
	Where results make sense

Topic: US Robots

Related Topics

Susan Calvin

Powell and Donovan

In the News (Tue 29 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Salon Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Imagine a world in which humans are part robot and robots are part human, where biology and machine have collided to create a nation of cyborgs and machine intelligence has become dominant.
		In their defense, robot researchers explain that by building humanoid robots with machine intelligence they are trying to unravel the secrets of life itself.
		The humanoid robot is a pricey form of egotism; and unfortunately, too many roboticists profiled in "Robo Sapiens" (especially the Japanese researchers, oddly enough) seem fixated on replicating themselves rather than doing something ultimately useful with their research grants.
	dir.salon.com /tech/books/2000/09/14/robo_sapiens (2324 words)

	Susan Calvin -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		She was the chief (Click link for more info and facts about robopsychologist) robopsychologist at (Click link for more info and facts about US Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc) US Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc., the major manufacturer of robots in the (Click link for more info and facts about 21st century) 21st century.
		She likes robots considerably better than human beings; in " ((law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved) Evidence", when asked "Are robots so different from men?", she replies, "Worlds different.
		Robots are essentially decent." Asimov's own stories leave her misanthropy largely unexplained, but (Click link for more info and facts about Harlan Ellison) Harlan Ellison's screenplay adaptation of I, Robot investigates its origins, in the end concluding that her attitudes are rather well-founded.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/su/susan_calvin.htm (345 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Technology \| Robots set to get homely by 2007
		Robots involved in more serious tasks, like scientific and medical research, defence and surveillance, as well as mine-clearing, will also enjoy a boom in popularity, says the report.
		Robot investment in the UK grew by 48% in 2003, but robot use in the UK is still lagging far behind the rest of Europe.
		We are using robots already, to do the washing, drying etc. The only difference is that, in the future, we will have those that can multi-task and, most importantly, move about and probably have voice recognition capability.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/technology/3764142.stm (2065 words)

	AlterNet: Robots Are Us: The Mystical Side of Science (and Fiction)
		Enter the robot, from the Czech robota, which means forced labor, first introduced to the world lexicon in 1920 by Karel Capek in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots).
		When soulless robots weren't raging through the pages of comic books and pulp magazines to express our repressed yearning for transcendence, they were waiting on us hand and foot, the perfect, guilt-free slaves.
		In 1941, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov created the word robotics to describe a field of study that did not even exist at that time except as a hobby, using his stories to explore the ramifications of the robotic interface with humans.
	www.alternet.org /story.html?StoryID=12857 (3164 words)

	Harvey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Well, the point of using robots on Mars is to go into places where normal space-suited humans can't go, with their bulky outer layers.
		If we gave a robot its own brain it might be harder to make it do what we want but it might be able to find more than what we would be able to find more than we can with a video camera.
		Robots can go on longer than humans because they don't need to worry about breathing, but humans have a limited amount of oxegon so they can't go as long as robots can.
	everyschool.org /hillbrook/comment.cgi?newsid=1904 (1708 words)

	Robotic Nation, by Marshall Brain
		One of the key capabilities limiting robotic expansion at the moment is image processing -- the ability of robots to look at a scene like a human does and detect all the objects in the scene.
		Robots have never really competed with humans for real jobs because computers have never had the vision systems needed to drive cars, work in restaurants or deliver packages.
		With the robots doing most of the work, it should be possible for everyone to go on perpetual vacation.
	marshallbrain.com /robotic-nation.htm (4722 words)

	Feature
		By attempting to build robots that emulate and perhaps match the capabilities of their biological counterparts, it is possible that we will create useful tools capable of carrying sensors, taking samples, and making physical changes in a wide variety of environments.
		She removes a remote control unit which has a video screen built into it, fed by the camera from the head of the robot, with a graphical overlay allowing a range of optional behaviors to be activated.
		The snake robot it instructed to detach, from under its head, a small shaped-explosive charge, which it leaves on the floorboards and slithers back slightly before detonating the charge and making a 10-cm hole in the floor.
	www.snakerobots.com (1099 words)

	Death-Valley.us - Robots to race across Mojave Desert as Pentagon offers $1 million prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The robot vehicle, nicknamed Bob, reached speeds of as much as 15 mph, but had problems with steering, transmission and navigation.
		If no robot finishes the race within the required 10 hours, no money will be paid.
		Death-Valley.us does not endorse or stand behind the accuracy, truthfulness, or reliability of any information (including statements of opinion and advice) posted by readers and is not responsible in any manner for any of the content in their posts, or for any subsequent actions you may take as a result of such posts.
	www.death-valley.us /article737.html (471 words)

	US-Cda-Hubble-Robots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Brampton, Ont., company is now being asked to use the robotic arm and a double-armed robot it has developed for a possible repair mission.
		The two devices developed by MD Robotics are the "only known system with the high level of maturity needed" to meet the integration, test, training, and launch requirements, NASA said in a procurement notice posted online.
		The two-armed robot, the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, is already built and waiting to be used to help build the International Space Station.
	www.cp.org /english/online/full/science/040623/g062318A.html (676 words)

