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Advanced Humanoid "Roboy" To Be "Born" In Nine Months
Kurzweil Acc Intel ^
| 26 December 2012
Posted on 12/27/2012 10:31:21 PM PST by zeestephen
Roboy is a tendon driven robot so it will move almost as elegantly as a human. University of Zurich is lead designer. Roboy has more than 1000 Friends on Facebook!
(Excerpt) Read more at kurzweilai.net ...
TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Science
KEYWORDS: creepy; not4pennstate; robotics; technology
To: zeestephen
Roboy will be unveiled at “Robots on Tour” March 8 and 9, 2013 in Zurich.
“Robots on Tour” is short for the “World Congress and Exhibition of Robots, Humanoids, Cyborgs and More.”
Here's the link:
http://www.robotsontour.com/
To: zeestephen
It’s ... cute? ... but it’s still a chrome toaster. Shoot it now before it becomes self aware.
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posted on
12/27/2012 11:08:18 PM PST
by
Domandred
(Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
To: zeestephen
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posted on
12/27/2012 11:08:18 PM PST
by
GraceG
To: Domandred
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posted on
12/27/2012 11:11:22 PM PST
by
GraceG
To: zeestephen
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posted on
12/27/2012 11:16:24 PM PST
by
higgmeister
( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
To: zeestephen
It would have been nice if the author would have explained exactly what ‘tendon driven’ means.
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posted on
12/28/2012 12:04:30 AM PST
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: GraceG
Ahh, so you’re a waffle man.
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posted on
12/28/2012 12:18:44 AM PST
by
pops88
(Geek chick standing with Breitbart for truth)
To: Domandred; Salamander; JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows; Semper Mark
"It’s ... cute? ... but it’s still a chrome toaster."
But is it ...
... a Brave Little Toaster?
And when it grows up, will it want to drive a ...
Or perhaps ride on a BMW with a toaster tank?
"All Aboard! Next stop, Uncanny Valley!"
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posted on
12/28/2012 12:30:57 AM PST
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: Pontiac
Currently, most humanoid robots have motors in their joints.
Thus, they have significant power, but much less control over direction and precise motions.
For instance, a traditional service robot might be able to support an elderly person when walking.
But Roboy, at some point, will be able to gently grasp a person's arm, exactly like a human being.
There's a video at the Kurzweil link that shows the "power tendons" up close.
But, no precise engineering description, if that's what you were hoping for.
To: zeestephen
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posted on
12/28/2012 12:40:17 AM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: zeestephen
Yes an engineering description is what I was looking for.
From the picture of the robot it looks to me like some kind of worm gear actuator (like an electric sash operator).
A worm gear would be smother than a conventional motor operator but would likely be much slower as well.
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posted on
12/28/2012 12:50:49 AM PST
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: shibumi
I'm waiting for the Mark II.
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posted on
12/28/2012 1:02:45 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: zeestephen
Unfortunately he looks as gay as his name.
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posted on
12/28/2012 2:12:24 AM PST
by
maddog55
(America Rising.... Civil War II)
To: zeestephen
If the grip strength isn’t too great, I imagine it will be very popular in the UAE.
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posted on
12/28/2012 2:29:15 AM PST
by
aruanan
To: Pontiac
exactly what ‘tendon driven’ means.
Springs and rubberbands
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posted on
12/28/2012 2:43:38 AM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(Jab her with a harpoon.....)
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