sunday newsletter
a designboom.com publication
October 2010, 31
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every sunday we choose a topic from the vaste archive of designboom
today: robots 2010
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federico diaz: geometric death frequency_141 (update)
published 10.30.10
about a month ago we previewed federico diaz_s latest installation at MASS MoCA in north adams, massachusetts. now that the exhibition has been open for a week, we thought we would update the story to shed more light on this unusual installation.
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robot gripper made from coffee grounds and balloon
published 10.28.10
researchers at the cornell computation synthesis laboratory have developed a robot 'hand' made simply from coffee grounds and a balloon - and it grips just about anything.
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HRP-4C humanoid robot learns to sing
published 10.18.10
utilizing new synthesizing technology that draws and maps data, the 'HRP-4C' mimics the tone, sound and facial expression of a real human singer--including breathing.
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federico diaz: geometric death frequency_141
published 09.30.10
beginning on october 23, 2010, MASS MoCA in north adams massachusetts, will be showing fredrico diaz_s
_geometric death frequency_141_, a sculpture made from 420,000 black spheres made and assembled
by robotics.
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the eggbot
published 09.14.10
while easter is a few months away, that is just enough time to order the eggbot, a open-source egg decorating robot.
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willow garage PR2
published 09.08.10
the PR2 is a robotic platform designed by willow garage for use in robotic development and research.
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akira nakayasu: robotic plant
published 08.30.10
each one of the 169 artificial leaf reacts independently to movements such as an approaching hand.
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NASA's robonaut2
published 08.04.10
the robonaut2 is a dexterous anthropomorphic robot developed in collaboration between NASA and general motors. the humanoid robot will be the first of its kind to enter space next month.
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hitachi: emiew 2
published 07.23.10
hitachi's 'emiew 2' has received some new upgrades.
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frackenpohl poulheim: myon
published 06.14.10
the newly developed robot 'myon' introduces the worldwide first humanoid robot whose body parts can be demounted and mounted during operation mode.
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anybots: QB telepresence robot
published 05.24.10
'QB' telepresence robot allows users to have virtual presence in places miles away.
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cai guo-qiang and wu yulu: peasant da vincis
published 05.13.10
designboom visited chinese contemporary artist, cai guo-qiang's 'peasant da vincis' exhibition at the rockbund art museum, shanghai.
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lola
published 05.11.10
lola is a humanoid robot underdevelopment by the technical university of munich and the institute of technology autonomous systems. what separates this bot from the pack is its ability to smoothly avoid even the tiniest obstacles in its way
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balancing robot on ball
published 05.03.10
a robot composed of three independent rotors which spin to maintain its balance in spite of being pushed.
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chinese farmer home made robots at shanghai world expo
published 04.21.10
after 20 years of inventing home made robots , wu is now gaining media attention from both the chinese and foreign press, especially with his upcoming appearance at the shanghai world expo.
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MERTZ robot
published 04.18.10
MERTZ is an active vision head robot for exploring social learning developed by lijin aryananda and jeff weber at the MIT media lab
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fuel cell robot fish
published 03.21.10
engineers at osaka city university recently exhibited a small robotic fish that is powered by an equally small fuel cell
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