Electronics. Robots. Replication. Mindcontrol. Exclusive: A robot with a biological brain. University of Reading scientists have developed a robot controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons.
And this is a world's premiere. Other research teams have tried to control robots with 'brains,' but there was always a computer in the loop. Swiss robo-DJ demonstrates future of AI-human symbiosis. The headline makes it sound a little more sinister than it is, but that’s really the gist of it.
QB1, a robot created by Swiss group OZWE, is essentially a next-generation music playing machine. While things like Pandora and Genius playlists are changing the way people interact with their music within the confines of the traditional OS, OZWE wanted to change the way we interacted with our entertainment devices in the first place. It’s aware of its surroundings in 3D, recognizes faces and pictures, and can interpret gestures. I was skeptical at first, but on reflection, the QB1 seems like a really interesting and powerful idea. Lynxmotion Robot Kits. A review of robotics software platforms. Foreword: Today's nascent robotics market has engendered about 10 general purpose software development frameworks for service robots, including nine that support Linux.
This article surveys seven of them, and sketches the other three, before concluding with an analysis of market trends likely to shape the robotics software landscape of tomorrow. Enjoy . . . ! Important Note -- A newer version of this article, written a year later, is now available here .