[Tyler]

Random Robot Roundup
     

Sorry for the news slowdown, folks! The editor mailbox is filling up
fast. First up is an announcement from Trossen Robotics of their new chat
rooms (don't forget the robotics IRC group is still
out there too). Markus
Waibel sent links to info on the Navy's
$1.16 billion robot aircraft program, a gizmodo article on a flexible
wing, crawling micro-drone, and engadet posts about the Quadrotor
Aeryon Scout and the Caltech fruit
fly flight simulator. From the Swirling Brain come links the creepiest
robots around, swarming
Belgium bots, an update
on the O Terrill bum
bot - it's being criticized by homeless advocates now, robot
jellyfish (with video), a concept for a futuristic
clear cut robot (to stop fire, not destroy rain forests,
hopefully!), and a DARPA
award to Boeing for development of an ultra-long endurance UAV that
can maintain a stationary position above a target for as long as five
years. Neil Shurley let us know that he's started a new blog called This Week in World Robot
Domination. Kevin Prescott of ITC results writes, "I thought you
might be interested in a couple of our recent robotics research
articles, both about EU-funded research projects." He includes links
to an article on the MACS
project and RoboCup.
We have two new blog posts from Roland Piquepaille, one on a robot crab built from Lego
Technic bricks and one on those robot jellyfish
mentioned by the Swirling Brain. Finally, Mark Miller sent a link to an
assortment
of videos he made using his android prototypes, for anyone who needs
a little robot humor. Know any other robot news, gossip, or amazing
facts we should report? Send 'em our way please.
   

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