Robotic roll call | The Economist

Daily chart: Robotic roll call | The Economist: "Robotic roll call
Mar 28th 2014, 12:16 by O.M., P.K. and L.P

Automata step, hop, leap, drive and fly from science fiction into reality

ROBOTS come in all shapes and sizes. Their academic makers draw inspiration from elephants, termites and dragonflies alike. Commercial manufacturers seek to find the right form for their function—such as the deep-pan-pizza shape of the floor cleaning Roomba—while dealing with the constraints required by industrial safety. But those designed to explore the possibilities of working with and among people, be it as rescue workers, butlers or care-home helpers, have a tendency to be person shaped, with arms and heads, if not always with legs. The mechanical menagerie below is the full roster of robots featured in our special report here; the complete lineup in a single graphic is here. And see how a robotic cheetah fares in a race among the world's speed record holders here. "



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Opening Cyber Zoo - YouTube

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Video Friday: Squishy Quadrupeds, Fotokite Drone, and Robots From the 1990s - IEEE Spectrum

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HyQ Quadruped Robot Is Back With Even More Tricks - IEEE Spectrum

HyQ Quadruped Robot Is Back With Even More Tricks - IEEE Spectrum: "HyQ Quadruped Robot Is Back With Even More Tricks

By Erico Guizzo
Posted 14 Mar 2014 | 0:30 GMT
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HyQ, a quadruped robot created by the Italian Institute of Technology, already knew how to walk, trot, and kick. Last year, it learned how to quickly react to avoid falls when stepping on an obstacle. Now HyQ is back with even more tricks."



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Onboard quadrocopter failsafe: flight after actuator failure - YouTube

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Why robots will not be smarter than humans by 2029 | Robohub

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In the last few days we’ve seen a spate of headlines like 2029: the year when robots will have the power to outsmart their makers, all occasioned by an Observer interview with Google’s newest director of engineering Ray Kurzweil."



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