Sony sends humanoid robot out for a run

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Sony Claims Humanoid Robot First

Sony Claims Humanoid Robot First 12/18/2003 11:48 AM
A press release from Sony claims they have developed the world's first fully autonomous humanoid robot with internal power and control that is capable of running. The robot is an upgraded version of the Sony QRIO, a robot we've seen before. The robot uses a control theory called Zero Moment Point (ZMP) and in addition to running is capable of other extreme motion that involves one or both feet leaving the ground such as jumping. Additional photos of QRIO in action can be found on the Japanese PC Watch site. There's also a Slashdot discussion about QRIO.

Sony Claims First Running Humanoid Robot

Sony Claims First Running Humanoid Robot 12/18/2003 09:19 AM
News for nerds writes "Sony Corporation announced the new development of Sony's humanoid robot, enabling integrated motion control for walking, jumping and ...

Sony Unveils World's First 'Running'
Humanoid Robot

Sony Unveils World's First 'Running'
Humanoid Robot 12/18/2003 06:08 PM
Boston Globe Dec 18 2003 4:48PM ET

Festo's Humanoid Robot

Festo's Humanoid Robot 04/20/2004 08:45 AM
German industrial robotics company Festo will unveil a humanoid robot with servo-pneumatic muscles this week, says The Raw Feed. Called 'Tron X' (the X is for 'Xterminate the Makers'), the machine uses over 200 controllers to emulate human-like muscle movement. I think it was Nostradamus who said the end of...

Humanoid Robot KHR-1 SDK Released

Humanoid Robot KHR-1 SDK Released 04/05/2005 08:45 AM

BOB, the Inexpensive Humanoid Robot

BOB, the Inexpensive Humanoid Robot 01/05/2004 08:02 PM
Bob Project -- Expired

Humanoid robot learns how to run

Humanoid robot learns how to run 03/17/2005 04:20 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Wed Mar 16, 09:28 am GMT

Toyota Humanoid Robot in the Works

Toyota Humanoid Robot in the Works 12/30/2003 01:38 PM
Yahoo says that Japan's top carmaker, Toyota plans to develop a humanoid robot by 2005. Toyota says they will give more details in January and hopes to display the robot at a World Exposition tradeshow in 2005. Toyota's robot will be a worker robot and built for "practical" purposes. A tall order for the robot includes nurse duties, factory work assistance, and rescue operations. Toyota even has plans to sell the humanoid robot, unlike some other Japanese companies that just build humanoid robots as test platforms and audience entertainers. Toyota even hopes to apply some of the newly developed technology to their cars.

Honda's humanoid robot hits UK

Honda's humanoid robot hits UK 02/16/2004 09:19 AM
BBC Feb 16 2004 1:41PM GMT

Hitachi Unveils Humanoid Robot

Hitachi Unveils Humanoid Robot 03/17/2005 03:42 AM

Humanoid Robot Combat in Japan

Humanoid Robot Combat in Japan 08/17/2004 05:29 PM

Sony's Humanoid Robot Learns How to Jog

Sony's Humanoid Robot Learns How to Jog 12/18/2003 11:52 AM
AP via Daily Press Dec 18 2003 10:37AM ET

Sony's humanoid robot learns how to jog

Sony's humanoid robot learns how to jog 12/18/2003 09:20 AM
Boston Globe Dec 18 2003 8:26AM ET

Japanese electronics maker Sony's
dancing humanoid robot learns how to jog

Japanese electronics maker Sony's
dancing humanoid robot learns how to jog 12/18/2003 01:07 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 18 2003 9:33AM ET

Go Digital Honda's humanoid robot Asimo,
teaching PCs to see and fashion video on
your mobile

Go Digital Honda's humanoid robot Asimo,
teaching PCs to see and fashion video on
your mobile 02/16/2004 12:08 PM
BBC Feb 16 2004 3:23PM GMT

Go Digital 1500 GMT Honda's humanoid
robot Asimo, teaching PCs to see and
fashion video on your mobile

Go Digital 1500 GMT Honda's humanoid
robot Asimo, teaching PCs to see and
fashion video on your mobile 02/16/2004 05:26 AM
BBC Feb 16 2004 9:48AM GMT

Sony PSP Taxes, Robot Upskirts

Sony PSP Taxes, Robot Upskirts 03/22/2005 04:46 PM

Brother blogger Brian at Kotaku decides to rain on California PSP purchasers' parades as he exposes a previously obscure application of the Electronic Waste Recycling Act, which according to initial assessments will apply to sales of the PSP. That means everyone in California has to pay an extra $6 (no big deal) when buying their PSP, but retail outlets like EB Games and Gamestop may not be ready to process the tax, which could lead to sales delays or fines (a slightly bigger deal). All this PSP drama and I still don't have one.

And in only a marginally related bonus link, adult funtime swami Fleshbot has discovered the true use of Sony Ericsson ROB-1 Bluetooth Camera Robot.

