GDT::Robot::YottaFiler::Archive::Year 2011

I made a quick visit to the Uncanny Valley this morning. PETMAN is an "anthropomorphic" robot (i.e. it resembles human form). {SingularityHub.com::Petman--Finally A Robot That Looks Like Terminator (video)}

Boston Dynamics should team up with UCSD and put UCSD's robotic Einstein head on their PETMAN. {YouTube.com::Albert Einstein Is Still Alive!!!- I Found Him At UCSD's Laboratory}

[28 December 2011, top]

   #robotics "Chinese Company Continues Plan To Replace Workforce 
   With 500,000 Robots" goo.gl/F0a8t via @singularityhub
   Dec 17

   #robotics RT @robots_forever - One Ring To Rule Them All - Robotic 
   ring brings plush toys to life (Video) bit.ly/tUNJMf
   16 Dec 

   #robotics "NAO Next Gen : the new robot of Aldebaran Robotics" 
   youtu.be/nNbj2G3GmAo
   15 Dec 

   #robotics RT @robotants: Institute for Personal Robots in Education: 
   bit.ly/tAmNUu
   13 Dec 

   #robotics via IBM Watson's FB. From @Harvard's Autonomous 
   Multi-Robot Systems Design class: Autonomous Robot Soccer. 
   bit.ly/vkk6mx
   12 Dec 

   #robotics RT @AutomatonBlog 
   who is behind this chainsaw wielding killer robot

   #robotics #UncannyValley "How Robotics Master Masahiro Mori 
   Dreamed Up the 'Uncanny Valley'" goo.gl/0s3A8
   10 Dec

   #robotics #healthcare "Digital Agenda: European robots helping 
   to perform safer, quicker brain surgery" goo.gl/tZhE1
   9 Dec 

   #robotics RT @physorg_com Robots in reality tw.physorg.com/241675899
   8 Dec

   #robotics I learn a lot about robotics by following @AutomatonBlog 
   on Twitter & via their Facebook at goo.gl/paaZk
   7 Dec

   #robotics RT @itworld: Squishy robot wiggles into tight spaces 
   bit.ly/sgqqBe
   6 Dec 

   #robotics RT @AutomatonBlog Robot Arm Makes for the Most Awesome 
   Flight Simulator Ever goo.gl/8Wktx
   5 Dec 

   #robotics "NAO plays to... Connect4 (English version)" 
   youtu.be/24S4rNMAF1U
   4 Dec

   #robotics RT @gizmag Flying robots to build a 6-meter tower 
   bit.ly/soz0IM
   3 Dec

   #robotics "Kilobots are leaving the nest"
   seas.harvard.edu/news-events...
   2 Dec

   #robotics RT @itworld: Here's a dancing robot! bit.ly/tb11DL
   1 Dec

   #robotics The 50 Best Robots Ever wired.com/.../robots.html
   30 Nov

   #robotics RT @hizook Inflatable Robots by Otherlab: A Walking Robot 
   (named Ant-Roach) and a Complete Arm (Plus Hand) | bit.ly/rOo8Vh
   29 Nov 

   #robotics "Senseless Drawing Robot Should Probably Be Arrested" 
   goo.gl/gPeb2 via @AutomatonBlog
   28 Nov 

   #robotics RT @slashdot Controlling a Robot From a Smartphone's 
   Headphone Jack bit.ly/uAiV9t
   27 Nov 

   #robotics RT @slashdot A Drone Helicopter That Can Land On 
   a Moving Truck bit.ly/rypyiL
   26 Nov

   #robotics RT @machineslikeus Helping robots hold on goo.gl/fb/vXTaJ
   25 Nov

   #robotics Video: Japanese Robot Helps Humans Clean Offices 
   tcrn.ch/vgicLD by @serkantoto
   24 Nov 

   #robotics "Scientists creating very fast robotic ostrich legs" 
   goo.gl/DBHl9 via @latechtimes
   23 Nov

   #robotics Titanoboa robotic snake sizes up against Mondo Spider 
   goo.gl/LGC76 via @verge
   22 Nov 

   #robotics Watch This Robot Control a Person's Arm Using Electrodes
   spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/...
   21 Nov

   #robotics Polar Bear Pillow Robot to Keep Snoring at Bay
   robonexus.com/.../polar_bear_...
   20 Nov

   #robotics RT @physorg_com: HRP-4C female robot has a new walk (w/ video) 
   tw.physorg.com/240389285
   19 Nov

