AstroBebop http://www.astrobebop.com/blog Videos on space exploration, space tourism, robotics, astronomy, astrophotography, and aeronautics. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:50:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Electric Butterfly http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/electric-butterfly/ http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/electric-butterfly/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:50:18 +0000 flyingeraser http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/?p=584 http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/electric-butterfly/feed/ 0 Honda Short Film: Living with Robots http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/honda-short-film-living-with-robots/ http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/honda-short-film-living-with-robots/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:27:53 +0000 flyingeraser http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/?p=573 http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/honda-short-film-living-with-robots/feed/ 0 GM and NASA Take Giant Leap in Robotic Technology http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/gm-and-nasa-take-giant-leap-in-robotic-technology/ http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/gm-and-nasa-take-giant-leap-in-robotic-technology/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:42:48 +0000 flyingeraser http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/?p=570 http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/gm-and-nasa-take-giant-leap-in-robotic-technology/feed/ 0 LittleDog Robot Locomotion http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/littledog-robot-locomotion/ http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/littledog-robot-locomotion/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:44:31 +0000 flyingeraser http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/?p=563 This is the more advanced version of this robot, created by the University of Southern California. The robot is completely autonomous and trained by machine learning algorithms. The video is real-time, i.e., not sped up.

]]> http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/littledog-robot-locomotion/feed/ 0 1st SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Flight http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/1st-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-flight/ http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/1st-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-flight/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:33:04 +0000 flyingeraser http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/?p=559 On June 4th, 2010 at 14:30 UTC the first ever Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Carrying the Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit this flight was designed to test not only the vehicle itself but also begin tests of the Dragon capsule.

Source: Spacevidcast

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For more on ASIMO visit asimo.honda.com

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]]> http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/nasa-robonaut-humanoid-space-robot/feed/ 0 Aldebaran Robotics’ Nao http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/aldebaran-robotics-nao/ http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/aldebaran-robotics-nao/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 07:03:40 +0000 flyingeraser http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/?p=546 This amazingly advanced robot boasts cognitive skills, a high level of motion (with 25 degrees of freedom) and is programmable, so you can customize it to do pretty much anything. Currently available to academic institutions for a high price, a consumer model is planned for 2011, so watch the demo above to start getting excited.

Source: http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com/

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Source: Gizmag – Barcelona Moon Team

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