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Kinect Controlled Quadrotor
Researchers from MIT and the University of Washington have collaborated to create a quadrotor helicopter that navigates using a Microsoft Kinect. Autonomous environment mapping helicopters? Just add some weapons and it sounds like a science fiction movie . Link via (MSNBC)
Babies Like Social Robots
A new study from the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences shows that babies who have seen a robot interact socially with humans will also interact with it socially. The babies were put in a room on there mother’s lap with some toys. After a few minutes the robot is revealed and [...]
Thermal Powered Microbot
Graduate students at the University of Washington have created tiny robots as big as your fingernail and thinner than a dime. In this photo from the University of Washington, the students have put tiny paperclips onto the robot to show that it can carry up to seven times it’s own weight. On the underside of [...]
Hacakable Robots Shows Security Flaws
Researchers at the University of Washington recently studied the RoboSapien V2, the Rovio, and the Spykee robots to search for security flaws. All of these robots can be accessed over the internet. Unfortunately the researchers have found several easily hackable security flaws in the robots and their internet connections. Imagine if your home robot was [...]
iRobot to Become Seaworthy With Seaglider
iRobot announced it has purchased technology from the University of Washington. Seen here are the components of Seaglider, an underwater AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle). Seaglider works by diving down and then surfacing. When it surfaces, it’s antennae is in the air and it can determine its position via GPS. It also sends in its data [...]