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The folks at the Technical University of Delft have already done their part for the robot cause by building a dragonfly-type bot, dubbed the DelFly Micro, with a wingspan of just four inches, but they've now gone one step further and strapped a tiny camera onto it. What's more, they've also developed some image recognition software that promises to let the bot recognize objects, which could potentially let it locate individuals in a disaster area, or sneak up behind you when you least suspect it. Of course, the researchers aren't satisifed with things just yet, and they're promising to make an even smaller DelFly Nano bot that'd have a two-inch wingspan and weigh just a single gram. Until then, you can check out the current model in action in the video after the break.

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We've been keeping an eye on Aldebaran's NAO robot since before it even took its first steps, and it now looks like the little guy is finally set to try to make it on its own in the wild world of the commercial market. That word comes courtesy of an exhaustive white paper posted by Aldebaran on the arXiv website, which also includes the helpful little detail that the bot will cost interested laboratories about €10,000 (or roughly $15,600). Unfortunately, there's no indication as to exactly when the bot will be available, but those in the market for one can at least tide themselves a bit over by pouring over the details available in the PDF at the link below.

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Which Open Source Video Apps Use SMP Effectively?
Slashdot - 5 hours ago
by pushing-robot (1037830) OP is asking for open source tools. You cited a commercial one that doesn't provide source. VisualHub (the front-end app) may be ...

This Week in DVD: 21, Spaced, Robot Chicken: Star Wars, and More
/FILM, MA - 5 hours ago
Notable Extras: Seven audio commentaries, video commentary, an animation meeting, a behind the scenes featurette, a production design featurette, ...

Robots.Video: Mr. Pitiful's Roomba Song
Robots.net, TX - 9 hours ago
It's been a couple of months since we've posted a video, so how about this one, submitted by robots.net reader John Sanyo, who writes, "I can't get the ...

It's been a couple of months since we've posted a video, so how about this one, submitted by robots.net reader John Sanyo, who writes, "I can't get the thing out of my head!". Neither can we John, but we're trying. The iRobot Roomba robot vacuum cleaner has grown so popular, it was only a matter of time before it became the subject of a song. Mr. Pitiful claims to be YouTube's highest ranked songwriter. If you really enjoyed the song, you might want to pick up Mr. Pitiful's new CD, Doin' the Best I Can.

Mobile Robot Co. Begins Electronic Trading as GCKO
Trading Markets (press release), CA - 19 hours ago
Generally, the care receiver is pleased at the prospect of family being able to drop in for a “virtual visit” using the onboard webcam and video monitor for ...

Brisbane Times
Talking Trash Mass Effect
Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL - 20 hours ago
Now here comes "Wall-E," the video game based on Disney-Pixar's summer film about a garbage-cleaning robot in the future. The plot: Since people fled stinky ...
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Robots on the loose
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 22 hours ago
By Adrian McCoy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Animatronic animals playing video games, exhibited at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Dinosaur Hall. ...

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It looks like attempts to sneak across the border into Britain could soon become a battle of humans versus the machines, as the country's border guards have now recruited some robots normally used in warzones to help root out folks trying to smuggle themselves into the country. Developed by BAE Systems, the so-called "Hero" bots are equipped with searchlights and high-resolution video cameras that let it search the inside and undersides of vehicles, and they could potentially be outfitted with heartbeat detectors as well, or even sensors to detect chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear materials being smuggled into the country. While it's apparently only been tested in one location so far, the Border Agency seems to be all but sold on the bot, and it's now looking at rolling 'em out to other locations in the country. No word if they have any plans to employ BAE's spider bots, though.

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Pop City
A World of Robotics Here in Pittsburgh
Pop City, PA - 4 hours ago
... you enter the Robot Hall of Fame to meet some of the world’s most famous and important robots — a few in person, most by video timeline. ...

Robot Chicken Star Wars
Animation Magazine - 5 hours ago
Adult Swim’s hit stop-motion series takes aim at George Lucas’ space opera with Robot Chicken: Star Wars, which arrives on home video today after some delay ...
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So it's a full $59 more than we were expecting, but with Wall-E's tremendous success at the box office, we have a feeling Disney can get away with it. The Ultimate Wall-E remote control robot is now up for pre-order, promising kids and adults-longing-to-be-kids alike hours upon hours of fun. For those who missed this creature frolicking on video, here are the highlights: he can chat with his owner, dance, play music, dazzle you with those eyes and even sense / avoid obstacles. Unfortunately, all $249 will buy you is a place in line, as this fellow isn't expect to ship until October 16th.

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Robot Playmates May Help Children With Autism
Science Daily (press release) - Jul 22, 2008
Behind the scenes, the architecture also includes an overhead video view that analyzes, documents, and stores every interaction, and a control system for ...

Hertfordshire Mercury
Wall-E: A robots’ eye view of love, rubbish and Earthly crisis
Socialistworker.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago
by Sian Ruddick This film is about a small, rather mucky robot called WALL-E whose main purpose is to compress and stack cubes of rubbish. ...
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John Palmisano of the Society of Robots website writes, "I wanted to bring to your attention my product release - a microcontroller designed to be simple enough for any beginner, but powerful enough for any expert. Its built from an ATmega640, can handle 29 servos, has 3 UART + USB, built in power bus, and a built in bootloader." The Axon board has a lot of useful I/O including I2C, SPI, up to 16 ADCs, 9PWM channels, up to 18 interrupts, and 6 timers. A growing collection of software is available for the Axon. It includes 64 KB Flash, 4 KB EEPROM, and 8KB SRAM. The best part is that Axon hardware and software is licensed under the GNU GPL, which assures your right to view, modify, and reuse the technology. For more, see the Axon datasheet and Axon FAQ.

Kaiser Chiefs - Everything is Average Nowadays
guardian.co.uk, UK - Jul 22, 2008
I knew second albums were notoriously difficult to create, but I no idea it was because the record company locked you in a basement with robot cameras and ...

Duran Duran - Wild Boys
guardian.co.uk, UK - Jul 22, 2008
Very impressively (for the money), they end up with a big baldy robot head that nods. The robot nods, interestingly enough, while watching Eddie Murphy - in ...

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It has been a hot minute since WowWee let the Alive animals out of the zoo, but this particular White Tiger Cub has just recently been loosed from its cage. Although it's just dying for an I Can Has Cheezburger? caption (feel free to drop your best in comments below), this cute cat looks to be the perfect play toy for small children or adults hoping to rekindle some of that youthful innocence. We're also told that the eyebrow and mouth movements are "quite realistic," but its the individual personality that really makes it worth coming back to. Check out the unboxing and a brief review in the read link, and peek a video of the feline in action after the cut.

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VIDEO OF THE DAY - ASIMO does classical
Pocket-lint.co.uk, UK - 14 hours ago
Honda's ASIMO robot faced it's toughest challenge to date when it took to the stage and conducted the Detroit Symphony through a performance of The ...