Hong Kong based Hanson Robotics have been developing humanoid robots for several years. Thanks to progress in technology, particularly in AI, their products have now a real life semblance that opens up several areas of application. I am not talking so much about their physical shape, the facial mimic is good …
Read More »Untethered! Now the robot can take a walk
Atlas, a humanoid robot 1.5 m tall, made the headlines in 2013 as one of the most advanced humanoid robot ever developed. It weighted 75kg, could carry 11kg of groceries (or anything else!), had a stereo vision (using Lidar) and 28 joints providing flexibility in its movement and the capability …
Read More »Disruptive Technologies beyond 2030 for Human Machine Interactions II
Humanoid sex robots Although I feel a bit uneasy in publishing news in this area I do recognise the market relevance and the social implications and I guess these are the reasons why the researchers at the Imperial College have looked at this area and foresee disruptions coming up by …
Read More »Disruptive Technologies available today for Human Machine Interactions
To conclude the set of technologies and technology area that are available today and can lead to market disruption let’s focus on the area of Human Machine Interactions, considering Robotic care companions and Intention decoding algorithms. Robotic care companions Japan is probably the most advanced Country in applications of robots …
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