	Robots
		Robot, which is derived from a Czech word meaning "menial labor," got its modern meaning from a 1920 play, R.U.R.
		The robot scientist, equipped with a wealth of information about biochemistry and sophisticated AI software, watches the yeast grow, generates a set of hypotheses concerning the function of the gene in question, and then plans an experiment that will eliminate as many of the hypotheses as quickly and cheaply as possible.
		Robot Books.com "Our Job is to sort through the many robotics books available today, and select, review, recommend, and sell, just those few that we feel are the very best.
	www.aaai.org /AITopics/html/robots.html (7402 words)

	The Japan Times Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		From the ocean floor to hospital operating rooms to the craters of Mars, robots are helping human beings work; and in the homes of the affluent -- those who can afford Sony's cute electronic dog "Aibo," for instance -- they are even helping us play.
		The extent of this steady robotic advance into the human realm was underlined by several recent snippets of news.
		The debate was reflected in the critical reception of "I, Robot," the action thriller based on the shaky premise that menacing robot hordes might someday be capable of turning on their human makers.
	www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/geted.pl5?ed20041114a1.htm (823 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| US sends armed robots to front line
		Plagued by mission fatigue, casualties and a public starting to ask just how long the US plans to keep its soldiers in Iraq, the American army may have come up with a solution: robots.
		The Swords are essentially modified bomb disposal robots of the sort commonly deployed in Northern Ireland and Iraq, where they have been successfully used to defuse roadside bombs.
		But there are downsides: each robot has a top speed of 4mph and can only operate for one to four hours before it needs to refuel.
	www.guardian.co.uk /usa/story/0,12271,1397174,00.html (408 words)

	RobotsLife.com - Links - Research
		world.honda.com/robot/ - US JP The first result of the ambitious, state-funded Humanoid Robot Project in Japan, HRP-2 is one of the most sophisticated robots...
		The robotics division of the California Institute of Technology, involved in robotics locomotion, medical robots and more.
		The robotics division of Johns Hopkins University, involved in research on many aspects of robotics, including novel surgical instrumentation or "smart" electro-mechanical systems.
	www.robotslife.com /link/600_rese.htm (787 words)

	[No title]
		Dyke Weatherington, the deputy for the UAV Planning Task Force, says the U.S. Air Force’s Northrop Grumman Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) UAV and the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Predator medium-altitude UAV were in the fight.
		The U.S. Army is also interested in the UAV system, as are various homeland security agencies.
		According to the Washington Post, “among the siege instruments used was a Packbot, a radio-controlled, tracked reconnaissance robot equipped with a television camera.
	www.auvsi.org /iraq/index.cfm (1187 words)

	Robots Promise Us an Endless Vacation
		We should be considering this possibility because we are now standing on the threshold of the robotic revolution.
		Around 2040, he says that robots will be able to accomplish almost all human tasks.
		Let people live their lives in freedom while the robots do all the work.
	radio.weblogs.com /0105910/2003/10/16.html (489 words)

	jackbrown.us-robots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Levendis and her coworkers don't think the robotic cashiers will take their jobs anytime soon, but some economists say the retail industry is poised to undergo the same gradual shift toward computerized, automated transactions that the banking industry experienced during the past 15 years.
		Automated cashier developers say they soon expect their machines to be as ubiquitous as automated teller machines and credit-card scanners at gas pumps.
		Karp insisted that the machines would not mean the loss of grocery-store jobs, although they do make it possible for one cashier to monitor four lanes instead of one and in some cases, they eliminate cashiers altogether.
	www.jackbrown.us /robotsuper.htm (1217 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Robots Among Us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Grade 4-6-How and why robots are designed, what they do, and how they may be used in the future are the subjects of this fascinating book.
		An accessible text and an abundance of sidebars and well-captioned, color photographs familiarize middle-schoolers with the science of robotics and recent discoveries in the field.
		Baker begins by reflecting on visions of what robots should be and what they are in reality.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0761319697 (338 words)

	Encyclopedia Galactica - Characters - C
		Obtained her Ph.D. in 2008 and joined US Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc. as robopsychologist.
		Was declassified from C-3 and replaced by a robot.
		Reported to the Sheriff of Hannaford, Earth, that robot AL-76 had attacked and killed Randolph Payne.
	www.geocities.com /Area51/Dimension/1136/chars/chars3.html (567 words)

	Robots rule US box office!
		With spring vacations around the corner, Robots would have strong legs at the box-office, the executives reasoned.
		One reason the expectations for Robots were very high was due to the advertising campaign with the line: From the makers of Ice Age.
		The film, which cost about $40 million, could still be profitable if it enjoys a decent run abroad and is a hot seller in the DVD and video markets.
	inhome.rediff.com /movies/2005/mar/15usbo.htm (972 words)

