=en' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>flame</a>, a biped walking <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanoid_robot' title='a wiki on humanoid robots' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>humanoid robot</a> from <a href='http://home.tudelft.nl/en/' title='technical university, delft, the netherlands' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>tu delft</a>'s <a href='http://www.3me.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=8c6c48e9-ed24-4ae5-91db-6de01d476968&lang=en' title='dbl' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>delft biorobotics lab</a>, weighs approximately <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=15+kg+in+pounds' title='conversion to pounds' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>15 kg</a> and is about <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=1.3+meters+in+feet' title='conversion to feet' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>1.3 m</a> tall, walks at a speed of <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=1.62+km/h+in+mph' title='conversion to miles per hour' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>1.62 km/h</a> and is able to handle stepdown disturbances up to <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=8+mm+in+inches' title='conversion to inches' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>8 mm</a>. continuing research is aiming at a wide speed range with both slower and faster speeds, starting and stopping, as well as larger disturbance handling.</p><p>the main research topic that has been covered with flame is the synthesis of 3d stable gait with the application of a [simple] sideways foot placement strategy using information from the inertial sensor.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83HtqSi9Fbk' title='0m 27s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. related post: <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_dynamic_walking_conference' title='26-29 may 2008, delft, the netherlands' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>dynamic walking conference</a> [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm' title='ofpblog techcalendar' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'><img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/projimg/ofptechcal.png' width=8 height=8 border=0 /></a> <a href='http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=aGwwMTYycG1wY3Q1cmRxNG1zYWNtMnQzcjAgcDRzZGIzMnVydWkyY2hrN2s4ZWFpajJvZ29AZw' title='event data' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>event</a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_flame' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_flame Fri, 23 May 2008 14:12:00 +0100 Fri, 23 May 2008 14:12:00 +0100 http://www.lebone.org/ energy <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.lebone.org/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/soil_power.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.lebone.org/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>lebônê solutions</a> was one of the <a href='http://lightingafrica.org/docs/DM_LA_2008_Competition_Winners.pdf' title='.pdf' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>16 winners</a> in the 2008 <a href='http://lightingafrica.org/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>lighting africa</a> <a href='http://lightingafrica.org/index.cfm?Page=DM' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>development marketplace grant competition</a>. they developed <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbial_fuel_cell' title='a wiki on microbial fuel cells' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>mfc</a>s that make use of the energy given off by soil microbes. it is amongst the technologies that hold promise for bringing power to developing states, where electricity is often scarce.</p><p>essentially all you do is dig a hole, layer an anode, some soil, sand and a cathode - and connect the anode and cathode to a circuit board to charge a battery that can power an led light, run a radio or charge a mobile phone.</p><p><i>read <a href='http://allafrica.com/stories/200805110035.html' title='allafrica post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_soil_power' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_soil_power Thu, 22 May 2008 12:02:00 +0100 Thu, 22 May 2008 12:02:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcbKywEYlXE robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcbKywEYlXE'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/locustbot.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>swiss researchers built a jumping microbot, which can leap more than 27 times its own height through uneven terrain.</p><p>it generates such performance by charing two torsion springs with a 0.6 gram motor and cam. it was revealed at <a href='http://icra2008.usc.edu/' title='ieee 2008 international conference on robotics and automation - 19-23 may 2008 - pasadena, california, usa' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>icra 2008</a> [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm' title='ofpblog techcalendar' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'><img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/projimg/ofptechcal.png' width=8 height=8 border=0 /></a> <a href='http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=aTY5OGowcTk5aWIzOWhqMXY4MmJpOWRzcTQgcDRzZGIzMnVydWkyY2hrN2s4ZWFpajJvZ29AZw' title='event data' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>event</a>].</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcbKywEYlXE' title='1m 47s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_locustbot' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_locustbot Thu, 22 May 2008 00:16:00 +0100 Thu, 22 May 2008 00:16:00 +0100 http://www.csiro.au/events/CeBIT2008.html robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.csiro.au/events/CeBIT2008.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/cebit_australia.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>at <a href='http://www.cebit.com.au/' title='20-22 may 2008 - darling harbour, sydney, australia' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>cebit australia 2008</a> [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm' title='ofpblog techcalendar' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'><img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/projimg/ofptechcal.png' width=8 height=8 border=0 /></a> <a href='http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=dDZuYWs4aWdlaTRsMmc0ZGVwZnNldW83b2MgcDRzZGIzMnVydWkyY2hrN2s4ZWFpajJvZ29AZw' title='event data' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>event</a>], <a href='http://www.csiro.au/' title='commonwealth scientific and industrial research organisation, australia' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>csiro</a> is showcasing the contributions of information and communication technologies [ict] to addressing major challenges in water, energy, health, food and the mining industry through the <a href='http://www.csiro.au/partnerships/NRF.html' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>csiro national research flagships</a>.</p><p></p><p><i>watch some videos [<a href='http://www.gocebit.com.au/?q=video/day-1-brad-howarth-csiro' title='csiro product presentations' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXpZtUXqGhk' title='3m 25s - micheal bruenig of csiro on robotics' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>]. more cebit australia videos [<a href='http://www.gocebit.com.au/?q=type/video' title='cebit australia' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/CSIROatCeBIT' title='csiro at cebit youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_csiro_cebit_australia_2008' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_csiro_cebit_australia_2008 Wed, 21 May 2008 23:54:00 +0100 Wed, 21 May 2008 23:54:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/user/dfkivideo robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/dfkivideo'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/aramies.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.dfki-bremen.de/robotik/index.php?id=225&L=1' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>research group robotics</a> belongs to the <a href='http://www.dfki.de/' title='german research centre for artificial intelligence' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>dfki</a> [<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Research_Centre_for_Artificial_Intelligence' title='a wiki on dfki, the german research centre for artificial intelligence' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] laboratory in bremen, germany.</p><p>essentially, the research group robotics work is based on research and development activities of the <a href='http://www.uni-bremen.de/forschung/institute/institut_en.html?pi_id=795' title='webpage in german' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>robotics group at the university of bremen</a> concentrating predominantly on the following areas of <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence' title='a wiki on artificial intelligence' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>a.i.</a> robotics: underwater, space, logistics & production, search & rescue, security and cognitivity.</p><p><i>watch some videos [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPIiKmwyJ3s' title='1m 51s - aramies' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7ie8dOBFxE' title='1m 13s - asguard' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWIUlNJyE3A' title='5m 34s - scorpion' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 3 </a>]. more videos can be found <a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/dfkivideo' title='dfki youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>here</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_dfki_robots' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_dfki_robots Tue, 20 May 2008 22:19:00 +0100 Tue, 20 May 2008 22:19:00 +0100 http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=algae+biofuel energy <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=algae+biofuel'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/algae_biofuels.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae_fuel' title='a wiki on algae fuel' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>algae fuels</a> [<a href='http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Biodiesel_from_Algae_Oil' title='a peswiki on biodiesel from algae oil' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] are getting popular and new techniques are explored to make the algae more productive, such as feeding them with sugars or breeding them in a closed vertical circuit exposed to sunlight.</p><p>for comparison:<br />corn: <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=168.371212+liters+per+hectare+in+gallons+per+acre' title='conversion to gallons per acre' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>170 liters/hectare/year</a><br />palm: <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=7483.164981+liters+per+hectare+in+gallons+per+acre' title='conversion to gallons per acre' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>7500 liters/hectare/year</a><br />algae: <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=187079.125+liters+per+hectare+in+gallons+per+acre' title='conversion to gallons per acre' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>187000 liters/hectare/year</a>.</p><p><i>watch some videos [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyXk7Mk1mas' title='3m 25s - sugar fed' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>from <a href='http://www.solazyme.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>solazyme</a> ][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ToojK_MJd0' title='3m 17s - vertical growing' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>from <a href='http://www.valcent.net/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>valcent</a> ]. <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Venter' title='a wiki on craig venter' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>craig venter</a> already works on the next [4th] generation of biofuels, based on <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_life' title='a wiki on synthetic life' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>synthetic life</a> [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_craig_venter_on_synthetic_life' title='ofpblog post :: craig venter at the ted conference' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlUTzjoxgTs' title='57m 23s - craig venter and genomic advances on a grand scale' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_algae_biofuels' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_algae_biofuels Tue, 20 May 2008 16:49:00 +0100 Tue, 20 May 2008 16:49:00 +0100 http://www.appliedscienceint.com/ computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.appliedscienceint.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/extreme_loading.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.appliedscienceint.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>applied science international</a>'s <a href='http://www.appliedscienceint.com/ELSRelease.asp' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>extreme loading for structures</a> software enables users to analyse the behaviour of 3d structures under extreme loads.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://techeblog.blip.tv/#924522' title='2m 22s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_extreme_loading' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_extreme_loading Tue, 20 May 2008 14:42:00 +0100 Tue, 20 May 2008 14:42:00 +0100 http://www.placetopee.be/?p=Home%20(EN) computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.placetopee.be/?p=Home%20(EN)'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/placetopee.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.placetopee.be/?p=Home%20(EN)' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>placetopee</a> is an interactive urinal which detects the spout's location in the urinal. the location data are transmitted for processing to a computer. the software [e.g. games] initiates an interaction on the screen right in front of the user.</p><p>the placetopee was a finalist in <a href='http://www.debedenkers.be/' title='website in flemish dutch' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>de bedenkers</a> 2007, a competition for inventors on flemish television.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=82703&videoChannel=6' title='1m 56 - reuters news video' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_placetopee' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_placetopee Tue, 20 May 2008 14:01:00 +0100 Tue, 20 May 2008 14:01:00 +0100 http://www.crabfu.com/swashbot/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.crabfu.com/swashbot/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/swashbots.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.crabfu.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>crabfu</a> [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/crabfu' title='youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] creates three-legged remote-controlled crab-like robots called <a href='http://www.crabfu.com/swashbot/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>swashbots</a>.</p><p>for the skin of swashbot 3, <a href='http://shapelock.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>shapelock</a> was used. it is a plastic that melts in hot water, can be molded, locks rigidly at room temperature, and is super strong, flexible, tough, safe and reusable.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4kk3lfoTuI' title='5m 02s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a> of swashbot 3. videos and photos of all swashbots can be found on the <a href='http://www.crabfu.com/swashbot/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>swashbots</a> page.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_swashbots' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_swashbots Mon, 19 May 2008 15:01:00 +0100 Mon, 19 May 2008 15:01:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dauoL7U7zEU robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dauoL7U7zEU'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/rotapult.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the rotapult by <a href='http://www.jujubee.