Cali Taxman Takes on PSP? [Kotaku]
Sony Ericsson’s Upskirt Cam [Fleshbot]

Sony Wants Robot Midgets to Chat You Up

Sony Wants Robot Midgets to Chat You Up 07/29/2004 08:36 AM

Moviegoing experience has told me that Sony's recently established "Intelligence Dynamics Laboratory" isn't a good idea. Sony has set a goal - the creation of a realistic conversation partner robot in five years. Mr. Doui, father of the Aibo, has even been brought in, along with 350 computers to "compute 1 trillion calculations per second." Let's hope Sony teaches the robots English, too, otherwise we'll all be hosed. Thankfully, Sony will be building the new robots based on the 2 foot QRIO, so when they become self-aware, they'll be a good 3-4 feet shorter than us Americans. PUNT.

Read - Story (Japanese) [Yomiuri]

Walking robot by Sony learns how to jog

Walking robot by Sony learns how to jog 12/25/2003 08:06 AM
San Jose Mercury News Dec 25 2003 7:45AM ET

Sony desarrolla el primer robot que
corre

Sony desarrolla el primer robot que
corre 12/20/2003 07:35 AM

The Sum of Humanoid Parts

The Sum of Humanoid Parts 06/25/2004 05:41 AM
Machines are getting more and more like the rest of us. A piece-by-piece guide to the globe's most advanced bots. By Robert Capps from Wired magazine.

The Humanoid Race

The Humanoid Race 07/02/2004 11:28 AM
This month's issue of Wired Magazine includes a feature about robotics for which I was one of several contributors:

Consider the progress of just the past 15 years. There are now robots that can get around on two legs, participate in simple conversations, and manipulate objects in rudimentary ways. Of course, we don't yet have a bot that can navigate downtown Manhattan, tie its shoelaces, or even tell a chair from a desk. MIT's Cynthia Breazeal holds out hope that within five years, robots will cross a critical threshold, becoming partners rather than tools - in other words, we'll have friends, not appliances. And while there are a number of extremely complex problems to solve before we can make something as advanced as Sonny, the star of I, Robot, we're getting there, one piece at a time. To find out where the state of the art lies, Wired surveyed the projects that might one day add up to an android just like the rest of us.

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Primate Kinematics and Humanoid Robots

Primate Kinematics and Humanoid Robots 05/30/2004 07:13 PM
NASA's Robert O. Ambrose has co-authored a new research paper titled Primate Anatomy, Kinematics, and Principles for Humanoid Design (PDF format). The paper investiages the theory that kinematics, musculature, perception, and cognition can be optimized for specific tasks by varying the proportions of limbs. Known as the Bifurcated Chain Hypothesis, the idea is that the proportions of humans made them superior to other primates and animals at specific tasks such as tool-making. Ambrose has studied body articulation and its application to robotics for some time. You may also recognize his name from the NASA Robonaut project.

Humanoid Body Pillow Part Deux

Humanoid Body Pillow Part Deux 06/06/2005 12:08 AM

Eagle-eyed reader Bronek sent us this photo of another Japanese huggy pillow designed to comfort the wearer in times of extreme need. The head goes through a loop at the top and an elongated part goes between the legs. The resulting pretzel may make it hard to get off of the futon during a fire but it also means you look like a freak while sleeping.

David Hanson Speaks on Humanoid Robots

David Hanson Speaks on Humanoid Robots 11/19/2003 08:14 PM
The University of Texas at Dallas has announced that David Hanson will be speaking on the future of "Human-Like" Robots on Thursday, November 20 at 5:30 p.m., in Room 1.112 of the Conference Center on the UTD campus in Richardson, Texas. The talk is free and open to the public. David Hanson is best known for K-Bot, the human-like robot head that has prompted many a bad pun here on robots.net. Hanson's robot head is intended to be a duplicate of his girl friend's head. The head is so life-like that some feel it may be a good test of Masahiro Mori's "Uncanney Valley" theory.

A Running Robot Or A Rolling Robot?

A Running Robot Or A Rolling Robot? 12/18/2003 12:58 PM
It took years for researchers to figure out how to make a robot be able to stand and walk on two legs. In fact, it's so complicated, that some researchers are giving up on that idea and using Segway balancing technology on their robots instead of legs. However, the folks at Sony seem to have taken the concept of the upright walking robot one step further: they've figured out how to make a robot run. That's right, it actually leaves the ground at points while jogging along. It apparently needs a bit of a walking start to get up to speed, and even at running speed, it's more of a slow jog - where it's feet barely leave the ground. Still, it's a start, and with some more work, they believe they can really make the robot run.

