New Sony Rolly music player with the changing body color

Article about new Sony music player Rolly (sell this player)
Sony turned out that only Rolly music player in black. A surprise blown by the FCC only last week. At least we can ask, in the colorful end caps at a price of ¥ 1500 (about 15 dollars) each. Of course, if you scoffed the original Rolly, then the 19th April, the new Japanese release ¥ 40,000 (about $ 400) Dance speaker Bot will probably not tug at your emotions pawnshopped either.

Movie Gadget Friday: 2010: The Year We Make Contact

Article about system HAL 9000 and SAL 9000
Designed as a machine artificial emotional intelligence, the HAL 9000 SAL 9000 and require human interaction to improve performance. Represented by a camera eye blue and female voice, SAL 9000 served as a guide to monitor possible reactions from the previously disabled HAL 9000. Both machines include a keyboard and audio input to communicate with intelligent life carbon-based (read: us). The HAL 9000 is adept at facial, vocal, and the recognition of the vital signs and makes decisions based on a full understanding of logic. HAL has many responsibilities while acting as the brain and central nervous system Discovery 1. Although HAL appears to be programmed to protect the crew, there are obvious shortcomings and inherent in its programming logic, which – spoiler alert – to commit homicide to solve orders. More after the jump.

Robots fight at ROBO-ONE 13 competition in Japan (photo)

The always crowded ROBO-ONE competition in Japan has been hotter than ever this year with bi-ped robots attack and the other branch tearing branch. Okay, it may be somewhat of a stretch, but you can be assured of serious throw downs, um, has decreased. Interestingly, we heard that the i-SOBOT competition was also included (quarrels, anyone?), And that the family’s King Maru Kizer won gold. It’s all good, fine and good, but we know what you look – take a (long) look at the hundreds of photos waiting in the reading link below.

Wow, hovering drone could report for work at Miami-Dade police station

We have not even afraid when we heard that floating drones Big Brother was on the way to work in Britain, but somehow the guys have managed to migrate to America’s east coast. Admittedly, the pilotless drones – hand work with good intentions of Honeywell – are scheduled to report in the Miami-Dade police are not exactly the same, but they are to be expected for similar tasks. More specifically, they resolved to monitor “urban areas with an eye towards full employment and the fight against crime.” According to a spokesman for the department, the only fuzz look out in the “tactical situations as an extra set of eyes,” but do not be shocked to see flashing lights from a vehicle without wheels next time you are rolling (a To little) fast to South Beach.

Meet Robot ApriPoko, Toshiba’s channel surfing helper-bot

Finally, a robot that “receives”. Researchers at Toshiba in Japan have created a talking bot that can be used as a voice-activated universal remote control in addition to the formulation of pitches closes on human beings. The 5-pound, 11-inch-tall android is called ApriPoko, and the ability to learn to watch electronic control her and ask questions about his behavior. When you use an infrared device, the robot senses signal and ask the user “What did you just do?” If you say something like “I turned on the TV”, undertake the command to the memory, and you can carry out these functions by voice. Apparently, the little boy is still in R & D, but there are plans to turn this technology into a consumer device – one which the company swears not to kill in your sleep.

Robot babysitter to care for children when you are not near

Unmenschliche babysitters are not all that uncommon in the whole world, but a new creature, recently in a Japanese department store is a stroke of luck for shopaholics with rugrats in tow. Developed by Tmsuk, 1.4 metres tall bot is employed by a dealer in Fukuoka to discuss wild youths, the revised deducted from their parents. Reportedly said critter has an integrated camera and projector, a colorful yellow and white outfit, and the ability to identify by name children based on a particular day, that every kiddo carries while playing. Obviously, the manufacturer is not only looking for one or two slide them into each business in Japan – oh no, it is hoping to create similar robots that might one day “-customers through the course of a business,” fill their carts whisper or the joke of the day in a French accent in their ears.

NASA won’t dampen exploratory spirit of Mars rovers

Back in November, we knew it was not looking at the two Mars rovers, but it seems that both Spirit and capabilities will continue to make them thangs after letter foreshadowing their doom was lifted. It is reported that education was mandated slash 4 million U.S. USA, from the draft budget only yesterday, which would have forced the Spirit of sleep, and limited opportunities for possible mandates that teams will be sent every day (compared with a daily now). As it stands, NASA released confirmation that neither the substance will be affected, but given the apparent belt-tightening we, as a curious whether the Scarecrow would still see the liftoff next year.

Source: NASA

Macroswiss building battlefield-ready SpyRobot 6×6

Granted, Macro Swiss’ 4RM Spybot is capable of managing the most war can toss, but because these things together, big is never good enough. Reportedly, says cladding is currently working with the US Army quickly equipping of the armed forces, a 6×6 SpyRobot with the ability to carry four times its own weight and fit in a backpack. This critter is “a new tool for the detection, recognition and identification of targets at a distance”, and, of course, it will be packed to bursting with sensors for all varieties. As a rule, no word on the date on which the final version is ready to beat the sand in motion, word, but on the street, it was only in a number of versions are currently being stroked.

