About robots, robot development
and those who make it happen
  • IRT Humanoid

    Tokyo University developed a humanoid called Information and Robot Technology to help the aeging society. This bipedal humanoid is covered in soft latex foam and paper.

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  • DARPA Robotics Challenge

    The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) is a competition where systems & software teams compete to build robots that can assist humans in responding to man-made and natural disasters. The finals will be held June 5-6, 2015 at Fairplex in Pomona, California.

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  • RoboUniverse San Diego 2016

    RoboUniverse returns to San Diego on December 14-15 with an engaging conference program and expo that promotes practical applications of robots and intelligent systems to upgrade your business.

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  • Autonomous System Lab (ASL)

    Founded in 1996, the Autonomous Systems Lab is associated with the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems in Zurich, Switzerland. The lab aims at helping the institute achieve its goal of creating robots and intelligent systems that are capable…

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  • BAAT

    BAAT Medical specializes in developing robotic products for orthopedics. It produces Knee Orthosis Joint that replaces the conventional brace, and VirtuRob for rehabilitation purposes.

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  • Controllab Products

    Controllab Products specializes in control engineering. It caters to Mechatronics, Drives & Automation and Maritime & Offshore, and has developed Hardware in the Loop testing for maritime and offshore market.

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  • CRASAR

    CRASAR serves as a research and crisis response organization that aims to take advantage of new technology development in unmanned systems and robotics for humanitarian purposes throughout the world.

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  • Dutch Space

    Dutch Space is focused on space technologies. It designs and develops subsystems for satellites and launching crafts. It is involved in project Virtual Slave to create a maintenance robot.

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  • Intelligent Autonomous Systems Group

    The ISLA works on solutions to a wide variety of robotic issues. This group carries out both teaching and research in cooperative robotics. Along with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, they created the “A Framework”, which was used to maintain a shared…

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  • Iowa State U.

    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.…

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  • JKU Linz

    Austria's JKU Linz offers students 110 educational institutes, including the Institute for Robotics (ROBIN). This Institute is dedicated to looking at a better technology and robotics platform that can be beneficial not only for the school but also for…

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  • Korea U. of Science and Tech.

    Korea Tech has had a 100% graduate career placement for 13 straight years and is the number one university in the country. Their School of Mechanical Engineering established the KUT BioRobotics Laboratory. The lab’s mission is to create and develop science,…

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  • Mechatronic Systems and Robotics Research Group

    The MSRR Group is part of the University of Surry. It is internationally-known for its work in industrial robot calibration and the development of robotic stereo vision systems. The lab’s impressive equipment list includes a Bosch conveyor system and…

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  • National Chiao Tung U.

    The College of Engineering at National Chiao Tung University conducts advanced robotics research in a wide variety of fields. The College made a name for itself and the University by creating a robot that won second place in an MIT competition. They also…

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  • National U. of Singapore (NUS)

    One of Asia’s premiere universities, NUS prides itself on its intelligent robotics research. The university's robotics lab, the IDMI, developed an intelligent artificial agent that it hopes can eventually be integrated into our society. NUS has a partnership…

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  • Osaka U.

    Osaka University in Japan is the country’s 6th oldest university. The Graduate School of Information Science and Technology has made quite a name for Osaka University with its robotics research. Along other projects, a team there created a robotic hand…

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  • Re-Lion

    Re-Lion is a global company that specializes in technology for TDGS (Terrain Database Generation Systems) as well as small unit training and driving simulation. The company provides products for different organizations in high-tech fields that need high…

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  • Rising Media, Inc.

    Rising Media is a global events and media producer excelling in Internet and technology-related events and content. Events include Inside 3D Printing, RoboUniverse, Virtual Reality Summit, Data

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  • Robotic Systems Lab.

    ANU’s Robotic Systems Lab (RSL) performs research on mobile robot navigation and human-robot/computer interaction as well as other fields. The lab has worked on many projects together with other university labs. For its Autonomous Submersible Robot project,…

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  • Robotics Lab

    Pace University's The Robotics Lab Research Project is a top-rate facility for building and testing robot cognitive architecture. Among their creations is the SoarBot, an autonomous poker playing robot. The lab does research and development on intelligent…

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  • Roessingh Rehabilitation Center

    Roessingh is a rehabilitation center founded in 1948. The center provides all types of rehabilitations for children and adults, and is also involved in projects that require researching new kinds of methods and equipments to improve rehabilitation.

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  • Roessingh Research and Development (RRD)

    Being the largest scientific research center focused on rehabilitation technologies, Roessingh Research and Development (RRD) is an independent research and development organization that is connected to the Roessingh rehabilitation centre.

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  • SINTEF

    SINTEF is one of the largest independent research organizations in Scandinavia. It is a broadly based, multidisciplinary research concern and is one of the top international institutions when it comes to technology, medicine, and the social sciences.

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  • St.Petersburg State Polytechnic U.

    SPbSPU is Russia’s major technical university located in St. Petersburg. It is also the country's top research facility and the leading educational institution in the fields of industrial engineering, aerospace engineering and several other disciplines.…

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  • Use-Lab

    Providing custom-made consultancy on laboratory equipment, medical devices and in vitro diagnostics, Use-Lab is a German tech company founded in 2001 that aims at offering more than just usability testing.

