Robotics have come a long way, but they still often miss that innate, nervous sense of reluctant touch. Intel researchers have achieved something similar with a robotic hand that uses electrolocation to create a robotic hand conform to the shape of an object before interacting with it. Shown at Research@Intel Day, the hand uses fish-like electrolocation to bounce electric fields off of objects and then conform the hand to that shape in real time. They call the dynamic "Pre Touch," and it could prove useful for configuring robotics before they interact with objects without, say, damaging them or missing the interface completely. We've been aware of the technology
for some time, but as you can see in the video after the break, Intel finally has something to show, and the results are what can only be described as a strangely nervous robotic hand.
posted Jun 12th 2008 9:43AM
I wanna know what controller they are using under that glass.
creepy.
This is great now robots can get to 1st base with out ripping a boob off.
Isn't that second base?
That's second base, stud.
(o)(o)
when you pay for it, its first base.
We are going about all this the wrong way.
Put all your funding in Artificial Intelligence and then let the computers decide the best way to build robots.
I totally agree, I think more advancements would be made with machines making machines. But doesn't this sound eerily familiar? letting a super computer in charge of everything. Sounds like Judgement Day to me.........I'll be back.
yes thats what we need, Robot to tell us that we are inferior to them and we are only good as battaries for them and blogging on engadget
There hasn't been huge strides in AI development nor probably won't be significant improvements for a longtime. In the meantime lets just make movies with Will Smith and cgi robots.
BBC's click has a whole demo of it (quite a way)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/default.stm
cool, but until it can interpret what an object is, as opposed to simply knowing that something is in the way, this isn't big news...let me know when it can determine if my hand is dirty and decide whether or not to shake it based on that...now that will be a turning point in technology!
Teaching robots how to discriminate would be a turning point all right, but you make it sound like progress!
Thats great. But will it blend?
I'd like to take this moment to welcome our robot overlords, I do loads of tricks and would make a great pet.
But can it predict crime before it happens?
And Microsoft SAM makes it even creepier....
Better yet you get to see robot go all the way
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/12/segas-e-m-a-robot-walks-like-a-lady-offers-up-smooches/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/12/segas-e-m-a-robot-walks-like-a-lady-offers-up-smooches/
Disrigard this please i was trying to comment on "Donte @ Jun 12th 2008 9:58AM" but it is not working
hmmmm....... yes .....YES ......
When I see someone "LOL" their own comment I instantly lose any and all respect I might have had for them.
Well, if I was concerned about the opinions of others, I'd be deeply hurt by your comment. However, I'm not! LOL!
Hey a robot woth a sense of humor - It can finally play the "pull my finger!" game!