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>bradley n. litwin</a> [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/BLitwin' title='youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] is a catapult machine/<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_art' title='a wiki on kinetic art' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>kinetic sculpture</a>. while rotating around a <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=60.96+cm+in+inches' title='conversion to inches' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>70 cm</a> diameter path, at 30rpm, a <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=1.90500+cm+in+inches' title='conversion to inches' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>2 cm</a> diameter plastic ball is shot up about <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=106.68+cm+in+inches' title='conversion to inches' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>107 cm</a>, and then caught on the fly, 180 degrees from the launch point.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dauoL7U7zEU' title='2m 51s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_rotapult' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_rotapult Sat, 17 May 2008 15:36:00 +0100 Sat, 17 May 2008 15:36:00 +0100 http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/27876 robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/27876'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/air_control.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>congressional watchdogs have called on the u.s. congress to create a body within the <a href='http://www.faa.gov/' title='federal aviation administration' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>faa</a> to oversee unmanned aircraft development and integration. the group cited the rapidly growing unmanned aircraft community and is worried about the possible repercussions.</p><p>unmanned aircrafts may therefore not receive routine access to the u.s. national airspace system until 2020.</p><p><i>continue <a href='networkworld post' title='http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/27876' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>reading</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_uav_airspace_problem' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_uav_airspace_problem Sat, 17 May 2008 15:12:00 +0100 Sat, 17 May 2008 15:12:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQjYv5cXHYs robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQjYv5cXHYs'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/eodmu8_uuv.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle' title='a wiki on unmanned aerial vehicles' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>uav</a>s have increased combat effectiveness while reducing the risk to service members downrange. similar vehicles are used to do the same job of protecting under water. they are called <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remotely_operated_underwater_vehicle' title='a wiki on remotely operated underwater vehicles' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>rov</a>s or <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_Underwater_Vehicle' title='a wiki on autonomous underwater vehicles' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>auv</a>s. at the <a href='http://www.eod.navy.mil/' title='navy explosive ordnance disposal' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>navy&#39;s eod</a> <a href='http://www.sicily.navy.mil/eod/' title='explosives ordnance disposal mobile unit eight - sigonella, italy' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>eodmu eight</a> they call them <a title='unmanned undersea vehicle' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>uuv</a>s.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQjYv5cXHYs' title='1m 40s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_eodmu8_uuv' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_eodmu8_uuv Sat, 17 May 2008 14:04:00 +0100 Sat, 17 May 2008 14:04:00 +0100 http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~mobile/wikisite/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.Media robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~mobile/wikisite/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.Media'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/oxford_homer.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~mobile/' title='oxford university, uk' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>oxford mobile robotics group</a> uses two modified <a href='http://www.irobot.com/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>irobot</a> all-terrain robotic vehicles running on <a href='http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~pnewman/TheMOOS' title='simple, open-source, cross-platform software for mobile robotics research' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>moos software</a> for their research. the robots are called <a href='http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~mobile/wikisite/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.Media' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>homer and marge</a>.</p><p></p><p><i>watch videos of <a href='http://vimeo.com/989115' title='0m 43s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>homer</a> and <a href='http://vimeo.com/989104' title='0m 24s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>marge</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_oxford_homer_and_marge' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_oxford_homer_and_marge Fri, 16 May 2008 14:06:00 +0100 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:06:00 +0100 http://www.vimeo.com/1014358 robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.vimeo.com/1014358'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/wall-e.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>disney plans lifesized <a href='http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/wall-e/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>wall-e</a> [<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WALL-E' title='a wiki on wall-e' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] robots in the disney parks before the release of the movie [27 june 2008].</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.vimeo.com/1014358' title='1m 02s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. via <a href='http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/15/animatronic-wall-e-fails-to-clean-up-la/' title='botjunkie post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>botjunkie</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_wall-e' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_wall-e Thu, 15 May 2008 13:44:00 +0100 Thu, 15 May 2008 13:44:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i_HN_Twdds robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i_HN_Twdds'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/pleo_sea_world.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>pixie, a <a href='http://www.pleoworld.com/' title='robot dinosaur pet' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>pleo</a> robot, visited <a href='http://www.seaworld.com/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>sea world</a>. if dolphins had credit cards...</p><p></p><p><i>watch the <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i_HN_Twdds' title='6m 25s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_pleo_sea_world' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_pleo_sea_world Thu, 15 May 2008 13:20:00 +0100 Thu, 15 May 2008 13:20:00 +0100 http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/news/sections/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=en&newsId=20080513006858 robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/news/sections/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=en&newsId=20080513006858'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/asimo_conducts.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>as <a href='http://www.world.honda.com/news/2008/c080423ASIMO/' title='asimo news' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>announced</a> by honda, on 13 may, <a href='http://www.world.honda.com/ASIMO/' title='honda&#39;s advanced step in innovative mobility' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>asimo</a> <a href='http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/news/sections/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=en&newsId=20080513006858' title='businesswire post' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>conducted the detroit symphony orchestra</a> as it performed "the impossible dream" to open a special sold-out concert featuring cellist <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_yo_ma' title='a wiki on yo-yo ma' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>yo-yo ma</a> for the newly established <a href='http://www.detroitsymphony.com/main.taf?p=4,7' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>power of dreams music education fund for detroit youth</a>.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gwk4vkyapc' title='2m 06s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. note that asimo is not in full autonomous mode, it's remotely controlled.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_asimo_conducts' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_asimo_conducts Thu, 15 May 2008 12:54:00 +0100 Thu, 15 May 2008 12:54:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=756Tk9y0aNg robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=756Tk9y0aNg'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/water_strider_robot.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>a robot <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerridae' title='a wiki on gerridae' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>water strider</a> relies on <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_tension' title='a wiki on surface tension' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>surface tension</a> to walk on top of water.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=756Tk9y0aNg' title='0m 23s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_water_strider_robot' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_water_strider_robot Thu, 15 May 2008 11:16:00 +0100 Thu, 15 May 2008 11:16:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJbISJln6fg robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJbISJln6fg'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/v-bat.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.spyplanes.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>mlb company</a>'s v-bat is a <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTOL' title='a wiki on vertical take-off and landing' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>vtol</a> <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle' title='a wiki on unmanned aerial vehicles' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>uav</a>.</p><p>it weighs <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=31.7514659+kg+in+pounds' title='conversion to pounds' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>32 kg</a> and has a custom flight control system.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJbISJln6fg' title='4m 40s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. more v-bat videos can be found <a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/smorrismlbco' title='smorrismlbco youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>here</a>. mlb company is an <a href='http://corporate.auvsi.org/index.php?option=com_directory&page=viewListing&lid=36&Itemid=2' title='association for unmanned vehicle systems international' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>auvsi member</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_v-bat' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_v-bat Thu, 15 May 2008 10:38:00 +0100 Thu, 15 May 2008 10:38:00 +0100 http://www.zprod.org/PG/machines/sexedRobots.htm robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.zprod.org/PG/machines/sexedRobots.htm'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/sexed_robots.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.zprod.org/PG/home.htm' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>paul granjon</a>'s 2005 <a href='http://www.zprod.org/PG/machines/sexedRobots.htm' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>sexed robots</a> are autonomous wheeled platforms fitted with nylon genital organs, respectively male and female.</p><p>they are programmed to explore their environment, occasionally entering a "in heat" mode, where they will try and locate a partner in the same state. if a partner is located, the robots will attempt to mate.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-DTcw8EQBU' title='4m 17s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_sexed_robots' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_sexed_robots Tue, 13 May 2008 16:58:00 +0100 Tue, 13 May 2008 16:58:00 +0100 http://www.cognitivecode.com/ babel <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.cognitivecode.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/silvia.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>babel</font></a></b> <p>leslie spring is the inventor and architect of <a href='http://www.cognitivecode.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>cognitive code</a>'s silvia platform [symbolically isolated linguistically variable intelligence algorithms].</p><p></p><p><i>watch the video highlights [<a href='http://fora.tv/2008/02/13/What_is_SILVIA' title='3m 34s - silvia explained' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://fora.tv/2008/02/13/A_Demo_of_SILVIA_Artificial_Intelligence' title='5m 42s - silvia demo' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>] of a presentation, or watch the <a href='http://fora.tv/2008/02/13/SILVIA_Artificial_Intelligence_Platform' title='1h 20m 03s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>full-length video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel_cognitive_code_silvia' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?babel_cognitive_code_silvia Tue, 13 May 2008 16:00:00 +0100 Tue, 13 May 2008 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.swiftwindturbine.com/ energy <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.swiftwindturbine.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/rooftop_wind_energy_system.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.swiftwindturbine.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>swift's rooftop wind energy system</a> is a wind turbine system for personal use and comes to rooftops in july 2008. this design uses an outer ring to diffuse air flow from five blades, minimises noise to 35 decibels [less noise than generated by whisper conversation], and can generate up to 2000 <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilowatt_hour' title='a wiki opn kilowatt hour' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>kwh</a> annually.</p><p></p><p><i>read <a href='http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/08/swift-ultra-quiet-rooftop-wind-turbine/' title='inhabitat post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_rooftop_wind_energy_system' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_rooftop_wind_energy_system Sun, 11 May 2008 14:21:00 +0100 Sun, 11 May 2008 14:21:00 +0100 http://www.codingthewheel.com/archives/how-i-built-a-working-poker-bot computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.codingthewheel.com/archives/how-i-built-a-working-poker-bot'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/pokerbot.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p>if you're an online poker player, you've probably heard rumors about the rise of the <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_poker_players' title='a wiki on computer poker players' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> poker bots </a> [<a href='http://www.pokerai.org/wiki/index.php/Pokerbots' title='poker a.i. wiki on poker bots' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a> from <a href='http://www.pokerai.org/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>poker a.i.</a>]. there's very little hard information out there [for obvious reasons] about how to build one of these bots. in fact, many so-called authorities still dismiss poker bots as a relic of the overactive poker player's imagination.</p><p>in an interesting article <a href='http://www.codingthewheel.com/' title='his website: coding the wheel' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>james devlin</a> shows that poker bots really exist [he programmed one] and in a series of articles he'll explain how.</p><p><i>continue <a href='http://www.codingthewheel.com/archives/how-i-built-a-working-poker-bot' title='coding the wheel post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>reading</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_pokerbot' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_pokerbot Sun, 11 May 2008 13:03:00 +0100 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:03:00 +0100 http://www.berkeleybionics.com/Unrestricted/Exohiker.html robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.berkeleybionics.com/Unrestricted/Exohiker.