	Death-Valley.us - Robots rule in this futuristic road race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The agency's Grand Challenge will run March 13, a day after the robotic vehicles undergo qualification and safety inspections at California Speedway in Fontana to make sure, among other things, they can stop.
		Dave Van Gogh, Caltech project manager for the robotic vehicle, said the trial run was a lesson.
		The robotic vehicles will have to maneuver over unpaved roads, negotiate rocky surfaces and find their way through washes, canyons and dry lakes.
	www.death-valley.us /article748.html (963 words)

	Mindjack Magazine - Robots "R" Us
		4 Before the Brandeis University team had managed to program a robot to reproduce other robots, members of the Humanoid conference, on a scale of 0 for unlikely to 5 for highly likely, rated the possibility that robots "will be the next step in evolution and will eventually replace humans" at a zero.
		Conference organizer Dr. Alois Knoll of the University of Bielefeld in Germany said of current robots and robotic technology, "We don't have mechanical dexterity.
		But let's not forget that our children are basically unformed, waiting for us to guide them and shape their values and help them figure out what is important.
	www.mindjack.com /gable/robots.html (1308 words)

	robots.net - Robot news and Robotics Info
		CERT and the US Dept. of Homeland Security recommend against the use of Internet Explorer and suggest upgrading to a more secure browser such the full-featured Mozilla or the small and fast Mozilla Firefox browser.
		The robot learns to stop tasting the blocks that have the pattern that indicates bad taste and continue tasting the blocks that have a pattern associated with good taste.
		The robot comes in both wheeled and tracked versions and is commonly used by Austrailian police deparments for rescue operations and bomb disposal.
	robots.net (1759 words)

	MSIChicago \| Exhibits \| Robots Like Us
		You are about to meet a “far-out “collection of robots and space toys from the mid-twentieth century.
		These characters tell us a story of a very interesting era — the time between World War II and the first human Moon landing — and they depict how people in the past saw our future.
		Revisit the golden age of robots and see how these delightful toys once illustrated our fantasies and fears of the future.
	www.msichicago.org /exhibit/robots (169 words)

	Books And Software
		Robot builder's sourcebook has thousands places were you can buy robot parts like wheels, cameras, single board computers, and so on.
		some robots in this book are speech-controlled mobile robot, solar-ball robot, underwater bots, walker robots, blimp bots, and much more.
		It has all sorts of stuff like the pros and cons of different weapons, were to fight, were to buy the parts and much more.
	chris.hsweb.us /robots/books_and_software.htm (309 words)

	Robotics, robotics course uk, laboratory automation and robotics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Robot Factory is the original manufacturer of remotely controlled robotic devices for education, entertainment, and advertising/promotion.
		FANUC Robotics, Inc. is the leading supplier of industrial robots and factory automation systems in North and South America.
		Robots and Robotics at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center...
	www.watchcomputer.com /robotics.html (1095 words)

	The Amazing Amanda doll, frankly, scares us. - Robots - robots.engadget.com
		She responds to stimuli with appropriate expressions and sounds, and even says “no” when she doesn’t want something — as any parent of a toddler will be familiar with (and we can’t imagine why they’d pay to add more of it to their lives via simulation).
		Hummm, I wonder what effects that will have on our society when a robot can be programmed to do things like house chores and cleaning at night and then be "Nicholas", the son, or "Laura", the daughter, during the day.
		Seems like all this stuff is just asking all of us to stop using creativity and pay others to just over stimulate us..
	robots.engadget.com /entry/1234000100052046 (1874 words)

	Xbox.com \| Robots - Tricks of the Trade
		It's all about conquering your environment, and half the fun is discovering the solution for yourself, not just executing it.
		However, we all need a little help now and then, and for those that are struggling with Robots™ in particular, or platforming in general, we've got a few hints and a bit of general strategy to get you going in the right direction.
		The Robots world is very large, so it can be easy to lose track of where you are and where you're headed.
	www.xbox.com /en-US/robots/tips-20050323.htm (668 words)

	Xbox.com \| Robots - Game Detail Page
		Straight from the big-screen blockbuster, live the adventures of a genius inventor robot, Rodney Copperbottom, as he moves to the big city to work for the company founded by his childhood hero.
		When Rodney uncovers a villain's plot to take over the city, the brave young bot works with his new friends to overcome all obstacles and realize his dreams—making the world a better place for all robots.
		Team up with your trusty Wonderbot to solve challenging puzzles, battle evil bots, and explore a highly interactive 3-D universe that brings the world of the film to life.
	www.xbox.com /en-us/robots/default.htm (188 words)

	Learner2 at Science Museum of Minnesota's "Robots and Us" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The collection is carried out both over the web and in a kiosk setting at a science museum exhibit titled "Robots and Us".
		Learner, developed by Dr. Timothy Chklovski, currently at the Interactive Knowledge Capture group at ISI, is poised to supercede an earlier version of Learner, the work carried out by Dr. Chklovski as PhD research at MIT.
		In 2004, Science Museum of Minnesota has launched a 3 year, 4,000 square foot traveling exhibit, "Robots and Us".
	www.isi.edu /~timc/projects/learner.html (425 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)