Researchers add eye control to Da Vinci surgical robot

Eye-driven interfaces are far from revolutionary, but with one of the world’s most famous robotic surgeon’s ability to interpret eye movements is very probably a giant leap forward in the pursuit of less invasive surgery. According to reports, British researchers have the new software in the Da Vinci robosurgeon to human surgeons to sit at a console viewing direction of the movement of the robot mechanical arms into the body of the patient. ” In addition, the program tracks eye movements and “build a 3D map of the area of tissue the surgeon is looking,” and it seems as if the developments could be used on a variety of other ER-robots. Just make sure that your doctor chugs a couple of Red Bulls before you – do not want their eyes wander aimlessly, would we now?

Wow, Robot drummer plays solos and goes solo

Finally you can give your drummer his walking papers. Let us be honest, he was the weak link of the band, right? From now on, all your percussion duties can be carried out by this ingenious bot, whose sole task and artificial-life is approximately roll, to find objects bang, and create some funky ‘loop. Fundamentally, the Yellow Drum Machine uses two microphones / sound sensors on its “head” to search for areas suitable for rocking, then uses two sticks to play a beat, records, and accompany playback. The end result is a surprisingly human – and wiggle-inducing – pace. Check the video after the break to see how this robot gets nasty.

Sony’s Rolly robot tumbles into FCC

Well, after watching this thing bust a movement of the video, we really are not as puzzled by what we have already done, but there was no denying that Sony Rolly is rather curious character. Nevertheless, the SEP-30BT (Japan opposes the SEP-10BT) has hurtled itself in the open arms of the FCC, Americans by ensuring that the time has almost arrived. There’s nothing too shocking in the 70 (!) Manual, but if you can not wait for the critter to land in your area, click on the link below and read eat your heart.

SMD Ultra Trencher 1 can lay pipes and cables in the briny deep

What’s supposedly the largest deep-sea remote robot ever built roll-out this week: The Ultra SMD Trencher 1 (UT1), a 50 ton, 10 million pounds ($ 19.8m) ROV on the size of a small residence (25 , 5 x 25.5 x 18.3 foot). Capable sucking two megawatt power with the use of the “jet-Swords” digging deep sea pipelines up to a meter wide and 2.5 meters deep in the seabed (while operating at a depth of up to 1500m), which is UT1 clearly just in time. We hear the CIA are due anchored errant snip another three or four deep-Internet backbone cable, so that the UT1 has his work cut out for him.

Researchers claim robotic AI have developed on par with a puppy

The robot uprising, it inches ever closer – researchers working on the EU-funded project COSPAL have developed a new robot they say AI is the most advanced of its kind ever created. Using both learning neural AI techniques and traditional rules-based Amnesty International as a control mechanism, the robot can be trained “as a child or a puppy,” and has managed to figure out simple sorting on its own tasks. The next step is to try to integrate the system in a car that can adapt to unexpected driving conditions, but researchers in charge are not concerned by the creation of an army of KARRs set to mow us all down – according to the researcher Michael Felsberg, adult level AI based on it will probably not happen in our life. On the other hand, we heard machine we match by 2029 – there will be a debate to have fun when we are all hard in the robo-mines.

Climbing robot Capuchin: its way into your nightmares (video)

As if this were not enough, creepy crawly robots there is already a team of researchers from Stanford University have now los this small number, which they hope will one day shows his climbing skills on Mars. Dubbed Capuchins, the bot is a follow-up to the Lemur robot built by the same team, and promises to climb walls about 40 times faster than the older ones. To achieve this, the researchers have apparently not a big mechanical changes, but employs an advanced computer program that carries the bot’s every movement. More specifically, how NewScientist reported, the software uses a sophisticated load-balancing system, which the bot distributes the weight evenly on his arms and legs and improved stability when climbing. As you can see for themselves and the video after the break, which seems to work remarkably well, even if we still do not trust it as a partner for your next expedition climbing.

Researchers find folks prefer small talk robots

Even if it’s not exactly as much of a surprise, a team of researchers from ATR Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan have found that more people are robots to accept if they are a little small talk during the talks, as opposed to leaving disturbing silence that the people of their intentions unclear. The researchers have also found that the 38 respondents, the majority were willing to accept delays in the response of one or two seconds, but that they much prefer if the robot threw in a “good” or “he” to bridge the gap too close when he, not for them to answer. Of course, as we all know, just because a robot shoots the breeze with you does not mean it is your friend, you should be careful what you wish for.