[Tyler]

Random Robot Roundup
     

Sergey Popov
writes, "Skilligent recently released an updated
version of its computer vision system" (PDF format). He also
posted a YouTube
video of a robot using their software. Steven Frye writes, "Unlucky Fried Kitten has a new
musical coming out soon titled The Robot's Revenge.  It's about the day
that Robots will inevitably take over the world.".
The Swirling
Brain has been busy sending me more links than I know what
to do with including a NewScientistTech
story on Capuchin, Stanford's climbing robot, a CNN
story on Robosapient:Rebooted, a film starring the WowWee robot, a
Wired
story on mini-robot spy balloons, io9 stories on Surrogates,
an upcoming technology-oriented Bruce Willis moving and a creepy
emotional robot, an AfterDowningStreet
update on the Pentagon's cyborg insect program, and an article
on El-E the human interaction bot (another reader sent links to the
Healthcare Robotics lab
where El-E was designed). Roland Piquepaille, meanwhile, has posted new
stories on firefighting
beetle-bots and the 3D-R1 mine mapper we
mentioned Tuesday
Know any other robot news, gossip, or amazing facts we should report? Send 'em our way please.
   

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