2010-04-28 - The two-day event at ABB’s USA, Auburn Hills, MI training facility featured live, on-floor demonstrations and seminars from ABB Robotics and its technology partners... [read the full article]
onsdag 28 april 2010
Over 1,100 people attend ABB Technology Days to learn about robotic technology.
2010-04-28 - The two-day event at ABB’s USA, Auburn Hills, MI training facility featured live, on-floor demonstrations and seminars from ABB Robotics and its technology partners... [read the full article]
ABB robots for manufacturing success - practising what we preach
2010-04-28 - ABB actively promotes the use of industrial robots in manufacturing; but it is also "walking the talk" by using them to manufacture its own products.... [read the full article]
söndag 25 april 2010
Brain-like computing on an organic molecular layer
One big advantage a brain's circuitry has always had over a computer's is its ability to evolve as it tackles complex problems. Now, scientists have created a tiny computing device with a brain-like "evolutionary circuit."... [read the full article]
Car steered with eyes, computer scientists demonstrate
"Keep your eyes on the road!" Scientists in Germany have given a completely new meaning to this standard rule for drivers: Using software they developed, they can steer a car with their eyes.... [read the full article]
tisdag 20 april 2010
ABB robots increase productivity by 43% for Australian engineering company.
2010-04-20 - Producing perfect aluminium welds and eliminating harmful dust during polishing operations has been achieved by the robotic solutions supplied to Frontline Australasia Pty.Ltd in Melbourne by authorised ABB Partner CSF (Complete Surface Finishing).... [read the full article]
söndag 18 april 2010
Patients gain limb movement years after stroke with help of robotic aids
A clinical study has found that stroke patients can regain limb movement long after an injury through intensive therapy with specially trained personnel and newly created robotic aids.... [read the full article]
fredag 2 april 2010
Grand unified theory of AI: New approach unites two prevailing but often opposed strains in artificial-intelligence research
In the 1950s and '60s, artificial-intelligence researchers saw themselves as trying to uncover the rules of thought. But those rules turned out to be way more complicated than anyone had imagined. Since then, artificial-intelligence (AI) research has come to rely, instead, on probabilities -- statistical patterns that computers can learn from large sets of training data. The probabilistic approach has been responsible for most of the present progress in artificial intelligence, such as voice recognition systems, or the system that recommends movies to Netflix subscribers. But MIT research scientist Noah Goodman thinks that AI gave up too much when it gave up rules. By combining the old rule-based systems with insights from the new probabilistic systems, Goodman has found a way to model thought that could have broad implications for both AI and cognitive science.... [read the full article]
World record: Largest simulation of an ideal quantum computer
A quantum computer could provide an tremendous enhancement in the handling speed of existing computers. However, as yet they only exist in the laboratory in the form of small prototypes with a capacity of a few bits. They can now be explored in more detail, at least in simulations. The Julich supercomputer JUGENE can now simulate the largest quantum computer system in the world with 42 bits.... [read the full article]
lördag 27 mars 2010
Kompai Robot from Robosoft
Robosoft has declared the Kompaï R&D Robot which is developed to assist elderly and handicapped people in their homes. It could also be used as a receptionist. Users can interact with the robot via speech recognition and synthesis or a touch screen. It also has a WiFi connection and can do autonomous navigation. The first edition of the robot is intended for developers so that they can start creating robotics applications.
The robuBox software system is based on Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio and includes a 3D simulation of the robot in an apartment environment which allows developers to get started without a real robot.
More info...... [read the full article]
New tool and tutorials for learning about Robotics Developer Studio
Young Joon Kim in Korea maintains a web site about Robotics Developer Studio called Hello Apps. He has presently added the topics below:
- C# interface programming with SPL
- Java interface programming with SPL
- Python interface programming with SPL
- LabView interface programming with VPL and SPL
- MATLAB interface programming with VPL
- Flash interface programming with VPL and SPL
- VPL UI programming
- And a lot of robotics and creativity course samples
Note that SPL (Simulation Programming Language) is Young Joon's own development environment for RDS. SPL adds a scripting layer to the RDS Simulator. Although it is based around simulation, the principles apply to real-world robotics as well.
There is a lot of great material on the web site, especially if you ar... [read the full article]
torsdag 25 mars 2010
Could robots and smart devices help older people look after themselves?