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/berkeley_bionics_exoskeleton.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.berkeleybionics.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>berkeley bionics</a>' <a href='http://www.berkeleybionics.com/Unrestricted/Exohiker.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>exohiker</a> is one of their <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_exoskeleton' title='a wiki on powered exoskeletons' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>exoskeletons</a>.</p><p>other berkeley bionics exoskeletons are <a href='http://www.berkeleybionics.com/Unrestricted/Exoclimber.html' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>exoclimber</a> and <a href='http://www.berkeleybionics.com/Unrestricted/HULC.html' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>hulc</a>.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdK2y3lphmE' title='4m 32s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_berkeley_bionics_exoskeleton' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_berkeley_bionics_exoskeleton Sun, 11 May 2008 11:09:00 +0100 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:09:00 +0100 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/05/maker-faire-08-pleo-vs-battlebot-graphic-content/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/05/maker-faire-08-pleo-vs-battlebot-graphic-content/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/pleo_vs_combot.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>a battle between a <a href='http://www.pleoworld.com/' title='dinosaur robot pet' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>pleo</a> and a <a href='http://combots.net/' title='robot warrior' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>combot</a> at this year's <a href='http://makerfaire.com/' title='3-4 may 2008 - san mateo, usa' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>maker fair</a>.</p><p></p><p><i>watch the <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95MAyWE0ERk' title='3m 37s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. read <a href='http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/05/maker-faire-08-pleo-vs-battlebot-graphic-content/' title='botjunkie post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_pleo_vs_combot' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_pleo_vs_combot Sat, 10 May 2008 12:48:00 +0100 Sat, 10 May 2008 12:48:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Pathiarakos robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Pathiarakos'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/da_vinci_lion_robot.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Pathiarakos' title='youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>pathiarakos</a> youtubed two <a href='http://dsc.discovery.com/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>discovery</a>/<a href='http://www.history.com/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>history</a> channel documentaries about ancient robots, <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaton' title='a wiki on automata' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>automata</a> and other [programmable] automatic machines from inventors like <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_of_Alexandria' title='a wiki on hero of alexandria' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>hero of alexandria</a> [antiquity] or <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci' title='a wiki on leonardo da vinci' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>leonardo da vinci</a> [1452-1519].</p><p></p><p><i>watch the playlists: <br />&bull; <a href='http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=83E69BD4BFC04990' title='5 parts' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ancient robots</a> <br />&bull; <a href='http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0C03D1A541B91050' title='5 parts' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>machines of the gods</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_ancient_robots' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_ancient_robots Fri, 9 May 2008 23:08:00 +0100 Fri, 9 May 2008 23:08:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/user/moomooleo robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/moomooleo'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/moomooleo_albert.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/moomooleo' title='youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>moomooleo</a> made albert, a humanoid robot.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a video [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSxfPYmHIAc' title='0m 53s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0DMyRYAhn0' title='0m 25s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_moomooleo_albert' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_moomooleo_albert Thu, 8 May 2008 10:39:00 +0100 Thu, 8 May 2008 10:39:00 +0100 http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/project/lri/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/project/lri/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/scarab.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/project/lri/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>lunar rover initiative</a> [<a href='http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>carnegie mellon field robotics center</a>] is developing the scarab lunar robot vehicle to evaluate and demonstrate a combined drilling and science rover platform for lunar exploration.</p><p>the lunar rover initiative is part of the <a href='http://www.ri.cmu.edu/projects/project_335.html' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>lunar ice discovery initiative</a>, that intends to conduct a robotic ground investigation of the southern polar region of the moon.</p><p><i>watch a video [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZWMfkl8ZlE' title='7m 17s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNefMXhWiJw' title='1m 11s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_scarab_lunar_robot' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_scarab_lunar_robot Thu, 8 May 2008 01:33:00 +0100 Thu, 8 May 2008 01:33:00 +0100 http://ablestmage.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/newton-by-synpet-vhs-promo-original-release-post-1989/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://ablestmage.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/newton-by-synpet-vhs-promo-original-release-post-1989/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/synpet_newton.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>synpet's newton was a personal household robot in the 80s.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a video [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qdXkJVQUfM' title='7m 23s - 1989 promo video' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhtUT59WOMQ' title='1m 09s - kdfx news from the 80&#39;s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>]. read <a href='http://ablestmage.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/newton-by-synpet-vhs-promo-original-release-post-1989/' title='ablestmage post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_synpet_newton' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_synpet_newton Thu, 8 May 2008 00:03:00 +0100 Thu, 8 May 2008 00:03:00 +0100 http://www.dynamicwalking.org/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.dynamicwalking.org/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/passive_dynamic_walking.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.dynamicwalking.org' title='26-29 may 2008, delft, the netherlands' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>2008 conference on dynamic walking</a> is about the principles and concepts of legged locomotion in robotics. the aim of this meeting is to help advance the understanding of two-legged dynamic walking. during the conference, there will also be a visit to the workshop of <a href='http://www.strandbeest.com/' title='strandbeest' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>theo jansen</a> [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials_open_door_may_2008_theo_jansen' title='ofpblog post :: open house theo jansen may 2008' target='_top' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>].</p><p><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_dynamics' title='a wiki on passive dynamics' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>passive dynamics</a> is an approach to robotic movement control [especially walking], based on utilising the momentum of swinging limbs for greater efficiency.</p><p><i>watch some videos of non-electronic passive dynamic walkers [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK8IFEGmiKY' title='1m 50s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwEWki9H0Ao' title='0m 20s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqW9A5Jk4jE' title='1m 13s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 3 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_dynamic_walking_conference' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_dynamic_walking_conference Wed, 7 May 2008 13:10:00 +0100 Wed, 7 May 2008 13:10:00 +0100 http://www.rafelandia.com/topobo/index.html robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.rafelandia.com/topobo/index.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/topobo.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.rafelandia.com/topobo/index.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>topobo</a> is a 3d constructive assembly system with kinetic memory, the ability to record and playback physical motion. unique among modeling systems is topobo's coincident physical input and output behaviors. by snapping together a combination of static and motorised components, people can quickly assemble dynamic biomorphic forms like animals and skeletons, animate those forms by pushing, pulling, and twisting them, and observe the system repeatedly play back those motions.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50JdK_K2NWk' title='2m 05s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_topobo' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_topobo Wed, 7 May 2008 00:41:00 +0100 Wed, 7 May 2008 00:41:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cG6oiPKFvA robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cG6oiPKFvA'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/hi-speed_line-following.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/JustRobots' title='youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>justrobots</a> makes robot video compilations.</p><p></p><p><i>watch the <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cG6oiPKFvA' title='9m 29s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>march 4 2008 video</a> that starts with an amazing <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_robot#Line-following_robot' title='a wiki on mobile robots - line-followers' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>line-following robot</a> race.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_justrobots_robot_video_compilations' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_justrobots_robot_video_compilations Tue, 6 May 2008 21:33:00 +0100 Tue, 6 May 2008 21:33:00 +0100 http://www.convisual.com/index.php?cont=517&l=en computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.convisual.com/index.php?cont=517&l=en'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/smellophone.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p>a german syndicate [<a href='http://www.isi-goettingen.de/en/index.html' title='sensory product research' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>isi</a> + <a href='http://www.convisual.com/index.php?l=en' title='mobile and media services' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>convisual</a>] has filed a patent for applications allowing users to <a href='http://www.convisual.com/index.php?cont=517&l=en' title='press release' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>send scents via cell phones</a>, and expects the new capability will reach market less than two years from now with about 100 different prefabricated scents on the required chip.</p><p>all you will need is a mobile scent phone and an <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital_card' title='a wiki on secure digital cards' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>sd</a> smart card sized chip, which provides a wide variety of scents. the scent chip can be accessed through various applications: via <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_message_service' title='a wiki on the short message service' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>sms</a> and <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_Messaging_Service' title='a wiki on the multimedia message service' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>mms</a>, from a connected computer or special mobile scent programs on the cell phone.</p><p><i>read <a href='http://www.gizmag.com/the-smellophone/9281/' title='gizmag post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_mobile_scent_applications' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_mobile_scent_applications Tue, 6 May 2008 21:01:00 +0100 Tue, 6 May 2008 21:01:00 +0100 http://www.cyberstein.co.uk/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.cyberstein.co.uk/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/titan.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.cyberstein.co.uk/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>cyberstein</a>'s titan is a <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=2.4384+m+in+feet' title='conversion to feet' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>2.4 m</a> high human/robot that performs at festivals and other events.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a video [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROQ9Zzq6j1Q' title='1m 24s - three titan robots dancing' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQavMnrbVCA' title='1m 52s - how titan works' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_cyberstein_titan' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_cyberstein_titan Tue, 6 May 2008 12:53:00 +0100 Tue, 6 May 2008 12:53:00 +0100 http://www.robovox.co.uk/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.robovox.co.uk/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/robovox.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.robovox.co.uk/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>robovox</a> is an <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=8+m+in+foot' title='conversion to feet' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>8 m</a> high interactive public sound installation by media artist <a href='http://www.martinbricelj.com/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>martin bricelj</a>, using <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_message_service' title='a wiki on the short message service' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>sms</a> for general public interaction. it will be installed in crowded metropolitan squares preferably on those carrying some social or even political connotation.</p><p>its purpose is to serve as a tool for an individual, who's voice usually gets lost in the sounds of the mass, the society. an individual can send a text message using his mobile phone to the dedicated robovox's number. upon receiving the sms robovox says out loud the statement, the protest, the declaration of love, or whatever the message may read, thus lending its voice to the anonymous individual.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0OukjGal5Q' title='7m 25s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robovox' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robovox Tue, 6 May 2008 12:02:00 +0100 Tue, 6 May 2008 12:02:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nXSlZGGLrw specials <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nXSlZGGLrw'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/open_door_theo_jansen.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>specials</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/' title='OtherFarm Productions blog' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>otherfarm</a> visited <a href='http://www.strandbeest.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>theo jansen</a>'s [<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Jansen' title='a wiki on theo jansen' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] open house [3 may 2008]. theo jansen is known for his <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_sculpture' title='a wiki on kinetic sculpture' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>kinetic sculptures</a>, called strandbeest [beach beast].