AstroBebop » Robotics http://www.astrobebop.com/blog Videos on space exploration, space tourism, robotics, astronomy, astrophotography, and aeronautics. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:04:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Robot riding a Bicycle http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2011/robot-riding-a-bicycle/ http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2011/robot-riding-a-bicycle/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:34:20 +0000 flyingeraser http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/?p=688 in Japanese

]]> http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2011/robot-riding-a-bicycle/feed/ 0 Robonaut 2 (R2) readies for ISS http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2011/robonaut-2-r2-readies-for-iss/ http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2011/robonaut-2-r2-readies-for-iss/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:46:52 +0000 flyingeraser http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/?p=679 http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2011/robonaut-2-r2-readies-for-iss/feed/ 0 Japan – Vstone Robovie R3 Robot http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2011/japan-vstone-robovie-r3-robot/ http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2011/japan-vstone-robovie-r3-robot/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:23:37 +0000 flyingeraser http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/?p=638 via spectrummag

]]> http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2011/japan-vstone-robovie-r3-robot/feed/ 0 Time-lapse: Preparing Robonaut 2 for Space Flight http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/time-lapse-preparing-robonaut-2-for-space-flight/ http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/time-lapse-preparing-robonaut-2-for-space-flight/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:23:06 +0000 flyingeraser http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/?p=626 This is a cool time-lapse for Robonaut 2 prep for space.  Nice soundtrack too.

via ReelNASA

]]> http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/time-lapse-preparing-robonaut-2-for-space-flight/feed/ 0 NASA to send Robonaut 2 to the International Space Station http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/nasa-sends-robonaut-2-to-the-international-space-station/ http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/nasa-sends-robonaut-2-to-the-international-space-station/#comments Sat, 06 Nov 2010 21:54:13 +0000 flyingeraser http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/?p=622 NASA will launch the first human-like robot to space this year to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station. Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed jointly by NASA and General Motors under a cooperative agreement to develop a robotic assistant that can work alongside humans, whether they are astronauts in space or workers at GM manufacturing plants on Earth. via ReelNASA

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via yakush025

]]> http://www.astrobebop.com/blog/2010/japanese-robot-pop-star/feed/ 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.

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