Researchers are taking part in a European project aimed at creating an intelligent system comprising a robot and clever sensors that can support autonomous living for elderly people.... [read the full article]
torsdag 18 mars 2010
ABB robots keep Magna in trim
2010-02-01 - With the general uncertainty about the future of the UK’s manufacturing sector, coupled with a fixation on achieving short term returns, many UK manufacturers are often unwilling to consider investing in capital equipment, but even in the hard hit Tier 1 auto sub-supply sector there are reasons why investment in robot automation equipment will prove beneficial even in these uncertain times.... [read the full article]
Safety in numbers: A cloud-based immune system for computers
A new approach for managing bugs in computer software has been developed by researchers in Switzerland. The latest edition of Dimmunix, accessible for free download, enables entire networks of computers to cooperate in order to collectively avoid the manifestations of bugs in software.... [read the full article]
Computer mimics nature by watching TV
Computer scientists in the UK have developed a new way of making life-like animations of trees using video footage of the real thing.... [read the full article]
torsdag 11 mars 2010
Game on? Video-game ownership may interfere with young boys' academic functioning
According to new findings, owning a video-game system may hamper academic development in some children. Boys who received a video-game system immediately had importantly lower reading and writing scores after four months than boys receiving a video-game system at the end of the experiment. Further analysis revealed that the time spent playing video games may link the relationship between owning a video-game system and reading and writing scores.... [read the full article]
torsdag 25 februari 2010
ABB robots help Electrolux achieve energy savings of up to 15 percent
2010-02-15 - Electrolux has achieved substantial energy savings, and reduced emissions, with its first fully automated and flexible powder coating facility for oven and grill cavities... [read the full article]
måndag 22 februari 2010
When cars go to driving school
Posh cars already learn how you like your seat and steering wheel adjusted. The next generation of cars may be clever enough to learn how you drive and warn you when you’re not driving safely.... [read the full article]
söndag 21 februari 2010
Learning from the brain: Computer scientists develop new generation of neuro-computer
Intelligent machines that not only think for themselves but also actively learn are the vision of researchers who have been co-ordinating the European Union research project "Brain-i-Nets" (Novel Brain Inspired Learning Paradigms for Large-Scale Neuronal Networks). The scientists want to design a new generation of neuro-computers based on the principles of calculation and learning mechanisms found in the brain, and at the same time gain new knowledge about the brain's learning mechanisms.... [read the full article]
New algorithm improves video game quality
Brain-controlled cursor doubles as a neural workout
Electrodes on the surface of the brain show that using imagined movements to control a computer cursor can generate larger-than-life brain signals after less than 10 minutes of training.... [read the full article]
Computer simulations can be as effective as direct observation at teaching students
Students can learn some science concepts just as well from computers simulations as they do from direct observation, new research suggests. A study found that people who used computer simulations to learn about moon phases understood the concepts just as well -- and in some cases better -- than did those who learned from collecting data from viewing the moon.... [read the full article]
National Robotics Week
Recognizing the importance of robots in 21st century technology, a group of about 20 companies, universities, museums, and other organizations is promoting a National Robotics Week in the USA from April 10-18. This is intended to become an annual event. Its purpose is to educate the public about robotics and inspire students to pursue careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). For more information see the National Robotics Week web site.... [read the full article]
NASA, GM take giant leap in robotic technology
Engineers and scientists from NASA and GM are working together to build a new humanoid robot capable of working side by side with people. Using leading edge control, sensor and vision technologies, future robots could assist astronauts during hazardous space missions and help GM build safer cars and plants.... [read the full article]
ABB secures agreement to supply robot automation to A123 Systems for advanced battery applications
2010-02-05 - Leading-edge robotics technologies will enable the manufacture of high-power lithium ion batteries for the emerging electrified automotive drive chain market... [read the full article]
ABB robots keep Magna in trim
2010-02-01 - With the general uncertainty about the future of the UK’s manufacturing sector, coupled with a fixation on achieving short term returns, many UK manufacturers are often unwilling to consider investing in capital equipment, but even in the hard hit Tier 1 auto sub-supply sector there are reasons why investment in robot automation equipment will prove beneficial even in these uncertain times.... [read the full article]
Safety in numbers: A cloud-based immune system for computers
A new approach for managing bugs in computer software has been developed by researchers in Switzerland. The latest edition of Dimmunix, accessible for free download, enables entire networks of computers to cooperate in order to collectively avoid the manifestations of bugs in software.... [read the full article]
Computer mimics nature by watching TV
Computer scientists in the UK have developed a new way of making life-like animations of trees using video footage of the real thing.... [read the full article]
Learning the art of creating computer games can boot student skills
Computer games have a broad appeal that transcends gender, culture, age and socioeconomic status. Now, computer scientists think that creating computer games, rather than just playing them could boost students' critical and inventive thinking skills as well as broaden their participation in computing.... [read the full article]
ABB robots to help Vietnamese automotive company to meet international quality standards
2010-01-20 - Vinaxuki is the first Vietnamese automobile company to employ ABB robots in its factories in Dong Anh and Thanh Hoa Provinces. The ABB robots are used in press tending, plasma cutting and laser cutting. Vinaxuki has a goal to achieve higher product quality in accordance with international standards.... [read the full article]
Walking robot switches gaits autonomously and flexibly
Even simple insects can generate quite different movement patterns with their six legs. The animal uses different gaits depending on whether it crawls uphill or downhill, slowly or quick. Scientists have now developed a walking robot, which can flexibly and autonomously switch between different gaits. The success of their solution lies in its simplicity: a small and simple network with just a few connections can create very diverse movement patterns. To this end, the robot uses a mechanism for "chaos control."... [read the full article]
OC Robotics launches "Explorer" range of snake-arm robots
OC Robotics has today introductioned a new range of snake-arm robots.
The Explorer range of snake-arms robots is developed to enable clients to conduct operations within confined spaces. The Explorer range occupies the mid-range for diameter, reach, payload and curvature with arm diameters from 40mm to 150mm and is based on snake-arms developed for the aerospace sector.
Rob Buckingham, OC Robotics co-founder and Managing Director says: "We expect the Explorer range of snake-arm robots to meet many general purpose applications for inspection and maintenance within confined and hazardous spaces."
Please email explorer@ocrobotics.com to be sent a copy of the catalogue or visit www.ocrobotics.com/newsroom/downloads.
... [read the full article]ABB robots take center stage at international automotive show
2010-01-14 - Two robots, affectionately named “Eco” and “Boost”, highlight the fuel effectiveness message of Ford’s EcoBoost engine at 2010 North American International Auto Show at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan... [read the full article]
'Wet' computing systems to boost processing power
A new kind of information handling technology inspired by chemical processes in living systems is being developed by researchers.... [read the full article]
New treatment for hyperactivity in children: Thought-operated computer system
A new thought-operated computer system which can reduce the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children is being be rolled out across the UK.... [read the full article]
ABB robots help companies in high-cost markets compete
2010-01-05 - ABB robots have helped a European manufacturer of plastic cable reels and drums to double its revenues - without increasing its workforce - and succeed in a extremely competitive global market against companies from low-cost countries.... [read the full article]
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