   #robotics Ocean Robots Set Off On Record-Setting Pacific Journey - Forbes 
   onforb.es/sZ1WkG
   18 Nov

   #robotics Robot workers take over warehouses
   money.cnn.com/.../kiva_robots
   17 Nov

   #robotics RT @popsci: If you're not building robots out of robots, 
   I don't know what you're building. [...] bit.ly/rNxihn
   16 Nov

   #robotics RT @robotants: Honda shows smarter robot, helps 
   in nuclear crisis: Boston.com bit.ly/rq2uyv
   15 Nov 

   #robotics RT @robotants: Military robots can leave operators at home 
   New Scientist bit.ly/u7nLkh
   14 Nov 

   #robotics Bell Labs builds telepresence 'robots'
   itnews.com.au/.../bell-labs-builds-telepresence-robots.aspx
   13 Nov

   #robotics RT @techcrunch Video: Japan Gets Robotic Guide Dog 
   tcrn.ch/vjW60n 
   12 Nov

   #robotics Gecko-Inspired Robot Rolls Up Walls
   news.discovery.com/.../gecko-inspired-robot-111101.html
   11 Nov

   #robotics RT @labspaces Is that a robot in your suitcase? is.gd/KvNrZB
   10 Nov 

   #robotics RT @tgdaily: Those funky Japanese robots and toys 
   tinyurl.com/6ghqf3c
   9 Nov

   #robotics Video: Scientists reach the heights with gecko-inspired tank robot
   labspaces.net/...
   8 Nov

   #robotics #computing RT @slashdot: Who 'Owns' the Google Driverless Car IP? 
   bit.ly/vkINyz
   7 Nov

   #robotics Amazing LEGO Mindstorms Digital Clock [Video]
   geeksaresexy.net/.../amazing-lego...
   6 Nov

   #robotics #PETMAN "anthropomorphic robot developed by Boston Dynamics" 
   youtu.be/mclbVTIYG8E via @Slashdot
   5 Nov

   #robotics RT @robotants: Robots with lasers are protecting my collider 
   The Guardian (blog) bit.ly/vG8wxl
   4 Nov 

   #robotics RT @geekdotcom This robot might beat your Angry Birds 
   high score su.pr/2ED464
   3 Nov 

   #robotics "Microsoft Demos Eddie Robot With Party Photo App" 
   goo.gl/h7m7x via @AutomatonBlog
   2 Nov 

   #robotics Video: UC Berkeley Robotics Proffessor announces new 
   "idea" platform twb.io/rkRoJL
   1 Nov 

   #robotics "Robot Dragon to Help Kids With Language Skills" 
   goo.gl/wJHHE #IEEE #Spectrum
   31 Oct 

   #robotics RT @gizmag Husqvarna demolition robots to help clean 
   up Fukushima gizm.ag/tGrSo4
   30 Oct

   #robotics New Police Drone Near Houston Could Carry Weapons
   click2houston.com/news/New-Police-Drone...
   29 Oct

   #robotics RT @EdConti Paralyzed woman walks thanks to bionics 
   technology sbne.ws/r/9hTP
   28 Oct

   #robotics Lots of cool robots...
   spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics...
   27 Oct

[18 December 2011, top]

   "Liquid Robotics can totally change the way we look at oceans. 
    We'll be able to get a wide variety of detailed data more 
    cheaply and pervasively than any other way. It involves a 
    large data problem and a large-scale control problem, both 
    of which are fascinating to me and have been passions of 
    mine for years." -- James Gosling

Liquidr.com::Press Release::James Gosling Joins Liquid Robotics

[30 August 2011, top]

   Robot likely to reach trapped miners ahead of rescuers 
   http://t.co/WlG80ZL

Sandia National Laboratories have designed the Gemini-Scout Mine Rescue Robot.

[16 August 2011, top]

#robotics RT @fastcompany The Beggar 'Bot: Highest-Tech Solution 
Yet To Charity Fatigue http://bit.ly/dZBhlr
[2011.04.22]

#robotics Insect-inspired HECTOR walking robot 
http://goo.gl/tcMKb via @gizmag
[2011.04.20]

#robotics Robots Take Over Hospital Pharmacy as Human Pill-Counting 
Talents Go To Waste (VIDEO) http://goo.gl/3ZuSR
[2011.04.19]

#robotics Chinese Quadruped Robot Takes Its First Steps 
http://goo.gl/3ZuSR
[2011.04.18]

#robotics #informatics #science http://goo.gl/igCdV
[2011.04.16]