</p><p></p><p><i>watch the <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nXSlZGGLrw' title='4m 10s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials_theo_jansen_photos' title='otherfarm photos of theo jansen' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>photos</a> of the <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm' title='ofpblog techcalendar' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'><img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/projimg/ofptechcal.png' width=8 height=8 border=0 /></a> <a href='http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=ZmNndHRuY2ExaGE2YWJ2ZDFndTQzbTc0M28gcDRzZGIzMnVydWkyY2hrN2s4ZWFpajJvZ29AZw' title='event data' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>event</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials_open_door_may_2008_theo_jansen' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials_open_door_may_2008_theo_jansen Sun, 4 May 2008 19:05:00 +0100 Sun, 4 May 2008 19:05:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdEuFhJit0o robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdEuFhJit0o'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/monty_gets_a_roomba.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.anybots.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>anybots</a> monty gets a <a href='http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=122' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>roomba</a> vacuum cleaner from <a href='http://www.irobot.com/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>irobot</a>.</p><p></p><p><i>watch how <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdEuFhJit0o' title='6m 31s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>monty unwraps his present</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_monty_gets_a_roomba' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_monty_gets_a_roomba Fri, 2 May 2008 21:02:00 +0100 Fri, 2 May 2008 21:02:00 +0100 http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm specials <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/calendar5.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>specials</font></a></b> <p>what's up in may:<br />&bull; <font style='color:white;'>00-</font>03&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='http://www.strandbeest.com/' title='open house' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>Theo Jansen's Open House May 2008</a> - the hague, the netherlands<br />&bull; <font style='color:white;'>00-</font>10&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='http://www.pangeaday.org/' title='worldwide festival' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>Pangea Day 2008</a> - worldwide<br />&bull; 19-23&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='http://icra2008.usc.edu/' title='international conference on robotics' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ICRA 2008</a> - pasadena, california, usa<br />&bull; 19-23&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='http://icra.wustl.edu/' title='robot contest' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ICRA Robot Challenge 2008</a> - pasadena, california, usa<br />&bull; 21-25&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='http://eurobot.fh-heidelberg.de/' title='robot conference and contest' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>EUROBOT & EUROBOT Conference 2008</a> - heidelberg, germany<br />&bull; 22-24&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='http://www.shell.com/ecomarathon/' title='competition where special vehicles try to achieve the highest possible fuel efficiency' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>European Shell Eco-marathon 2008</a> - nogaro, france<br />&bull; <font style='color:white;'>00-</font>23&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/natcar/' title='autonomous vehicles race' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>NATCAR 2008</a> - davis, california, usa<br />&bull;&nbsp;30-<font style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>02</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='http://www.igvc.org/' title='autonomous vehicles race' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition 2008</a> - rochester, michigan, usa</p><p></p><p><i>check out the <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm' target='_top' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'><img src='projimg/ofptechcal.png' border=0/> techcalendar</a> for more infos.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials_may_2008' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials_may_2008 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:48:00 +0100 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:48:00 +0100 http://www.schiebel.com/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.schiebel.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/schiebel_camcopter.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.schiebel.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>schiebel</a>'s <a href='http://www.schiebel.net/' title='select the camcopter in the products menu' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>camcopter s-100</a> is a highly versatile, autonomous <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle' title='a wiki on unmanned aerial vehicles' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>uav</a> system developed to provide a unique balance between advanced capabilities and operation in tactical environments.</p><p>the system consists of a compact helicopter aerial vehicle that can be fitted with a wide variety of payloads tailored to meet diverse user requirements.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3315878756235768588' title='2m 46s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_schiebel_camcopter' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_schiebel_camcopter Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:15:00 +0100 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:15:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvoJxmaoi8A robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvoJxmaoi8A'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/epfl_chief_cook_robot.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>a humanoid robot at the <a href='http://www.epfl.ch/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>école polytechnique fédérale de lausanne</a>'s [<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPFL' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>swiss federal institute of technology in lausanne</a>] <a href='http://lasa.epfl.ch/' title='learning algorithms and systems laboratory' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>lasa</a> [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/sylvaincalinon' title='sylvain calinon - epfl, youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] learns to cook an omelet by whipping eggs, cutting ham and grating cheese.</p><p>through the use of a probabilistic model, the robot progressively learns to generalize the skill to various situations.</p><p><i>watch the <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvoJxmaoi8A' title='10m 46s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. there is a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtjC-BXGgAE' title='1m 48s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>shorter version of the video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_epfl_chief_cook_robot' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_epfl_chief_cook_robot Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:38:00 +0100 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:38:00 +0100 http://www.megaweb.gr.jp/English/Ecom/ mobility <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.megaweb.gr.jp/English/Ecom/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/toyota_e-com_ride.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.megaweb.gr.jp/English/Ecom/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>e-com ride</a>: experience automatic driving in a small electric vehicle commuter in <a href='http://www.megaweb.gr.jp/English/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>toyota's megaweb</a>, <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odaiba' title='a wiki on odaiba' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>odaiba</a>, tokyo, japan.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY6WRneQlGA' title='7m 17s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_toyota_e-com_ride' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_toyota_e-com_ride Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:51:00 +0100 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:51:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQSe4Z1cH4E robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQSe4Z1cH4E'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/toyota_robot.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>a <a href='http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/special/robot/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>toyota robot</a> quartet plays music at the <a href='http://www.megaweb.gr.jp/Uds/English/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>toyota universal design showcase</a> in tokyo, japan.</p><p></p><p><i>watch the <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQSe4Z1cH4E' title='0m 35s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_toyota_robot_quartet' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_toyota_robot_quartet Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:08:00 +0100 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:08:00 +0100 http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal104/uav.cfm robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal104/uav.cfm'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/smithsonian_uav_exhibition.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>since 24 april 2008, visitors to the <a href='http://www.nasm.si.edu/' title='washington, d.c.' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>smithsonian national air and space museum</a> get a glimpse of six aircraft representing a cross section of modern unmanned flight technology in the new <a href='http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal104/uav.cfm' title='page includes videos of the different uavs' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>military unmanned aerial vehicles exhibition</a>. <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle' title='a wiki on unmanned aerial vehicles' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>uav</a>s are used by all four military branches for missions ranging from reconnaissance and surveillance to attack; and each branch is represented in this exhibit: predator, darkstar, x-45a, shadow 200, dragon eye and pioneer [videos on the exhibition page].</p><p></p><p><i>read <a href='http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/pressroom/releaseDetail.cfm?releaseID=191' title='smithsonian press release' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_smithsonian_uav_exhibition' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_smithsonian_uav_exhibition Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:42:00 +0100 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:42:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIjvBD5nFEs robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIjvBD5nFEs'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/human_vs_robot.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>a girl in red dress dances with a semi-industrial robot.</p><p>&bull; directed and animated by: <a href='http://www.alan3d.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>alan d. joseph</a> [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/alan3djoseph' title='his youtube account' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] <br />&bull; dancer: noortje poelstra.</p><p><i>watch the <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIjvBD5nFEs' title='2m 52s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. other versions of his robot vs human [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CkX1B-syEQ' title='2m 30s - robot vs human 2' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg_kRAWSmvs' title='2m 30s - robot vs human 1 - previous version of the girl in red dress dance' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_human_vs_robot' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_human_vs_robot Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:06:00 +0100 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:06:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-hz39kMgcE robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-hz39kMgcE'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/robocup2008.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>this week's <a href='http://www.newscientist.com/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>new scientist</a> video round-up: <br />&bull; <a href='http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19826535.900-mongooserobot-duo-sniff-out-landmines-on-the-cheap.html' title='new scientist post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>a robot-mongoose pair sniffs out landmines</a> <br />&bull; <a href='http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13744-rescue-robots-compete-to-save-dolls-in-distress.html' title='new scientist post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>robocup german open 2008</a> [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm' title='ofpblog techcalendar' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'><img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/projimg/ofptechcal.png' width=8 height=8 border=0 /></a> <a href='http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=c25tZDd1NXQydDloMmN2cmFrZ2dzNmJhZmsgcDRzZGIzMnVydWkyY2hrN2s4ZWFpajJvZ29AZw' title='event data' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>event</a>].</p><p></p><p><i>watch the <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-hz39kMgcE' title='3m 32s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_mongoose-robot_robocup' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_mongoose-robot_robocup Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:45:00 +0100 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:45:00 +0100 http://www.physorg.com/news128350265.html energy <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.physorg.com/news128350265.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/pinpoint_microwaves.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p>researchers at the <a href='http://www.umich.edu/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>university of michigan</a> have focused <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave' title='a wiki on microwaves' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>microwaves</a> to specks 20 times smaller than their wavelength and five times smaller than other devices have achieved.</p><p>this development could allow advances such as laptop computers that recharge without plugging in, higher-resolution microscopes for observing molecules, and compact discs that can store vastly more data.</p><p><i>continue <a href='http://www.physorg.com/news128350265.html' title='physorg post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>reading</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_pinpoint_microwaves' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_pinpoint_microwaves Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:42:00 +0100 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:42:00 +0100 http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/uomm-sft042408.php healthcare <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/uomm-sft042408.php'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/da_vinci_surgical_system.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>healthcare</font></a></b> <p>a <a href='http://www.americansurgical.info/abstracts/2008/26.cgi' target='_blank' title='presented 26 april 2008, annual meeting of the american surgical association' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>study</a> finds that minimally invasive robotic bypass surgery provides health and economic benefits.