Sony to Shrink PlayStation 2 September
17 - 12:18 PM ET News in Brief | Sony
Computer Entertainment is set to

Sony to Shrink PlayStation 2 September
17 - 12:18 PM ET News in Brief | Sony
Computer Entertainment is set to 09/17/2004 12:34 PM
BetaNews Sep 17 2004 5:16PM GMT

Sony and MBNA Launch the SonyCard, the
Official Sony Credit Card in the
Republic Of Ireland

Sony and MBNA Launch the SonyCard, the
Official Sony Credit Card in the
Republic Of Ireland 07/15/2004 03:32 AM
Sony and MBNA Ireland today announces the launch of the SonyCard Credit Card (www.SonyCard.ie) in the Republic of Ireland. [PRWEB Jul 15, 2004]

New Sony Cybershots, HP Photosmarts,
Including Sony T3 (Rawr!)

New Sony Cybershots, HP Photosmarts,
Including Sony T3 (Rawr!) 08/30/2004 09:56 AM

Gott im Himmel, ze cameras! There have been like two dozen new cameras announced in the last few weeks as various manufacturers start ramping up for Christmas, and Sony and HP are no exception. Among the new Sonys announced today are two pocket-sized beauties that I want right now: the T3, an update to the T1 and Japan-only T11, a 5.1-megapixel camera that is Sony's thinnest at less than three-quarters of an inch; and the DSC-L1, a candy bar 4.1-megapixel unit that is only 3.75-inches long. Just when I was ready to buy a new camera Sony has to muck it all up with at least two that really do it for me. Oh, and there's also the new DSC-V3, a 7-megapixel unit that looks mighty fine, as well.

The HPs, well, they are okay, but I'll be honest, they don't get me all riled up as much as the two featherweight cameras from Sony do. If they fixed the middling image quality of the T1 in the T3, that may be my next sidearm. Living Room has a bunch of the press releases, and I'll add to this post if any more info comes through during the day.

Read - Sony Cybershot T3 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - Sony Cybershot DSC-L1 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - Sony Cybershot DSC-V3 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - HP Photosmart R607 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - HP Photosmart M407 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - HP Photosmart M307 [LivingRoomAU]
Read - Sony Shows Off New Low-End Digicam [PCWorld (Yahoo)]

Sony PSP Launch Photos from Sony Metreon
San Francisco

Sony PSP Launch Photos from Sony Metreon
San Francisco 03/26/2005 04:13 PM
Mobile Tech Review Mar 26 2005 6:33PM GMT

SCO Gets More Desperate; Sends More
Letters

SCO Gets More Desperate; Sends More
Letters 12/22/2003 07:50 AM
isn't my name writes "The New York Times is reporting that SCO has sent new letters to Linux-using businesses with specific examples of infringement. SCO has ...

The Boss sends a message

The Boss sends a message 06/10/2004 02:37 PM

Man Sends Prank Terrorism SMS

Man Sends Prank Terrorism SMS 12/24/2004 12:16 PM

Maybe this is sort of obvious, but if you're sitting on a plane and think, "You know, it would be hilarious if I were to send some text messages claiming we've been hijacked by terrorists," it really isn't that hilarious. Well, okay, I take that back—it's sort of giggle-worthy when they arrest you when you hit the ground. Italian tourist Antonio Casale apparently hadn't ever heard this chestnut of wisdom, and neither had his wife, who contacted authorities upon receiving prank messages from her husband. What a fun-filled marriage they must share.

Hijacking message a prank [TheAdvertiser via MobileBurn]

SCO sends IBM 1,000,000 pieces of paper

SCO sends IBM 1,000,000 pieces of paper 12/10/2003 10:17 PM
As part of a court order to provide IBM with evidence relating to SCO's frivolous anti-Linux lawsuit, SCO sent IBM one million sheets of paper on which were printed the source-code that SCO alleges is being infringed upon. Of course, this is just a tactic to sabotage IBM's defense, since it needs all that code in a machine-readable format.

"Knowing full well that IBM would need its source code in electronic form so that proper analyses--such as those SCO itself claims to have performed--could be conducted, SCO instead produced the source code on one million sheets of paper," IBM said in the motion. "The only reason for SCO's production of code on paper was, we believe, to stall the progress of these proceedings while giving the (false) impression of being forthcoming in its discovery responses."

In response to IBM's complaint, Stowell said, "If a company wants code, it's the other party's decision to provide that any way they feel like providing that."

Link< /a> (via Dan Gillmor)

AOL sends a message to businesses

AOL sends a message to businesses 04/14/2005 09:37 AM
Blog: America Online is joining forces with a collection of messaging companies to provide consolidated, secure IM service. ...

Referee sends himself off (Reuters)

Referee sends himself off (Reuters) 02/01/2005 09:23 PM
Reuters - A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league match for eyeballing a player who disagreed with a decision.

2nd Rover Sends Mars Pix

2nd Rover Sends Mars Pix 01/25/2004 07:30 PM
CBS News Jan 25 2004 10:22PM GMT

Spirit sends home pictures

Spirit sends home pictures 01/30/2004 07:06 AM
Spirit has sent home some pictures and will be resuming light science work while the engineers get the rover back...

Suns Sends P-to-P to Work (PC World)

Suns Sends P-to-P to Work (PC World) 01/28/2004 11:19 AM
PC World - Company's Jxta technology could appear on desktops and servers.
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