The SWIS Group is a leading robotics research group in Switzerland. They focus on reinforcing the flow of ideas about Swarm Intelligence and adding to the education of interdisciplinary engineers and computer scientists. One of their goals is to create…
RoboParty is a pedagogical/educational project that aims at teaching young people how to build mobile autonomous robots. The RoboCup games are used to organize the RoboParty event to educate young people about the basics of robotics in a simple and entertaining…
Zesbenige robot or Zebro is a Dutch Robotics project introduced by the Technical University of Delft. The robot is designed for educational purposes and the research and development of new control methodologies for complicated robot platforms.
MIT unveiled a robotic platform called Coco. Used for social interaction, this quadruped robot has electronic sensors, carbon fiber body, cameras and high speed serial cable.
DLR-Biped was developed under the DLR project. It is a biped robotic platform which allows a robot to climb stairs, walk on uneven grounds and balance itself even when pushed.
Dynamaid is a service robot developed by Nimbro. It was designed to help with domestic service function research for future service robots. Dynamaid even synthesizes speech.
Elvina is a life-sized humanoid robot. It is fully independent, has a single board PC, and runs on Linux operating system. This robot also has 24 degrees of freedom.
HIRO is a Japanese-developed, humanoid robot. This interactive robot can pass for human when wearing synthetic skin. HIRO is being used in the development of future robotics.
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.
Fujitsu developed the second platform in the HOAP series called HOAP 2. It is equipped with Humanoid Movement-Generation System for movement range, and contains neural networks.
The Innok Heros is a modular outdoor all-terrain robot platform available in 2 or 4 wheel drive configurations. Due to its modular construction, it can be easily modified to suit lots of different
The Innok Heros is a modular outdoor all-terrain robot platform available in 2 or 4 wheel drive configurations. Due to its modular construction, it can be easily modified to suit lots of different
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
Cognitive Robotics Laboratory in Vanderbilt University built ISAC. It is a humanoid and has pneumatically powered arms. It memorizes information and can display various complex behaviours.
University of Hertfordshire created the child-sized humanoid robot called KASPAR. Its aim is to study the interaction between humans and robots, and assist kids with autism.
Humanoid robot PROTO-2 can be operated by a remote PC. Its purpose is to help create a commercially ready, self-contained robot platform. PROTO-2 has a human-like walk.
Developed by the Spanish company TheCorpora, the Q.bo is a robot platform for the development as well as progress of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. It consists of a chassis, high quality mechanical parts and plastic covers. The Q.bo only contains…
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.
KITECH's humanoid robot Seropi was developed for businesses to use as a helper. This wheel-based robot has a human-friendly appearance and 21 DOF. It can guide visitors, perform errands and pick things up and return them to where they belong.
