The Japanese continue to ’shock and awe’ with their amazingly innovative and creative applications in the world of robotics. On Tuesday Honda’s Research Institute and the precision-equipment manufacturer Shimadzu announced a new technology that will enable a human to steer a robot merely by thought. This represents the start of a major paradigm shift in [...] View more...
Japanese Robot Controlled by Human Brain Signals
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Robotic Neurosurgery – Hacking Your Brain with The NeuroArm
Sunday, March 29th, 2009Over the course of the last week Zygbotics has been reporting on a number of recent developments and innovations in robotics around the world—a military robot drone to be used by Britain against the war on terror in Afghanistan, robot lawn mowers in the U.S., and even a Japanese robot girl destined for the catwalks [...] View more...
Robot Nurses to Care for Japanese Elderly within Five Years
Friday, March 27th, 2009Confirming its status as leader in the global robotics market, the Japanese government announced Wednesday that it would begin developing safety rules for the development of robot nurses, which are expected to begin serving the country’s rapidly aging population within five years. One government official was quoted as saying, “As aging of the population is [...] View more...
Britain Ministry of Defense: T-Hawk UAV robot drone may Offer Military Solution for War on Terror
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009The robotic revolution has taken hold in a number of militaries around the world, including those of Russia, China, Pakistan and Iran, and most notably, the Western countries, United States and Israel. Great Britain now officially joins the growing list. According to a report in London’s Daily Telegraph Monday, Britain’s Ministry of Defense will soon introduce a [...] View more...
Robot Lawn Mower Saves Time, Water
Monday, March 23rd, 2009The robot lawn mower – cool fad or here to stay? The robot lawn mower – lean, mean, and green and will mow your lawn in no time flat! The robot lawn mower is just another recent addition to the rapidly expanding market of home robotics and an indication of how commercial robotics is developing a [...] View more...
A Humanoid Robot with Superhuman Strength? Soon, using Carbon Nanotube Muscles
Saturday, March 21st, 2009HRP-4C: Japanese robot girl makes ASIMO blush
Thursday, March 19th, 2009Japan introduced its next top model Monday; she stands 5 feet tall, weighs 95 pounds, and comes equipped with batteries. HRP-4C is a new Japanese robot girl that may put the Honda ASIMO to the test for the title of world’s most advanced robot. This advanced humanoid robot is indeed distinct from anything yet unveiled [...] View more...
Synthetic Neural Circuits and the Humanoid Brain
Sunday, March 15th, 2009The development of the next generation of robots must engage and answer satisfactorily the central question behind the field of artificial intelligence: how to equip machines with the ability to learn and acquire new information independently? Even now, the most sophisticated humanoid robot in the world—ASIMO—is limited by the fact that it has to be [...] View more...
The Nanonization of Electronics: New Breakthroughs and Potential Applications for Robotics
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Columbia University recently announced a potential on-off switch for nanoelectronic devices, which could have wide-ranging implications for the future of atomic-scale electronic devices—and ultimately for the field of robotics. Nanoelectronics represents the multidisciplinary intersection of physics, material science, chemistry and electric engineering, and focuses on the [...] View more...
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