Robots (not in disguise)
DIRECTORIES
• NASA
Internet Robotics Resources Index
NEWS
• Real
Robots
Good links page at; www.realrobots.co.uk/links
• Robots.net
Robots and robotic information
• San
Francisco Robotics Society of America (News Page)
• Technology Research
News
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FUN
• Cool
Robots of the Week
• The
NASA Robotics Education Project
• The
Robot Zoo
Children across the US can explore the
biomechanics of complex animal robots to discover how real animals work,
thanks to a touring exhibit, "The Robot Zoo."
The 5,000-square-foot exhibit reveals the magic of nature as a master
engineer. Eight robot animals and more than a dozen hands-on activities
illustrate fascinating real-life characteristics, such as how a chameleon
changes colors, a giant squid propels itself and a fly walks on the ceiling.
The larger-than-life-size animated robots include a chameleon, a rhinoceros,
a giant squid with 18-foot tentacles and a platypus. Also featured are
a house fly with a 10-foot wingspread, a grasshopper, a bat and a giraffe
whose head and neck alone stretch 9 feet tall.
• The
Rover Ranch
he ROVer Ranch is a place to learn about robotic
engineering. You can learn about the development of robots, their elements
and systems, and use a 3D VRML simulation to build and run your own robot.
(note that the VRML engine doesn't work on Macs. Sob.)
MILITARY ROBOTS
• Unmanned
Ground Vehicles/Systems - Joint Project Office
US government facility. Aims to provide the
21st Century Land Forces with a Family of Highly Mobile, Multi-Mission,
Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) to Achieve a "Leap-Ahead" Capability
Across the Entire Spectrum of Military Conflict.
• URBIE
Urban Robot
The Tactical Mobile Robot program, in the DARPA Advanced Technology Office,
has enlisted JPL's Machine Vision Group in leading the design and implementation
of its perception urban robot. Urbie's initial purpose is mobile military
reconnaissance in city terrain but many of its features will also make
it useful to police, emergency, and rescue personnel. The robot is rugged
and well-suited for hostile environments and its autonomy lends Urbie
to many different applications. Such robots could investigate urban environments
contaminated with radiation, biological warfare, or chemical spills. They
could also be used for search and rescue in earthquake-struck buildings
and other disaster zones.