</p><p>minimally invasive heart bypass surgery using a <a href='http://www.intuitivesurgical.com/products/index.aspx' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>da vinci surgical robot</a> [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_da_vinci_surgical_system' title='ofpblog post :: da vinci surgical system gets eye-tracker' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_live_robot-assisted_surgery' title='ofpblog post :: live robot-assisted surgery webcast on 24 april 2008' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>] means a shorter hospital stay and faster recovery for patients, as well as fewer complications and a better chance that the new bypass vessels will stay open. and, according to the <a href='http://www.umm.edu/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>university of maryland medical center</a> study, robotic heart bypass surgery also makes good economic sense for hospitals.</p><p><i>continue <a href='http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/uomm-sft042408.php' title='eurekalert post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>reading</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_robotic_surgery_benefits' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?healthcare_robotic_surgery_benefits Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:13:00 +0100 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:13:00 +0100 http://www.i-shovel.com/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.i-shovel.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/i-shovel.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.i-shovel.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>i-shovel</a> is an autonomous robotic snow shovel [patent pending].</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdEf60wcKcs' title='1m 46s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. the video was recorded in chigaco, illinois during a large snow storm that dumped <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=15.24+cm+in+inches' title='conversion to inches' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>15 cm</a> of wet and heavy snow.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_i-shovel' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_i-shovel Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:33:00 +0100 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:33:00 +0100 http://www.mmist.ca/SnowGoose.asp robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.mmist.ca/SnowGoose.asp'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/snowgoose.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the canadian company <a href='http://www.mmist.ca/' title='mist mobility integrated systems technology' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>mmist</a> develops precision aerial delivery systems like <a href='http://www.mmist.ca/SnowGoose.asp' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>snowgoose</a> [<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CQ-10_Snowgoose' title='a wiki on mmist&#39;s snowgoose' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] and <a href='http://www.mmist.ca/Sherpa.asp' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>sherpa</a>.</p><p>snowgoose is an organically deployable system that delivers unmatched payload, endurance and operational flexibility and is the world's first fielded cargo <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle' title='a wiki on unmanned aerial vehicles' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>uav</a>. </p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVE_GOc36qU' title='1m 38s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a> of snowgoose, a <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States' title='a wiki on u.s. military aircrafts' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>u.s. military aircraft</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_snowgoose' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_snowgoose Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:21:00 +0100 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:21:00 +0100 http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mobot/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mobot/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/mobot_races.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mobot/' title='18 april 2008' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>mobot races</a> [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm' title='ofpblog techcalendar' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'><img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/projimg/ofptechcal.png' width=8 height=8 border=0 /></a> <a href='http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=c3NibmlsMGs2MGdwb2lsYm1iam92ajZwa2sgcDRzZGIzMnVydWkyY2hrN2s4ZWFpajJvZ29AZw' title='event data' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>event</a>] is one of <a href='http://www.cs.cmu.edu/' title='pennsylvania' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>carnegie mellon university</a>'s <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Mellon_University_traditions' title='a wiki on carnegie mellon&#39;s annual traditions' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>annual traditions</a>.</p><p>in this race, that made its debut in 1994, mobots [mobile robots] try autonomously to pass through gates, in order, and reach the finish line. there is a white line on the pavement connecting the gates, and the line is normally used to find the gates, though it is not mandated by the rules that the robots follow the line. towards the end of the course, the lines split and merge randomly, and knowledge of which line leads to the next gate is needed to consistently finish the course.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQORUyFZNek' title='0m 53s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. the video shows the first run [0m 51.09s] of the winning team, breaking the previous course record set in 2004. their second run was even faster [0m 50.71s]. look at <a href='http://www.cs.cmu.edu/archive/2008/pages/mobot_race/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>photos of this year's edition</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_carnegie_mellon_mobot_races_2008' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_carnegie_mellon_mobot_races_2008 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:28:00 +0100 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:28:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN7WkRaOCuU robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN7WkRaOCuU'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/irobot_3d_flash lidar.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.irobot.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>iRobot</a>'s new flash <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIDAR' title='a wiki on light detection and ranging' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>lidar</a> [<a href='http://lidar.cr.usgs.gov/' title='usgs center for lidar information coordination and knowledge' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] system gives robots depth perception. </p><p><a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=160020.483+euro+in+$' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>160.000 euro</a>.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN7WkRaOCuU' title='1m 28s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_irobot_3d_flash_lidar' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_irobot_3d_flash_lidar Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:10:00 +0100 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:10:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEZIuoPHbjM robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEZIuoPHbjM'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/aquajelly.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the german company <a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.festo.de%2F&langpair=de%7Cen' title='googlation to english' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>festo</a> [<a href='http://www.festo.de/' title='original in german' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>org</a>] made <a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.festo.com%2Fcms%2Fde_de%2F5889.htm&langpair=de%7Cen' title='googlation to english' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>aquajelly</a> [<a href='http://www.festo.com/cms/de_de/5889.htm' title='original in german' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>org</a>] & <a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.festo.com%2Fcms%2Fde_de%2F5890.htm&langpair=de%7Cen' title='googlation to english' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>airjelly</a> [<a href='http://www.festo.com/cms/de_de/5890.htm' title='original in german' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>org</a>], two robotic jellyfish. they are part of festo's <a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.festo.com%2Fcms%2Fde_de%2F4981.htm&langpair=de%7Cen' title='googlation to english' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>bionic learning network</a> program [<a href='http://www.festo.com/cms/de_de/4981.htm' title='original in german' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>org</a>].</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEZIuoPHbjM' title='0m 36s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. more videos can be found on the robots' pages and <a href='http://www.festo.com/cms/de_de/6365.htm' title='impressions hannover messe 2008' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>here</a>. read <a href='http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=901' title='roland piquepaille post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robot_jellyfish' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robot_jellyfish Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:35:00 +0100 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:35:00 +0100 http://www.bluerooftechnologies.com/ lifestyle <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.bluerooftechnologies.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/blueroof_technologies.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>lifestyle</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.bluerooftechnologies.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>blueroof technologies</a> in pennsylvania develop high tech housing solutions for senior citizens.</p><p></p><p><i>watch some videos [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJQPgtF5E3A' title='2m 11s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf1aUaKxQjM' title='3m 11s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LK7otFXvHk' title='3m 45s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 3 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle_blueroof_technologies' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle_blueroof_technologies Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:48:00 +0100 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:48:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMdGY69stG0 computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMdGY69stG0'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/particleyon.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/particleion' target='_blank' title='his youtube account' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>particleyon</a> made a video and a collection of links about singularity [wikipedia articles, google videos, etc].</p><p></p><p><i>watch the <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMdGY69stG0' title='2m 40s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a> [click <b>more info</b> on the youtube page to see the links].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_particleion_singularity_links' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_particleion_singularity_links Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:11:00 +0100 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:11:00 +0100 http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http://robot.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/2008/04/24/1022.html robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http://robot.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/2008/04/24/1022.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/blaserbattle.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>on sunday, 20 april 2008 [not 2007 like many sites say], the <a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http://robot.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/2008/04/24/1022.html' title='robot watch post - googlation to english' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>fukuoka blaser battle - the first stage</a> [<a href='http://robot.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/2008/04/24/1022.html' title='original japanese robot watch post' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>org</a>] was held in a japanese <a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crafthouse.jp%2F&langpair=ja%7Cen' title='googlation to english' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>craft house</a> [<a href='http://www.crafthouse.jp/' title='original in japanese' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>org</a>].</p><p>it is like paintball, but instead of paint, lasers are used. the robots are remotely controlled. <br />it appears to be organised by [<font color='red'>attention: the following links could be unsafe: </font><a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmembers2.jcom.home.ne.jp%2Fhotproceed%2F&langpair=ja%7Cen' title='googlation to english' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>hotproceed</a> [<a href='http://members2.jcom.home.ne.jp/hotproceed/' title='original in japanese' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>org</a>]].</p><p><i>watch a video [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNWNByB7tUY' title='2m 57s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://video.nifty.com/cs/catalog/video_metadata/catalog_080423080478_1.htm' title='5m 51s - as seen through the eyes of a robot' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>][<a href='http://video.nifty.com/cs/catalog/video_metadata/catalog_080316069724_1.htm' title='0m 45s - a demo in daylight' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 3 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_blaserbattle' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_blaserbattle Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:43:00 +0100 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:43:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9QXnIH9lBo robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9QXnIH9lBo'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/american_football_2.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fsi.co.jp%2Ffoot%2Findex.html&langpair=ja%7Cen' title='googlation to english' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>robot american football</a> [<a href='http://www.fsi.co.jp/foot/' title='original in japanese' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>org</a>]. as always, very energetic.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a video [<a href='http://video.nifty.com/cs/catalog/video_metadata/catalog_080226065192_1.htm' title='0m 19s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://video.nifty.com/cs/catalog/video_metadata/catalog_080226065186_1.htm' title='0m 41s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>]. <br /><a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robot_american_football' target='_top' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>part 1</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robot_american_football_2' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robot_american_football_2 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:16:00 +0100 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:16:00 +0100 http://www.au.tsinghua.edu.cn/robotlab/rwg/robots/stepper-senior-leg.htm robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.au.tsinghua.edu.cn/robotlab/rwg/robots/stepper-senior-leg.htm'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/stepper-senior_leg_prototype.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>researchers at <a href='http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/eng/' title='beijing, china' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>tsinghua university</a>'s <a href='http://www.au.tsinghua.edu.cn/english/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>department of automation</a> - <a href='http://www.au.tsinghua.edu.cn/robotlab/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>lab for intelligent robot control</a> - <a href='http://www.au.tsinghua.edu.cn/robotlab/rwg/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>walking robot group</a> developed <a href='http://www.au.tsinghua.edu.cn/robotlab/rwg/Robots/Stepper-3D.htm' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>a new pair of fast walking legs</a> for their <a href='http://www.au.tsinghua.edu.cn/robotlab/rwg/Robots/Stepper-3D.htm' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>stepper-senior</a> soccer robot.