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Arduino Nano: compact, powerful, and in stock.

Ambient Intelligence: A future of interconnected devices

3.5 million robot workers in Japan by 2025

REEM-B Humanoid Robot, First preview on YouTube

Wifibot.com shows a robot controlled by an Asus EeePC

Now robot Asimo can understand three voices at once

Open-Source development on the Atmel AT91SAM7X256

ITT selects Sun Java RTS and Solaris OS for Space Surveillance Radar

New UAVs Flying in Antarctica to Study Warming

Blue Brain Out-Thinks Its Critics

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Pittsburgh, the new robot country
robotics; pittsburgh; startups

Pittsburgh is emerging as the robotic answer to Silicon Valley. Thanks to Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) robotics program and city’s industrial past, Pittsburgh is becoming the country where next generation robot technology can be developed and grow.

Now robot Asimo can understand three voices at once
robots; article; asimo; speech_recognition; hark;

Hiroshi Okuno at Kyoto University and Kazuhiro Nakadai at the Honda Research Institute in Saitama have developed new software that enables the advanced humanoid robot Asimo to understand three voices at once. They presented their research at the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Pasadena. At the time, the software has an accuracy rate between 70 and 80 percent.

Wifibot.com shows a robot controlled by an Asus EeePC
video;robotics;eeepc;linux;xandros;wireless

Due to the small size (only 22,5cm x 16,4cm x 2,15), usb and wifi capabilities, Asus EeePc is perfect as controller for smart robots. Wifibot.com shows a robot controlled by EeePC with Xandros Linux and custom control software.

REEM-B Humanoid Robot, First preview on YouTube
news;video;robotics;humanoid;reem;reemb;palrobotics

REEM-B is a humanoid robot under development at the Pal Robotics (www.pal-robotics.com). According to the official website REEM-B will be officially presented at Adu Dhabi in April. This video on YouTube is a preview of the main features of this interesting humanoid prototype.

3.5 million robot workers in Japan by 2025
robotics; japan

A study of Machine Industry Memorial Foundation assumed that by 2025 a number equal to 3.5 million of robot workers will be taken up in Japanese society, particularly in areas of high labour demand. The study was published in Tokyo, with the participation of the Ministry of Economy.