How great would it be if someone or something could wake you and all of your family members up? Something which doesn’t have a snooze button? What if you could have a companion that could entertain you and the kids in your house after a tiring day? Well, with the help of personal robot assistants, you […]
Continue readingDo you have a child or someone you know who has autism? If so, then you will be aware that autistic children find it hard to form social relationships. However, kids with autism do get better at communication and social relationships when they are provided with adequate help. Such aid includes robots which immensely assist […]
Continue readingAn Arduino starter kit can be an excellent present for children and teens who are interested in programming and robotics. For those of you who are wondering what is Arduino, it is simply an open source platform that is used for programming and building electronic projects. These projects range from incredibly simple to extremely complicated […]
Continue readingDr. Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos, is the director of the Center for Distributed Robotics in Minnesota. He along with several others work on specialized robots which can adapt to their surroundings and can fly, climb and roll over obstacles in their way. Some of their robots are currently being used by the U.S Army. As you can see […]
Continue readingIncase you didn’t know the Robot Operating System known as ROS is the industry standard open source operating system for robots. It was first developed over at Stanford University’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Then came in Willow’s Garage that further developed it and commercialized it. Willow’s Garage played a huge role in the development of ROS and […]
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