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ4fIh7JZJQ' title='1m 29s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_stepper-senior_leg_prototype' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_stepper-senior_leg_prototype Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:54:00 +0100 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:54:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Ww57t5_9s robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Ww57t5_9s'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/hannover_messe_2008.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.hannovermesse.de/roboter_e' title='21-25 apr 2008 - hannover messe, hannover, germany' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>mobile robots & autonomous systems 2008</a> is an international trade fair <nobr>[<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm' title='ofpblog techcalendar' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'><img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/projimg/ofptechcal.png' width=8 height=8 border=0 /></a> <a href='http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=Z2dybzhlYjVsZXBlaWhpb3YzNGpoNWM2NDggcDRzZGIzMnVydWkyY2hrN2s4ZWFpajJvZ29AZw' title='event data' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>event</a>]</nobr> for intelligent mobile systems and components for industrial manufacturing, the public sector and domestic applications.</p><p>the brand new event gives visitors an ideal opportunity to learn about innovations and applications for mobile robots, as well as associated components. there is also the <a href='http://www.robocup-german-open.de/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>robocup german open 2008</a> [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm' title='ofpblog techcalendar' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'><img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/projimg/ofptechcal.png' width=8 height=8 border=0 /></a> <a href='http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=c25tZDd1NXQydDloMmN2cmFrZ2dzNmJhZmsgcDRzZGIzMnVydWkyY2hrN2s4ZWFpajJvZ29AZw' title='event data' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>event</a>] taking place in parallel.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Ww57t5_9s' title='7m 55s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a> of the trade fair.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_hannover_messe_2008' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_hannover_messe_2008 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:32:00 +0100 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:32:00 +0100 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3001796420465120286 robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3001796420465120286'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/rodney_brooks.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>in 2001-2002, <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TechTV' title='a wiki on techtv' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>techtv</a>'s <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Thinkers_(TV_series)' title='a wiki on big thinkers' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>big thinkers</a> aired an episode with roboticist <a href='http://people.csail.mit.edu/brooks/' title='his mit webspace' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>rodney brooks</a> [<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Brooks' title='a wiki on rodney brooks' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>].</p><p></p><p><i>watch the <a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3001796420465120286' title='21m 58s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>episode</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_rodney_brooks' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_rodney_brooks Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:32:00 +0100 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:32:00 +0100 http://groups.csail.mit.edu/drl/wiki/index.php/Cow_Herding_with_Virtual_Fences computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://groups.csail.mit.edu/drl/wiki/index.php/Cow_Herding_with_Virtual_Fences'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/virtual_fence.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p>researchers at <a href='http://www.mit.edu/' title='massachusetts institute of technology' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>mit</a>'s <a href='http://csail.mit.edu/' title='computer science and artificial intelligence laboratory' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>csail</a>'s <a href='http://groups.csail.mit.edu/drl/wiki/index.php/Main_Page' title='distributed robotics laboratory' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>drl</a> work on a <a href='http://groups.csail.mit.edu/drl/wiki/index.php/Cow_Herding_with_Virtual_Fences' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>virtual fence to herd animals</a>.</p><p>this project seeks to develop tools for automatically generating dynamical models and control strategies for groups of animals based on recorded tracking data. it is envisioned that the resulting techniques will be useful for modelling and controlling a broad class of biological group phenomena including cow herding, bird flocking, insect swarming, and human crowd behavior.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8678069799050411859' title='5m 07s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. the video has been submitted for the <a href='http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/AAAI/2008/aaai08videos.php' title='association for the advancement of artificial intelligence' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>2008 a.i. video competition</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_virtual_fence_herding' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_virtual_fence_herding Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:17:00 +0100 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:17:00 +0100 http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/robonaut.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>robonaut</a> is a humanoid robot designed by the robot systems technology branch at <a href='http://www.nasa.gov/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>nasa</a>'s <a href='http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/home/index.html' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>johnson space center</a> in a collaborative effort with <a href='http://www.darpa.mil/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>darpa</a>.</p><p>the robonaut project seeks to develop and demonstrate a robotic system that can function as an <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra-vehicular_activity' title='a wiki on extra-vehicular activity' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>eva</a> astronaut equivalent.</p><p><i>watch some videos [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBXbevD2Szk' title='2m 40s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOnp2M5qibs' title='4m 32s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robonaut' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robonaut Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:31:00 +0100 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:31:00 +0100 http://www.daiwahouse.co.jp/release/20080415205107.html robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.daiwahouse.co.jp/release/20080415205107.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/techeblog_futuretechs.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>prototypes of <a href='http://www.cyberdyne.jp/English/index.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>cyberdyne</a>'s hal [hybrid assistive limb] <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_armor' title='a wiki on powered exoskeletons' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>exoskeleton</a> have been around for a few years [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?specials_techeblog_top5_future_technologies' title='ofpblog post :: techeblog top 5 future technologies' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_japanese_exoskeletons' title='ofpblog post :: japanese exoskeletons' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>]. cyberdyne just begun to construct a new facility that should be able to produce 400 - 500 suits per year by the end of 2008 and tens of thousands of suits over the next few years.</p><p>the suits will be available for rent, for an estimated <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=430+euro+in+$' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>430 euro</a> - <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=1230+euro+in+$' title='US$ conversion' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>1230 euro</a> per month.</p><p><i><a href='http://209.85.135.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=ja%7Cen&u=http://www.daiwahouse.co.jp/release/20080415205107.html' title='googlation to english' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>press release</a> [<a href='http://www.daiwahouse.co.jp/release/20080415205107.html' title='original in japanese' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>org</a>]. read <a href='http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/04/17/cyberdyne-building-factory-to-construct-consumer-power-exoskeletons/' title='botjunkie post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_mass_production_hal_exoskeleton' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_mass_production_hal_exoskeleton Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:20:00 +0100 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:20:00 +0100 http://wiki.procedural.com/public/pompeii computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://wiki.procedural.com/public/pompeii'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/procedural_pompeii.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.procedural.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>procedural</a>'s <a href='http://wiki.procedural.com/public/pompeii' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>pompeii</a> is a test case for the <a href='http://wiki.procedural.com/public/start' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>cityengine</a> modeling software and has been created as environment for the european project <a href='http://www.cyberwalk-project.org/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>cyberwalk</a>, where a visitor can walk around in the reconstructed ancient <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii' title='a wiki on pompeii, italy' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>pompeii</a> in any direction on a mechanical treadmill.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmWD1bIKc44' title='3m 42s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a> [other videos can be found on the <a href='http://wiki.procedural.com/public/pompeii' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>pompeii</a> project page].<br /><a href='http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>roland piquepaille</a> recently wrote an <a href='http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=889' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>article about cyberwalk</a>. <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_omni-directional_treadmill' title='ofpblog post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>another</a> omni-directional treadmill.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_procedural_pompeii' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_procedural_pompeii Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:24:00 +0100 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:24:00 +0100 http://ambient.media.mit.edu/projects.php?action=details&id=16 computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://ambient.media.mit.edu/projects.php?action=details&id=16'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/quickies.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p>the goal of <a href='http://ambient.media.mit.edu/projects.php?action=details&id=16' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>quickies</a> is to bring one of the most useful inventions of the 20th century into the digital age: the ubiquitous <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-it_note' title='a wiki on post-it notes' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>sticky notes</a>.</p><p>they are developed by <a href='http://www.mit.edu/' title='massachusetts institute of technology' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>mit</a>'s <a href='http://ambient.media.mit.edu/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ambient intelligence group</a>. check out their other <a href='http://ambient.media.mit.edu/projects.php' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>projects</a>.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQT5_4aVvHU' title='1m 45s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_quickies' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_quickies Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:03:00 +0100 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:03:00 +0100 http://web.mit.edu/towtank/www/Turtle/turtle.html robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://web.mit.edu/towtank/www/Turtle/turtle.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/finnegan_roboturtle.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://web.mit.edu/towtank/www/Turtle/turtle.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>finnegan</a> is an agile and aggressively maneuvering biomimetic autonomous underwater vehicle, propelled entirely with biologically inspired oscillating foils.</p><p>it's a roboturtle [2005] and can be found in <a href='http://www.mit.edu/' title='massachusetts institute of technology' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>mit</a>'s <a href='http://web.mit.edu/towtank/www/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>towing tank</a>, together with <a href='http://web.mit.edu/towtank/www/Pike/pike.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>robo-pike</a> [1998], <a href='http://web.mit.edu/towtank/www/Tuna/tuna.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>robo-tuna</a> [1998] and others.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xOhNdiATIg' title='2m 18s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. read about <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Triantafyllou' title='a wiki on the under water robot professor' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>michael triantafyllou</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_finnegan_roboturtle' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_finnegan_roboturtle Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:34:00 +0100 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:34:00 +0100 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/04/japan-cyborg-research-enters-the-skull/ bionics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/04/japan-cyborg-research-enters-the-skull/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/cyborg_skull_implant.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p>led by <a href='http://www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>osaka university medical school</a> neurosurgery professor toshiki yoshimine, researchers at <a href='http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/eng/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>osaka university</a> are stepping up efforts to develop robotic body parts controlled by thought, by placing electrode sheets directly on the surface of the brain, under the skull.</p><p></p><p><i>continue <a href='http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/04/japan-cyborg-research-enters-the-skull/' title='pink tentacle post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>reading</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_human_brain_surface_electrodes' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_human_brain_surface_electrodes Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:38:00 +0100 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:38:00 +0100 http://cmr.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/publications/bciposter.pdf bionics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://cmr.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/publications/bciposter.pdf'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/brain_computer_music_interfacing.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p>researchers at the <a href='http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/' title='uk' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>university of plymouth</a>'s <a href='http://cmr.