Aldebaran Robotics - humanoid “Nao” robot by 2007

July 21, 2006 · Filed Under Computer Gadgets & Hardware · Comment 

robot french nao project

The project launched in the early 2005 aims at putting a robot in every house, for an affordable price, a humanoid robot based on mechanical, electronic and voice recognitive features, the French call it Nao.

They way I see it, they are a long way from success, the Japanese have proven themselves with real robots and unlike the French, it is still in paper. The bot should also please homebrew aficionado’s, running on Linux and controllable via its built-in WiFi, with customization possible using the open source URBI programming language.

Currently in final development phase, the first specimens for sale will be presented at the end of 2006 and available in the second half of 2007. Awake monster!

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Microsoft makes software for robots

June 21, 2006 · Filed Under Sci and Tech · Comment 

I just couldn’t believe it, Microsoft is going to make Robots? As far as I am concern, Honda has the most advance robot in the world provided that the Pentagon not developing one at the moment. Software is the heart of every hardware, and without software, the hardware is just a few pieces of silicon glued together.

If Microsoft were to produce software for robots and by any chance any company that market it, I gurantee you I’ll won’t buy that piece of metal or plastic. Just imagine a hacker gain entry to your buggy unstable Microsoft’s software, and with those high quality camera lens mounted into every robot, making love is no longer a private thing.

This week the division has released its first bit of software the Microsoft Robotics Studio which aims to create common technological standards in the industry. A spokesVole said that it’s intended for use with a wide range of robots although it runs on Windows.

Trower said that Vole believes robotics could present a big opportunity as the market grows and consumer robotics alone will grow into a multibillion-dollar industry in five to 10 years.

Source : The Inquirer

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