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29 Aug 2022

Robot Mimics Human Expressions

Up to now, you've probably seen Ameca from Engineered Arts, a humanoid robot that looks too human and can interact and react like a human using a human-like artificial body (AB) along with a human-like artificial intelligence (AI). The Ameca robot from Engineered Arts can mimic human expressions and emotions. Engineered Arts released a new video this week that showcases Ameca's ability to mimic human expressions. An iPhone 12 with AR Kit is used for facial motion capture and the action is mapped to Ameca's face in real-time. I promise this isn't a sci-fi movie, this is a real robot…

11 Apr 2022

Complex In-Hand Manipulation

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Researchers at the Yale GRAB Lab developed a method for complex in-hand manipulation for robots. Image credit: the Yale GRAB Lab An article titled "Complex In-Hand Manipulation via Compliance-Enabled Finger Gaiting and Multi-Modal Planning" is published from this research and the abstract is as follows: "Constraining contacts to remain fixed on an object during manipulation limits the potential workspace size, as motion is subject to the hand's kinematic topology. Finger gaiting is one way to alleviate such restraints. It allows contacts to be freely broken and remade so as to operate on different manipulation manifolds. This capability, however, has traditionally…

22 Mar 2022

Shadow Teleoperation Robot

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Shadow Robot Company has developed a dexterous teleoperation robot that can serve as remote hands to perform a variety of different essential tasks without the need for the user to physically be there. Image Credit: Shadow Robot Company Before proceeding: We just want to be upfront with you, some links on this page are affiliate links, meaning Mecharithm will earn a small commission if you click on those links and make a purchase. We use these funds directly to operate the business, maintain our website, and create awesome content for you. Robot hands will mimic the movements of the operator…

07 Feb 2022

Flying Humanoid Robot Hovering in Mid-air

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Researchers from the Jet Power and Humanoid Robot Lab at the Guangdong University of Technology developed a humanoid flying robot that can hover stably in mid-air for more than twenty seconds by utilizing position feedback from a motion capture system. Image credit: the Jet Power and Humanoid Robot Lab This research can improve the efficiency of humanoid robots to perform tasks such as crossing obstacles or reaching high places during emergency missions. Key points: The robot has ten joints.Brushless motors and harmonic drives are used to actuate the joints.Design is based on thrust vectoring. Watch a short video of this…

11 Jan 2022

Human-robot Interaction at the Next Level with the Humanoid Robot, Ameca

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Ameca is a humanoid robot from Engineered Arts designed specifically as a platform for future advanced robotics technologies and can serve as a testbed for different Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) systems. Image credit: Engineered Arts In the video below, they test Ameca's interaction with a human, and it is shown that the robot reacts when its "personal space" is violated. Key features: the human-like artificial body (AB) accompanies the human-like AIeye cameras take images, and the images are processed through tensor flowmodular design for future upgradesSoftware is the Tritium robot operating systemHardware is based on Mesmar technology…

30 Dec 2021

Motion Test for the Mesmer Robot Head Ardan

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Mesmer Robots is a series of realistic humanoid robots developed by Engineered Arts, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of humanoid entertainment robots, that are powerful, elegant, and cost-effective. Image credit: Engineered Arts The short video below shows a motion test for the Mesmer Robot Head, Adran. The head and the neck feature 22 servo actuators specially designed for their motion. Of these 22 actuators, five are around the mouth, which is not enough for speaking. Key points: Software is EA's Tritium framework running on x86 Intel® NUC, which allows intuitive programming and remote control of Mesmer.USB interfaceEye cameras and…