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>interdisciplinary centre for computer music research</a> [iccmr] develop <a href='http://cmr.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/publications/bciposter.pdf' title='.pdf format' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>brain-computer music interfacing</a> [bcmi] technology to connect the brain directly with musical devices such as personal stereos, automated pianos and electronic musical instruments.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx__8XmMiv0' title='2m 03s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_brain-computer_music_interfacing' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_brain-computer_music_interfacing Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:55:00 +0100 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:55:00 +0100 http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=b2bd015b-6b6c-4f7a-ac11-98cd7abad42a robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=b2bd015b-6b6c-4f7a-ac11-98cd7abad42a'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/robot_evolution1.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>a video showing how robots have evolved over the past 50 years.</p><p></p><p><i>watch the <a href='http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=b2bd015b-6b6c-4f7a-ac11-98cd7abad42a' title='2m 36s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robot_evolution_1' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robot_evolution_1 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:41:00 +0100 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:41:00 +0100 http://www.chariotrobotics.com/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.chariotrobotics.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/envirobot.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.chariotrobotics.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>chariot robotics</a>, florida, develops magnetic air-gap waterjetting robotic technology for the marine industry.</p><p>their envirobot solution employs advanced robotics and ultra high pressure waterjetting processes to remove industrial coating materials while eliminating processed waste, protecting workers and protecting natural environments.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pqytZZ0v_U' title='4m 20s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_envirobot' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_envirobot Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:48:00 +0100 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:48:00 +0100 http://www.darpa.mil/IPTO/programs/lagr/lagr.asp robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.darpa.mil/IPTO/programs/lagr/lagr.asp'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/darpa_lagr.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the goal of the <a href='http://www.darpa.mil/IPTO/programs/lagr/lagr.asp' title='learning applied to ground robots' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>lagr</a> program is to develop a new generation of learned perception and control algorithms for autonomous ground vehicles, and to integrate these learned algorithms with a highly capable robotic ground vehicle.</p><p>an overview of the <a href='http://www.net-scale.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>net-scale</a>/<a href='http://www.nyu.edu/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>new york university</a> robotics software solution can be found <a href='http://www.net-scale.com/lagr/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>here</a>.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckrhn78C1yo' title='4m 47s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_darpa_lagr' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_darpa_lagr Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:13:00 +0100 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:13:00 +0100 http://invitromeat.org/ lifestyle <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://invitromeat.org/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/growing_meat.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>lifestyle</font></a></b> <p>in five to ten years, supermarkets might have some new products in the meat counter: packs of vat-grown meat that are cheaper to produce than livestock and have less impact on the environment.</p><p>the <a href='http://invitromeat.org/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>in vitro meat consortium</a> is an international alliance of environmentally concerned scientists striving to facilitate the establishment of a large-scale process industry for the production of muscle tissue for human consumption through concerted r&d efforts and attraction of funding to fuel these efforts.</p><p><i>read <a href='http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/04/invitro_meat#' title='wired post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>more</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle_growing_meat' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?lifestyle_growing_meat Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:32:00 +0100 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:32:00 +0100 http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23859.wss computers <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23859.wss'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/ibm_racetrack.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>computers</font></a></b> <p>in <a href='http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/320/5873/209' title='science magazine post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>two papers</a> published in the 11 april 2008 issue of <a href='http://www.sciencemag.org/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>science</a>, <a href='http://www.ibm.com/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>ibm</a> fellow stuart parkin [<a href='http://domino.watson.ibm.com/comm/pr.nsf/pages/bio.parkin.html' title='ibm bio' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.almaden.ibm.com/spinaps/scientists/index.shtml?parkin' title='ibm almaden bio' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>] and colleagues at the <a href='http://www.almaden.ibm.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ibm almaden research center</a> in san jose, california, describe both the fundamentals of a technology dubbed <a href='http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23859.wss' title='ibm's press release' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>racetrack</a> memory as well as a milestone in that technology. this milestone could lead to electronic devices capable of storing far more data in the same amount of space than is possible today, with lightning-fast boot times, far lower cost and unprecedented stability and durability.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJf3z9AfiVM' title='1m 32s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_ibm_racetrack' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?computers_ibm_racetrack Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:21:00 +0100 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:21:00 +0100 http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=16295 energy <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=16295'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/transparent_solar_cells.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>energy</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.qut.edu.au/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>queensland university of technology</a>, australia, <a href='http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=16295' title='qut press release' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>recently announced</a> that it has been working with <a href='http://www.dyesol.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>dyesol</a> to develop an innovative solar cell technology that re-envisions windows [e.g. home or car] as clear, clean energy providers. professor <a href='http://www.isr.qut.edu.au/research/researchers/j_bell/' title='his qut bio' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>john bell</a> has said that these dye-infused solar cells would significantly reduce building energy costs, and could even generate surplus energy to be stored or sold. the development has been touted as the most promising advance in solar cell technology since the invention of the silicon cell.</p><p></p><p><i>the transparent solar cells have a faint reddish hue but are completely see-through.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_transparent_solar_cells' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?energy_transparent_solar_cells Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:43:00 +0100 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:43:00 +0100 http://www.hsi.gatech.edu/hrl/project_ele.shtml robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.hsi.gatech.edu/hrl/project_ele.shtml'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/el-e.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.hsi.gatech.edu/hrl/project_ele.shtml' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>el-e</a> [pronounced <i>ellie</i>] is a robotic assistant, created by a team of researchers led by <a href='http://www.charliekemp.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>charlie kemp</a> at <a href='http://healthcare-robotics.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>healthcare robotics</a> [<a href='http://www.hsi.gatech.edu/' title='georgia tech healthcare systems institute' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>hsi</a> - <a href='http://www.gatech.edu/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>georgia tech</a> and <a href='http://www.emory.edu/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>emory university</a>]. el-e is capable of picking up and delivering items selected with a laser pointer.</p><p>the robot is intended to provide assistance to people with limited mobility, has an omni-directional camera that can see most of a room at a glance, moves toward objects <i>painted</i> by the laser pointer, uses a laser range finder to scan across the desired object, and then uses a camera in its hand to visually distinguish the object from the background and grab the object with a special gripper.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-SkIk1JlIU' title='2m 55s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_el-e' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_el-e Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:51:00 +0100 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:51:00 +0100 http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUST27506220080408 robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUST27506220080408'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/robotised_japan.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>robots, such as <a href='http://www.bmc.riken.jp/index_en.html' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>riken bmc</a>'s <a href='http://www.bmc.riken.jp/~RI-MAN/index_us.html' title='robot interaction with human' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>ri-man</a>, could fill the jobs of 3.5 million people in graying japan by 2025, a <a href='http://www.tepia.jp/english/index.html' title='the machine industry memorial foundation' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>thinktank</a> says, helping to avert worker shortages as the country's population shrinks.</p><p></p><p><i>continue <a href='http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUST27506220080408' title='reuters news post' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>reading</a>. watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17A3wD6Vx7g' title='2m 17s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a> of ri-man.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robotised_japan' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robotised_japan Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:11:00 +0100 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:11:00 +0100 http://www.5gmarine.com/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.5gmarine.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/interceptor.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.5gmarine.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>5g marine systems</a> develop fully autonomous and satellite controlled <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_surface_vehicle' title='a wiki on unmanned surface vehicles' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>usv</a>s, such as the <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=7+meters+in+feet' title='conversion to feet' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>7 meters</a> long interceptor.</p><p>interceptor is an advanced, surface-skimming robot for commercial, military and scientific applications.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v4Tyk3LAWA' title='5m 10s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. an <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=11+meters+in+feet' title='conversion to feet' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>11 meters</a> long usv, called <b>eclipse</b>, will be released later this year.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_5g_interceptor' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_5g_interceptor Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:25:00 +0100 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:25:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wwO0P2aEzI robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wwO0P2aEzI'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/waterjet_cutting.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>in 2006, a belgian <a href='http://www.rieter.com/' title='textile and automotive systems' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>rieter</a>'s plant installed a <a href='http://www.staubli.com/' title='textile machinery, connectors and robotics' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>st&auml;ubli</a> <a href='http://www.staubli.com/en/robotics/' title='st&auml;ubli robotics' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>robot</a> [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/STAUBLIROBOT' title='their youtube channel' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] that cuts automotive parts by using a <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_jet_cutter' title='a wiki on water jet cutters' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>water jet cutter</a>.</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wwO0P2aEzI' title='1m 30s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_water_jet_cutter_robot' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_water_jet_cutter_robot Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:39:00 +0100 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:39:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP66CbwvxS4 robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP66CbwvxS4'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/comau_smartlaser.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.comau.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>comau</a> [<a href='http://www.comauinc.com/' title='north america edition' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] makes industrial laser welding <a href='http://www.comau.com/index.jsp?ixPageId=238&ixMenuId=201' title='plug & weld robotised solutions' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>smart spot</a> robots with a <a href='http://www.google.com/search?q=1+meter+in+feet' title='conversion to feet' target='_blank' style='color:darkgray;text-decoration:none;'>1 meter</a> standoff distance for exceptionally fast welding on complex 3D volumes. </p><p></p><p><i>watch a video [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP66CbwvxS4' title='1m 53s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrSWyhXCKs0' title='2m 20s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_comau_smartlaser' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_comau_smartlaser Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:06:00 +0100 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:06:00 +0100 http://www.is.northropgrumman.com/systems/nucasx47b.html robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.is.northropgrumman.com/systems/nucasx47b.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/x-47b.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.is.northropgrumman.com/systems/nucasx47b.