The Spoon

MongoDB Founder Eliot Horowitz on Building a WordPress for Robotics (And Why He’s Skeptical of Humanoids in the Kitchen)

Nearly two decades ago, Eliot Horowitz launched a company with a couple of cofounders that would be pivotal in the early days of big data, helping to create more scalable solutions, lower costs ...
IEEE

VidBot: Learning Generalizable 3D Actions from In-the-Wild 2D Human Videos for Zero-Shot Robotic Manipulation

Abstract: Future robots are envisioned as versatile systems capable of performing a variety of household tasks. The big question remains, how can we bridge the embodiment gap while minimizing physical ...
IEEE

Transition of Peri-personal Space by Making Robot Hands Transparent and Displaying Virtual Hands to Improve the Accuracy of Position Grasping

Abstract: In recent years, teleoperated robots have been developed to provide work and experience without physically human mobility. When working or experiencing through teleoperation, reaching and ...
Netmums

This 16-year-old from Bristol built a working robot hand entirely from LEGO – and it grips objects like the real thing

A Bristol teenager built a functional robotic hand using Lego Mindstorms, proving educational toys can spark engineering ...
Gizmodo

Lego Is Making a ‘Power Rangers’ Megazord

The Mighty Morphin' teens will join ET, the Smurfs, and more in Lego's latest round of approvals for the Lego Ideas line. Reading time 2 minutes Lego’s Ideas line, the crowd-supported, fan-designed ...
Frontiers

Editorial: NeuroDesign in human-robot interaction: the making of engaging HRI technology your brain can’t resist

NeuroDesign in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is an emerging field that asks a simple but transformative question: What if we design robots with our human brain in mind? Unlike traditional approaches ...
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LEGO Arcade Hammer Game Tutorial

Step by step tutorial on how to build a LEGO hammer arcade machine using only standard bricks. This guide explains the full construction process with a working hammer mechanism that measures impact ...
New Scientist

Teenager builds advanced robot hand entirely from Lego pieces

A robot hand built from Lego pieces by a 16-year-old and his father can grab and move objects, displaying similar qualities to a leading robotic hand. Jared Lepora, a student at Bristol Grammar School ...
The Verge

Nintendo’s chips let this Lego Game Boy upgrade kit play real cartridges

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Natalie the Nerd is bringing her mod to a Lego Game Boy near you. Natalie the Nerd is bringing her mod to a Lego ...
Machine Design

How Brakes Make or Break Medical (and Other) Robots

Learn how lessons from medical robot design can be applied to all robotics from cobots to humanoids and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Enjoying Machine Design’s Motion Systems content? Be sure to ...
Barron's

Amazon Uses AI To Make Robots Better Warehouse Workers

Amazon on Wednesday said it is speeding up the automation of its warehouses with the help of artificial intelligence and robotics, raising questions about the future of human workers. The Barron's ...