Robot soccer promise becoming real… (Video)
The “promise” that robots would eventually be capable of playing soccer at the same level as their human counterparts has seemed almost like a pipe-dream. Humanoid robot performance has improved over the years, no question. But most of them have either been extremely expensive, or required a lot of support infrastructure, and their autonomous operation appeared quite hesitant and questionable. That's all about to change.
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Hopping, bopping robot! (Video)
One of our role models among the ROBO-ONE humanoid robot builders crowd is Iketomu-san. He's quiet, humble, and never boasts or brags, yet he's built some of the most technically interesting robots in the group, and appears to be the only builder regularly competing in full autonomous mode.
So, it was no surprise that he immediately jumped on the multi-legged robot movement gathering considerable steam here. We caught up with Iketomu at the annual GetRobo Forum last week to watch him put his Black Tiger L45 robot through its paces.
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Robots to celebrate the holiday by cleaning beaches…
July 19th is “Marine Day”, a national holiday here, and what better way to celebrate than to hold the National Coast Clean-up Robot Contest 2010. This year's event is the 13th in an unbroken series of nation-wide robot events.
Based on the 3R's (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) the event emphasizes Environmental Education, Manufacturing, and Teamwork. There are two primary classifications:
Marine Rescue Robot, where the robot enters the water and attempts to save a floating doll made of foam.
Coast Disposal Robot, where the robot clears cans, PET bottles, and other litter off a predefined area of the beach. The robot size is limited by the rules so that it has to fit within a cube with equal sides of 1 meter. The robot weight isn't specified, and there is no restriction on the power source, though caution is strongly urged. Apparently during one of the previous competitions a robot using a car battery ran into a potential safety hazard.
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