Being the cooperation between the three technological universities of the Netherlands; Delft, Eindhoven and Twente, 3TU aims at contributing to the wellbeing in the Netherlands by improving, bundling and maximizing the creativity and knowledge in the…
Frog AGV Systems is involved in the development and selling of Automated Guided Vehicles to its clients to minimize costs and maximize reliability, availability and efficiency.
M2Control optimizes control systems for new and existing machines. It uses different software platforms and embedded systems to make minimal adaption and maximum enhancement.
The Innok Robotics TX is a 6 wheel drive high speed mobile robot platform for research, inspection and telepresense applications. Equipped with independent suspension and reaching maximum speeds up
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) together with Samsung Electronics Co. Limited has created another version of Mahru: the Mahru II. An upgraded version of Mahru I, it is equipped with an external server that is connected to a network,…
Max is a 2D robot built at the Delft University of Technology. The robot walks by only using an upper body, hip joints and knees. It makes use of McKibben muscles to offer minimal actuation for waling on a flat floor.
Created by ZMP Japan, the Miuro robot is a speaker on wheels that can play a variety of sound formats. It wirelessly connects to a 802.11b/g network to play music from a PC or internet radio. Miuro has a maximum battery life of three to four hours of…
Blue Ocean Robotics is a company with the mission to bridge the academic-based Research & Development world and the business and market world by focussing on commercialising robotics Research & Development.
Founded by William Chalmers, the Chalmers University of Technology aims at becoming the most attractive universities in the world through internationally acclaimed research and education together with a professional innovation procedure.
The Boston-based Future of Life Institute is a volunteer-run research and outreach organization working to mitigate the existential risks facing humanity. It is currently focusing on the potential risks presented by the development of human-level artificial…
ISU is the birthplace of the first electronic digital computer, the ABC. Since then, the university has created the Developmental Robotics Laboratory to create robots that are fully autonomous. ISU’s objective is to develop a truly intelligent humanoid.…
Reade came into being from the merger of two rehabilitation systems, which now offer specialized care, support and advice to hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Reade offers and develops excellent quality rehabilitation medicine as well as rheumatology.
Scoutbots is a Hong Kong-based non-profit organization founded by Cesar Harada. It is dedicated to develop Open Hardware technologies to explore and protect the Ocean. Apart from the sailing robot "Protei" they plan to eventually develop more technologies…
FP7 is a financial tool for promoting research in Europe. The 7-year program aims at meeting increased demands of employment and competitiveness. It is expected to play an important role in promoting private investment in research.
The Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital has departments in nearly every medical field available. The school has expanded its offerings to include work in the robotics field, to help equip students with advanced technology. Researchers helped…
The Uppsala University is Sweden’s oldest university and ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe. It has been known for providing its students with vital knowledge and important hands-on experience, especially in the field of robotics.
SeaBED AUV: successful test of an autonomous underwater vehicle producing 3D maps of the underside of Antarctic sea ice.
The Future of Life Institute (FLI) released an open letter addressing the opportunities and challenges presented by the potential of artificial intelligence.
The project Jaco is a robotic device designed by Kinova Rehab to help disabled people regain freedom. It is weather resistant and has a hand with three fingers that can be individually controlled. It gives people the ability to grasp objects such as a…
Bruno was made in 2008 to compete against other humanoids at the Robo Cup German Open. It has a camera to see the ball and a system that interprets what it has to do to make a goal.
Cheetah is the world’s fastest legged robot. Developed by Boston Dynamics, the robot can run as fast as 29 mph, a land speed record that no other robot has ever met. Cheetah’s current version runs in the center of a high-speed treadmill in the lab.
Creo is a customizable humanoid research robot in development since 2009. It utilizes close kinematics, daisy chain network topology, and an open architectural platform.
The FastRunner robot was developed by IHMC and patterned after an ostrich. It is capable of moving 27 MPH and has self-stabilizing legs equipped with single motors. IHMC hopes to use the FastRunner robot in fire rescues and natural calamities.
Students of National Taiwan University developed a wheeled guide robot called Hsiao Mei. It has GPS and laser mapping systems, using which it constructs 2D and 3D maps for navigation.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology developed a chair shaped robot called HUBO FX-1. Running on Windows XP, and having a range of sensors, it can carry around a human.
Developed by RoboDynamics, Luna is a fully programmable personal robot. It operates on open source platform that allows developers to create software for additional robot capabilities. This robot operates with batteries that can fuel it for up to eight…
The M1 Mobile Manipulator is a customizable mobile manipulation platform. This humanoid robot, created by Meka Robotics, can lift up to a 1.5 kg payload. It is equipped with compliant force control and has bluetooth and LAN connectivity. It has a Kinect…
Developed by the Delft University of Technology, Meta is their first robot with electric actuation. The robot is capable of taking 3 cm step-downs in the floor as well as walking stably at a speed of 0.3 to 0.65 m/s. Meta is able to begin from a standstill…
Fujitsu in Japan has developed a robotic machine to assist surgeons who have limited operating space. This robot, Mi-Ro, has compact lightweight arms which can perform a variety of functions. It has seven torque-controlled joints, which makes it more…
Monsieur II-P EM30A is 3rd in the EMRos series of micro-robots from Seiko Epson. It's larger and exponentially faster than EM10A and has Bluetooth for wireless control.
Samsung has created an improved vacuuming robot, the Navibot S. It has a unique Auto-Dust Emptying feature, and its updated sensors provide safer cleaning. Samsung’ s Pet Hair System allows the robot to even handle pet fur. When it needs to recharge…
Samsung developed a vacuum cleaning robot called Navibot VCR8855. This robot has 5 cleaning modes and can even handle pet fur. Its Visionary Mapping System determines the best way to clean your floors. Three cliff sensors allow the robot to recognize…
RCmart International Inc. developed a humanoid robot called NX-25Q. It is a Do-It-Yourself robot for beginners and robot players, and comes as a kit which can be assembled.
Honda's P2 humanoid robot stunned the world with its very human-like movements when it made its debut. It is considered to be the world’s first self-regulating, two-legged walking robot. P2 can also walk up and down stairs and push a cart.
The third robot in Honda's P series, the P3 is the first completely independent two-legged humanoid walking robot. To make this version smaller, the control system was decentralized and it was built with a different material. It still has a walking speed…
Power Loader Light is a research robot suit that makes industrial lifting easier. It provides users with up to 88 pounds of leg power and has 1.6 seconds bending cycle time.
University of Essex developed a robot fish called Robocarp. Having artificial intelligence, it has the potential to explore seabed, detect leaks in oil pipes and countercheck water mines.
RoboKind assists with human behavioral studies. The 60 cm humanoid can walk, displays and recognizes speech and facial expressions, and runs on Windows, Mac OS, or Unix.
RM400 can mow bigger lawns than other Robomow models, and can be set to follow a schedule – when it's time for a mowing session, it undocks itself and gets to work.
Tao Geng from University of Glasgow developed a bipedal robot called RunBot which has the record for highest speed. It has simple structure and advanced sensory algorithms.
SPHERES are spherical satellites that are used inside the international space station to test instructions for spacecraft performing autonomous rendezvous and docking maneuvers. In addition, the SPHERES robots are used by high school students in the annual…
Designed by Jerry Pratt and developed by an ensemble cast at MIT, the Spring Flamingo resembles its avian namesake but has human-like movement due to bent-forward knees.
