Humanoid disaster response robot contract awarded
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Boston Dynamics robot A Massachusetts company will develop a humanoid robot platform that will be used to develop a disaster response system for the Department of Defense. Under a $10,882,438 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the DoD on Aug. 13, Waltham, MA-based Boston Dynamics, Inc. will develop a […]
DARPA developing simple chameleon robot that may cost under $100
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: DARPA robot A low-cost rubber robot that can change color to match its surroundings like a chameleon, light up in the dark, change temperatures and fit into tight places is under development for potential defense and surveillance applications at DARPA. The robot, about the size of the […]
Researchers break video Captcha security using robot vision
Researchers at Stanford University have discovered a way to break state-of-the-security video Captchas of the sort deployed by companies such as NuCaptcha with a 90 percent success rate. Rather than presenting users with a conventional static but scrambled series of letters and numbers, NuCaptcha’s video version offers partially rotating text that also moves from left […]
Tenn. sheriff’s robot at home in water
By Ansley Haman Chattanooga Times Free Press The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office soon will have an underwater robot to comb waterways for discarded weapons, missing persons, and explosive devices. A $110,794 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow the sheriff’s department to buy a submersible that can take photographs and recover items […]
Impressive Tree Climbing Robot
This DIY build uses pointed feet and moves up the tree something like an inchworm. Two, separated platforms are connected toa retractable spine that alternately grip the tree to move the device upward. The device has an Arduino Uno for a brain and a combination of motors and gears to provide the leg and spine movement. […]