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  • Vision & Robotics Research

    The Vision and Robotics Research at the University of Rochester was a recipient of NASA’s prestigious “Cool Robot of the Week” award. The lab focuses on techniques that require little or no calibration, making them suitable to use in natural everyday…

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  • Hai Bao

    Hai Bao robot is a service robot capable of conversing in 6 different dialects. It was created to greet visitors at the Shanghai World Expo 2010; shaking hands, talking, and taking pictures with them. Thirty-seven of these smart robots were used at the…

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  • HOAP

    Fujitsu developed the first platform in the HOAP series called HOAP 1. Running on RT-Linux, it contains internal sensors and motors for easy expansion. It can also be bought.

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  • Hom-Bot

    The Hom-Bot is a home robot developed by LG Robots. This vacuum cleaning robot is also a video spy. It can link itself to an Android or iPhone application, allowing a clear stream of real-time video feed from the robot. Hom-Bot also has auxiliary brushes…

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  • IHMC Biped

    Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, created the IHMC Biped robot, a lower body humanoid robot. It can recover from a slight push and can balance itself on one leg.

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  • InBirdie

    Digital Media for Brain and Health developed a golf playing humanoid called InBirdie. It can play a round of virtual golf, and can express emoticon-like facial expressions.

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  • Kompott

    Zurich University of the Arts in Switzerland developed the Kompott, a prototype robotic machine. Made for the elderly who have weakened senses, it helps them to stay connected to friends and family by displaying virtual content such as emails with its…

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  • Libero

    Libero was created by Sejong robotics to be an edutainment robot. This robot can serve as a vacuum cleaner, getting dirt off the floors with its brush and suction. Libero also provides educational lessons. Its content can be updated online so that the…

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  • M2

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Leg laboratory created a three dimensional bipedal walking robot called M2. It will be used to study various motion algorithms and technologies.

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  • Melissa

    Crafthouse developed a humanoid called Melissa which has five human-like fingers. It uses its servomotors and a feedback mechanism system to efficiently fold and open them.

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  • Miruko Eyeball Robot

    YUKAI-Engineering created an eyeball-shaped robot called Miruko Eyeball Robot. This gaming extension has a wireless CMOS camera, and can search and locate objects in a virtual game.

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  • Navibot

    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…

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  • Navibot

    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…

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  • NEON

    Robo Garage created a realistic-looking humanoid robot called Neon. This robot was part of the Robodex 2003 during the "astroboy" birth celebration. It has electromagnets in its foot to create its walking motion. Neon was created to limit the inequality…

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  • Palette

    Palette is often called the super model robot. She is displayed in store windows to help increase sales. Palette has voice command recognition and can copy fashion models with motion-capture technology. she can detect human movements and move her body…

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  • Pregnant Robot Noelle

    Gaumard Scientific Company developed a birth simulator called NOELLE. It has two umbilical clamps and three vulvas, can simulate birth deliveries and is used by institutions and hospitals.

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  • RIDC-01

    The Japanese company Tmusk developed a cleaning robot called the RIDC-01. This heavy robot cleans floors, listens and recognizes voice commands, and projects videos on a screen.

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  • RoboCleaner

    Kärcher's Robocleaner RC3000 vacuums all types of flooring, rolls over wires, uses infrared and optical sensors to avoid obstacles, and resists wedging under furniture.

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  • Roomba

    Roomba 531 is a vacuum-cleaning robot. Its advanced design and low height make it ideal for hard-to-reach areas. Anti-tangle technology lets it free itself from cords.

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  • Roomba

    Roomba 555 cleans your carpets and hardwood floors easily and stylishly. This vacuum-cleaning consumer robot easily gets under low surfaces to leave floors dirt-free.

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  • Roomba

    The Roomba 564 is perfect for people with pets to keep floors free from pet hair and dander. It also cleans up dirt and debris with its three-stage cleaning process.

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  • Roomba

    iRobot developed a vacuum cleaning robot called Roomba 581. It can take cleaning decisions, recognize stairs, avoid wire tangles, clean corners better and clean a room completely.

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  • Scooba

    iRobot developed the Scooba 230 as an advanced floor-cleaning robot. It is easy to carry and can detect walls, so it stays where it needs to clean. The Scooba 230 can separate dirty and clean water and has a 3 stage cleaning process. This robot gets rid…

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  • Scooba

    iRobot has developed another advanced floor-cleaning robot, the Scooba 385. Using an easy-to-make solution of vinegar and water, this robot removes dirt, washes, scrubs and dries your floors. It can be programmed to clean specific areas and not go into…

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  • Sky Armor

    The Japanese company Bandai developed a flying humanoid called Sky Armor. It is small and lightweight, has two propellers on its shoulders, and can fly in four directions.

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  • Spring Flamingo

    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.

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  • Spring Turkey

    Less sophisticated than the Spring Flamingo, Spring Turkey was mothballed in 1996. The planar bipedal robot had an un-actuated boom to prevent roll and lateral movement.

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  • Sweepy Free

    Sweepy Free is an automated electric pool cleaner by Zodiac PoolCare. Its steering system and navigation technology allows it to clean pools of many shapes and sizes.

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  • U-Tsu-Shi-O-Mi

    Michiko Shoji developed a virtual reality called U-Tsu-Shi-O-Mi. A 3D image, synchronized with robot’s motion, is plotted on a green screen that lets the user touch and feel it.

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  • Verro

    Verro 300 is an autonomous pool cleaning robot. The successor to Verro 100, it can hold more water (up to 80 gallons) and uses hydro jet technology. Verro 100 eliminates algae, bacteria, and other tiny particles as small as two microns, or about 20 times…

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  • ZACSEN-I Robot

    dASAROBOT developed Korea's first ever building cleaning robot called ZACSEN-I Robot. It is completely autonomous, can detect its current position, and cleans dirt efficiently.

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