#robotics RT @carnegiemellon: A robotic arm to help stroke victims 
w/ paralysis. But how to keep patients motivated?  http://ht.ly/4A9w8
[2011.04.15]

#robotics "Are Workforce Robots the Next Big Thing? Rodney Brooks 
Gives a Definite Yes" http://goo.gl/udLOS
[2011.04.14]

#robotics 21st century boy scouts.  http://goo.gl/msHTk
[2011.04.13]

#robotics RT @singularityhub Robot Bartenders Call The Shots At 
BarBot 2011 (video) http://goo.gl/C0q4g]
[2011.04.12]

#robotics... 
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Robot_trousers_help_paraplegics_walk
[2011.04.11]

#robotics Medical Robot Plays 'Operation,' Still Needs Human Help 
http://soc.li/wsED7UR via @pcworld
[2011.04.09]

#robotics RT @slashdot: Robots Find Wreckage of AF447 http://bit.ly/fTf0fD
[2011.04.06]

#robotics $IRBT iRobot debuts robot meant for throwing 
http://goo.gl/HCdsw via @bizjournals
[2011.04.05]

#robotics "The Trouble With Humanoid Droids" | Magazine 
http://goo.gl/brrBa via Wired.com
[2011.04.04]

#robotics Why We Should Build Humanlike Robots 
http://goo.gl/lc7Ir via @AutomatonBlog
[2011.04.03]

#robotics Stanford+Google makes a great team.  http://goo.gl/RoeUm
[2011.04.02]

#robotics Medical Robots Bring Docs To Patients - Investors.com 
http://goo.gl/p6Hat
[2011.04.01]

#robotics WSJ.com - Let's Hope the Robots Are Nice 
http://on.wsj.com/fH7BFu
[2011.03.31]

#robotics It's a bird, it's a plane, no... it's a robotic #SmartBird. 
http://www.festo.com/cms/en_corp/11369.htm
[2011.03.29]

#robotics FirstLook: iRobot's New Throwable Baby Surveillance Bot 
http://goo.gl/Kks5w via @AutomatonBlog
[2011.03.28]

#robotics... 
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/flying-robot-insects/
[2011.03.27]

#robotics RT @davebart: Amsterdam's airport and IBM introduces new 
baggage handling system [...] http://tinyurl.com/4ejetq2
[2011.03.26]

#robotics Hexacopter that detects motion and breathing http://goo.gl/uN1um
[2011.03.25]

#robotics Supposedly, Iran Has Supposedly Constructed a Robotic 
'Flying Saucer' (Supposedly) http://goo.gl/haxEG
[2011.03.24]

#robotics RT @FastCompany Robot Butlers Are Finally a Reality 
http://bit.ly/gsOoNG by @KitEaton
[2011.03.23]

#robotics #DARPA "Kicks Off Maximum Mobility and Manipulation 
(M3) Program" http://goo.gl/dFV3E
[2011.03.22]

[23 April 2011, top]

   RT @Chip_Chick Japan Requests iRobot's Packbot and Warrior 
   to Help in Tsunami Aftermath http://bit.ly/h4Sqos

My Facebook posting on 2011.03.19.

"Robots to the rescue"... sounds like we're living in the 21st century.

Spectrum.IEEE.org::Japan Earthquake: More Robots to the Rescue

[21 March 2011, top]

I kept putting off and off and off, but there's no more putting it off--I needed to start blogging about robots. So on 8 June 2008, the Robot YottaFiler blog was created.

Yotta- is a metric prefix that implies 10 raised to the 24th power (1024), which when written as a whole number is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. One YottaFiler equals one septillion. The symbol for Yotta- is 'Y'. The multiplicative inverse for Yotta- is yocto- (i.e. 'y'). My initial name for this blog was PetaFiler, but that term Googled too well. One YottaFiler is one million Petafilers.

M-W.com (Merriam-Webster Online) gives the following definitions for file: [transitive verb] "to arrange in order for preservation and reference" and [intransitive verb] "to place items in a file." A filer is one who files.

I used the Wikipedia to get the following "definition" for robot: "A robot is a mechanical or virtual, artificial agent." The term bot typically refers to software agents. Nanorobots are nano-sized robots and nanobots are very, very, very small bots.

One of my favorite quotes comes from Ray Kurzweil...

   "The future is biotech, nanotech, and, ultimately, robotics."

Robotics, in a nutshell, is the "science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application."

In this blog, we're going to file yotta-bits of information about robots, bots, robotics, nanorobots and nanobots.

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[10 February 2011, top]

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