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Robotics
 Websites presented in alphabetical order A.L.I.C.E. AI Foundation 
 Information on Alicebot (an artificial intelligence chat robot program), AIML (artificial intelligence markup language), and A.L.I.C.E. (artificial linguistic Internet computer entity), a Web-based chat bot. A.L.I.C.E. has twice passed the rigorous Turing Test, winning bronze Loebner Prizes in 2000 and 2001. Provides transcripts of Loebner interviews, history, suggested reading, links to applications and mentions of A.L.I.C.E., and programs and documentation to download. Try "Talk to A.L.I.C.E!" (under Features ) to see how human her responses are. http://www.alicebot.org/ Topics: Computers, Technology Last updated Jan 6, 2002 Armed Robots to March Into Battle
December 2004 article from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) about how "soldiers may have armed robots as battle buddies by early [2005]." The article provides images and brief information about the Special Weapons Observation Reconnaissance Detection System (or SWORDS) robots, which consist of a "weapons platform mounted on a Talon robot." http://www.defenselink.mil/transformation/articles/2004-12/ta120604c.html Topics: Technology, Weapons Last updated Jan 24, 2005 Bomb Squad
Explores how robots are used to perform dangerous activities such as defusing explosives. Contains a video, an interview with scientist Hans Moravec, and information on the hazardous duty robots Mini-Andros, Robug III, and the Spiral Track Autonomous Robot (STAR). Includes a transcript of the show. From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program NOVA. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/robots/ Topics: Technology Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Building the Real Iron Man
This 2008 feature provides background about the XOS exoskeleton, a project under development by the Sarcos robotics company with funding from the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that has taken the "military's 40-year-old fantasy of mechanically enhanced soldiers that can carry heavy loads and begun to make it real." Features photos, a video, and sidebar articles. From Popular Science. http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-04/building-real-iron-man Topics: Technology Last updated Apr 24, 2008 Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
This laboratory conducts "research in both computation and artificial intelligence." The site contains abstracts of research projects (topics include computer architecture and networks, computer science and artificial intelligence theory, and robotics); publications; and related links. From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). http://www.csail.mit.edu/ Topics: Computers, Technology Last updated Oct 15, 2005 DARPA Urban Challenge
Website for this 2007 competition of driverless cars, sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. Department of Defense. The challenge "features autonomous ground vehicles maneuvering in a mock city environment, executing simulated military supply missions while merging into moving traffic." Includes a description of the project, background about teams, rules, schedule of events, photos, a technical FAQ, and links to previous DARPA challenges. http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/index.asp Topics: Technology Last updated Oct 30, 2007 The Great Robot Race
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program about the Pentagon's 2005 DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Grand Challenge, in which driverless racing robots competed in an a 130-mile race in the Mojave Desert. Features video of the hour-long program, background about participating teams, and images showing what robots "see." Also includes a teachers guide, program transcript, a short bibliography, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/darpa/ Topics: Technology Last updated Sep 18, 2006 MachineBrain.com: Robotics and Smart Machines
Searchable subject index "provides news and information on robotic technology, artificial intelligence, and other subjects related to smart machines." Additional topics include robot competition, building robots, robot animals, LEGO® Mindstorm, and virtual reality. http://www.machinebrain.com/ Topics: Computers, Technology Last updated Apr 17, 2002 The Rise of the Body Bots
This 2005 article surveys research and development related to exoskeletons, which "in military research labs, popular fiction, and movies, [have] come to mean a 'supersuit,' a system that can greatly augment a person's physical abilities." Includes images, sidebars about exoskeleton projects in the United States and Asia, and related links. From IEEE Spectrum magazine. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/bionics/the-rise-of-the-body-bots Topics: Technology Last updated Sep 24, 2009 Robot Hall of Fame
The Robot Hall of Fame, established by the School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, honors "landmark achievements in robotics technology and the increasing contributions of robots to human endeavors." The site features images and information about robots from science and science fiction, including the Mars Pathfinder Sojourner Rover, Unimate (first industrial robot), and movie robots R2-D2 ("Star Wars") and HAL 9000 ("2001: A Space Odyssey"). http://www.robothalloffame.org/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Technology Last updated Feb 25, 2004 The Robot Hut
Located near Spokane, Washington state, the Robot Hut is a private museum run by an avid collector of toy robots. The site includes a 3-D tour of the museum (viewers are advised to wear 3-D glasses), a project section featuring robots built by the museum owner, video clips of robots and science fiction props, a list of news articles about the museum, and photos of other toy robot collections. http://www.robothut.robotnut.com/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Technology Last updated Feb 10, 2005 RobotCafe
"RobotCafe.com is a community of fellow robotics enthusiasts who share the common goal of fostering the advancement of robotics in every aspect of today's world." Based in Canada, the site lists resources for building robots and sharing ideas and information about robotics. Free membership needed for some functions, including e-mail newsletter and replying to discussion forums. Searchable. http://www.robotcafe.com/ Topics: Technology Last updated Dec 10, 2002 Robotics Education Project
This site has robot news, online courses, competitions, classroom activities, links, and information about jobs that focus on robots. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). http://robotics.nasa.gov/ Topics: Technology Last updated Oct 2, 2002 Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting
Online exploration of the history and workings of robotics as well as robotics and ethics in the 21st century. Features classroom activities, resources, and related websites. Also includes a robotics timeline, beginning with Jonathan Swift in 1726, when writers were "thinking, writing, and creating fiction about the subject of humanity and its relationship to machines." From The Tech Museum of Innovation. http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/robotics/ Topics: Technology Last updated Aug 14, 2007 Robots Get Bookish in Libraries
Article about a group of robotics researchers at the University Jaume I in Spain who are working on creating service robots for libraries. The group suggests that one potential application would be for a robot to "fetch the book and, as directed by the web user, turn to the correct pages and scan the text and images." Also includes links to related stories and sites. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3897583.stm Topics: Technology Last updated Jul 27, 2004 Robots.net
"The place to read the latest news on personal and industrial robotics, robot competitions, and other cool stuff." Free account needed to contribute diary entries, photos, news articles, and project descriptions about robots. http://robots.net/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Technology Last updated Dec 10, 2002 Scientific American: Extreme Tech
This collection of technology articles covers topics such as using gold nanoparticles to block HIV, space sail technology, personal jet packs, robots, digital glove handwriting technology, and holographic film for 3-D use. Browsable by topic. Includes photos, diagrams, and slide shows. Archive goes back to early 2008. From the website for Scientific American magazine. http://www.scientificamerican.com/section.cfm?id=extreme-tech Topics: Technology Last updated Sep 9, 2009 |
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