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>x-47b</a> [<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_X-47B' title='a wiki on the x-47b' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>] unmanned combat air system by <a href='http://www.northropgrumman.com/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>northrop grumman</a> is a transformational, carrier-capable, multi-mission, <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_Combat_Air_Vehicle' title='a wiki on unmanned combat air vehicles' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>ucav</a> [<a href='http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Unmanned+Combat+Air+Vehicle' title='google ucav videos' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>]. strike fighter-sized, it is a survivable, long range, high endurance and persistent platform capable of a variety of missions including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and time sensitive targeting/strike.</p><p></p><p><i>on march 26, 2008, <a href='http://www.discovery.com/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>discovery channel</a>'s <a href='http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/future-weapons/future-weapons.html' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>futureweapons</a> demonstrated the x-47b. watch the videos [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-K4pk25zD4' title='7m 47s - part 1' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBrVRTVNph0' title='6m 08s - part 2' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_x-47b' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_x-47b Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:13:00 +0100 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:13:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/user/TORCtechnologies mobility <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/TORCtechnologies'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/torc_technologies.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>mobility</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.torctech.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>torc technologies</a> participated in the development of <a href='http://www.me.vt.edu/urbanchallenge/' title='the victor tango team at viginia tech' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>victor tango</a>'s odin, an autonomous car that came in third at <a href='http://www.darpa.mil/' title='defense advanced research projects agency' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>darpa</a>'s <a href='http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/' title='autonomous car race' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>grand challenge 2007</a> [<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Grand_Challenge' title='a wiki on the grand challenge' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>], the urban challenge.</p><p></p><p><i>torc has released video material of the race on their <a href='http://www.youtube.com/user/TORCtechnologies' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>youtube channel</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_torctech_darpa_2007_videos' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?mobility_torctech_darpa_2007_videos Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:59:00 +0100 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:59:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Up9tbnAJeQ bionics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Up9tbnAJeQ'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/humanv2.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>bionics</font></a></b> <p>on 24 october 2006, <a href='http://www.bbc.co.uk/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>bbc</a>'s <a href='www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>horizon</a> aired <a href='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/broadband/tx/singularity/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>human v2.0</a>.</p><p>it's predicted that by 2029 computer intelligence will equal the power of the human brain. some believe this will revolutionise humanity - we will be able to download our minds to computers extending our lives indefinitely. others fear this will lead to oblivion by giving rise to destructive ultra intelligent machines.</p><p><i>watch the episode: part [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Up9tbnAJeQ' title='8m 04s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVo7xP3pWx0' title='8m 06s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LntUjPwC_E' title='9m 30s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 3 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROMrA4bAIpM' title='9m 00s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 4 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDdfxx9skdc' title='5m 05s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 5 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt73YoW9b68' title='8m 24s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 6 </a>]. <br />tips: [<a href='http://keepvid.com/' title='download online videos' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.wimpyplayer.com/products/wimpy_standalone_flv_player.html' title='free .flv player' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_human_v2' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?bionics_human_v2 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:01:00 +0100 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:01:00 +0100 http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/product/sku__BZ100 audio <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/product/sku__BZ100'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/beamz.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>audio</font></a></b> <p>the <a href='http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/product/sku__BZ100' title='for sale at sharperimage' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>beamz music performance system</a> is unique as it uses laser lights to function. this laser-based system connects to your computer via usb and allows you to play musical instruments by simply breaking the laser beams with your hands.</p><p>breaking the laser beams with your hands automatically generates pre-authored pulses, streams, riffs or loops of musical notes or sounds.</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpDZ3WotLXY' title='3m 13s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_beamz_music_performance_system' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?audio_beamz_music_performance_system Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:09:00 +0100 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:09:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpZYOvRYe6A robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpZYOvRYe6A'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/segway_rmp.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.segway.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>segway</a>'s <a href='http://www.segway.com/business/products-solutions/robotic-mobility-platform.php' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>robotics mobility platform</a> [rmp] has new offspring. this one is omni-directional due to the use of <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecanum_wheel' title='a wiki on mecanum wheels' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>mecanum wheels</a>.</p><p>the new robot was presented at <a href='http://www.robobusiness.com/' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>robobusiness 2008</a> [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/techcal.htm' title='ofpblog techcalendar' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'><img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/projimg/ofptechcal.png' width=8 height=8 border=0 /></a> <a href='http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=czdsZTZkcXY0MTl1NG5pcWZvdmg3MWIyMXMgcDRzZGIzMnVydWkyY2hrN2s4ZWFpajJvZ29AZw' title='event data' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>event</a>].</p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpZYOvRYe6A' title='1m 02s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_segway_rmp' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_segway_rmp Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:35:00 +0100 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:35:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSfaRcmsrtw robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSfaRcmsrtw'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/reem-b.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.pal-robotics.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>pal technology</a> released a new reem-b robot video and website.</p><p>reem-b will be oficially presented in <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi' title='a wiki on abu dhabi' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>abu dhabi</a> in april 2008.</p><p><i>watch the <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSfaRcmsrtw' title='2m 05s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. related ofpblog posts [<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_reem-b' title='the first reem-b video [the video has now been removed]' target='_top' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_reem_b' title='a reem-b teaser video' target='_top' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_reem-b_march_2008' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_reem-b_march_2008 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:55:00 +0100 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:55:00 +0100 http://www.bladestaronline.com/ robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.bladestaronline.com/'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/flytech_bladestar.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>the electronic toy manufacturer <a href='http://www.wowwee.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>wowwee</a> [<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WowWee' title='a wiki on wowwee' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>wiki</a>] launches a new product this spring: the <a href='http://www.bladestaronline.com/' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>flytech bladestar</a>, a small <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle' title='a wiki on unmanned aerial vehicles' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>uav</a> toy [remote-controlled or autonomous].</p><p></p><p><i>watch a <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--RtA4OyT2E' title='1m 20s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>video</a>. more video material on the wowwee sites.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_flytech_bladestar' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_flytech_bladestar Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:13:00 +0100 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:13:00 +0100 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNWh9DuF3hw robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNWh9DuF3hw'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/ski_robot.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p>four videos of skiing robots.</p><p></p><p><i>watch the videos [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNWh9DuF3hw' title='3m 24s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REvL-27_EDY' title='0m 09s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyTTbRxBeMQ' title='2m 00s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 3 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-X1nJh-YcE' title='2m 05s' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 4 </a>]. related <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_robots_in_search' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>ofpblog post</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_skiing_robots_1' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_skiing_robots_1 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 20:39:00 +0100 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 20:39:00 +0100 http://www.esa.int/TEC/Robotics/SEMUC68LURE_0.html robotics <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.esa.int/TEC/Robotics/SEMUC68LURE_0.html'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/esa_eurobot.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>robotics</font></a></b> <p><a href='http://www.esa.int/TEC/Robotics/SEMUC68LURE_0.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>eurobot</a> [<a href='http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMA6RNSP3F_index_0.html' title='esa news on eurobot' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>], one of <a href='http://www.esa.int/' title='european space agency' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>esa</a>'s <a href='http://robotics.estec.esa.int/Xcel_export/TEC/Robotics/SEMW768LURE_0.html' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>programmes</a>, has been under development since 2003, with the intention that the multi-jointed, three-armed assistant will eventually handle some of the more mundane tasks currently undertaken by astronauts. one possible use will be in helping astronauts during <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra-vehicular_activity' title='a wiki on extravehicular activity' target='_blank' style='color:#336699;text-decoration:none;'>eva</a>, more commonly known as spacewalks, but the robot may also be an indispensable helper during human expeditions to the <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_of_the_Moon' title='a wiki on the exploration of our moon' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>moon</a> or <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_of_Mars' title='a wiki on the exploration of mars' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>mars</a> [<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artificial_objects_on_Mars' title='a wiki list of the 8 tons of machinery we already have on mars anno 2008' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>].</p><p></p><p><i>watch some videos [<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdpizQRfSt8' title='5m 20s - beyond tomorrow' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 1 </a>][<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLhcwAA7J6M' title='1m 59s - in spanish' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'> 2 </a>].<br /><a href='http://suprememastertv.com/' title='satellite and internet tv - brings to your life nobility and spirituality' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>supreme master tv</a> also showed the robot in <a href='http://64.69.47.30/download/2007.10.19/A_Journey_Through_Aesthetic_Realms_2007.10.19_400.asf' title='17m 36s - .asf [windows media]' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>this episode</a> [<a href='http://www.veoh.com/videos/v13507843ZXGx47r' title='video on veoh.com' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>alt</a>] of <a href='http://suprememastertv.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=te' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>golden age of technology</a>.</i></p> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_esa_eurobot' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>permalink</font></a></b> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/?robotics_esa_eurobot Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:58:00 +0100 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:58:00 +0100 http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed3.xml go to part 3 of ofpblog XL <table><tr><td valign='top'> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed3.xml'> <img src='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/img/_otherfarm.jpg' hspace=4 vspace=8 border='0' height='80' style='border: 1px dotted gray;'/> </a> </td> <td> <font size='1' color='darkgray'>category</font> <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed3.xml' style='color:slategray;text-decoration:none;'><font size='1'>ofpblog XL - part 3</font></a></b> <p>this is part 4 [posts 301 - 400] of ofpblog XL, <br />continue to: <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed3.xml' title='201 - 300' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>part 3</a> or <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed1.xml' title='1 - 100' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>part 1</a> - <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed2.xml' title='101 - 200' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>part 2</a> - <a href='http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed.xml' title='401 - 500' target='_blank' style='color:orange;text-decoration:none;'>part 5</a>.</p><p></p><p></p> </td></tr></table> http://www.otherfarm.net/blog/fullfeed3.xml Sun, 6 Apr 2008 00:28:55 +0100 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 00:28:55 +0100