Timeline: robotics | Timetoast

Period: Jan 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2012

RObotics
May 20, 2008

In a first, robot used in brain tumour surgery

In the landmark surgery, neurosurgeons at Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre guided a newly developed robotic system — called NeuroArm — to remove an eggshaped tumour from the brain of a woman.
May 24, 2008

NRI leads project to create ‘emotionally smart’ comps

Sydney: An Australian-Indian is part of a consortium of scientists who are developing and licensing information and communication technologies (ICTs) that can interact with humans in an emotionally intelligent manner.
May 24, 2008

Canadian creates robot rabbit that gets ‘touchy-feely’ with people

ACanadian researcher has created a robot rabbit that communicates with humans through touch. The robot can only respond with breathing movements of its body, inaudible purring vibrations, or by moving its ears.
May 24, 2008

Now, a robot that walks like a human

A doctoral student at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands has created a computer that walks like a human.
Jun 4, 2008

Japanese robot weathers rain to climb Grand Canyon

Tokyo: Neither rain, sleet or hail could stop a Japanese robot from climbing the Grand Canyon, with the hand-sized “Evolta” scaling a 530 meter cliff in just under seven hours. Powered by two AA batteries on its back, the blue robot inched up a thin rope with its hands and feet over four days late last month, hampered by rain and heavy wind, but making it to the top on its sixth try.
Jun 16, 2008

In 2050, your lover may be a... robot

‘Scientists Working On Artificial Personality, Emotion And Consciousness’ Maastricht (Netherlands): Romantic humanrobot relationships are no longer the stuff of science fiction — researchers expect them to become reality within four decades. And they do not mean simply, mechanical sex.
Jun 16, 2008

Pomi the robot penguin has hidden depths

Seoul: South Korean researchers have unveiled a penguin which can interact with humans. Pomi (Penguin Robot for Multimodal Interaction) can see, hear, touch and emit smells as well as making faces, Korea Times reported.
Jun 20, 2008

Robot that can walk, take decisions

University of the Basque Country researchers are working on a robot that can walk without help and makes decisions.
Jun 24, 2008

Unmanned sub can stay underwater for 7 months

Already, autonomous vehicles have driven through urban environments and flown combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, but they’ve done little to develop their sea legs. However, last week iRobot Corp acquired rights to market an unmanned submarine dubbed the Seaglider. The robotic submersible, developed by researchers at the University of Washington, can dive 3,000 feet and travel for six to seven months, or roughly 3,700km, on one battery charge.
Jul 7, 2008

THE FUTURE IS HERE

Asimo, a robot developed by Honda Motor Co, serves a tray of drinks to visitors inside the futuristic zero emission house at the G8 summit site in Rusutsu on Saturday.
Jul 7, 2008

Grief leads father to create bomb-defusing robot

Brian Hart founded a company that has developed rugged, relatively inexpensive robotic vehicles to disable car bombs and roadside explosives before they detonate in hot spots like Iraq and Afghanistan.
Jul 28, 2008

Robotic hand can grasp an egg, snap its fingers

Washington: European researchers have created a robotic hand that mimics the flexibility and sensitivity of a human hand, and is controlled by a neural-network-based program modelled on the cerebelloum.
Jul 28, 2008

GIMME A DRINK, ROBOT

British and Japanese researchers have developed a robot that may give bartenders a run for their money. The robot called ‘Mr Asahi’ can pull pints, pour shots and open bottles at high speed without asking for orders to be repeated.
Aug 3, 2008

Prototype robot-capsule sticks to animal intestines without damaging tissues

Washington, August 3 (ANI): A group of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers have developed a prototype robot-capsule which is adhesive enough to anchor inside an intestine, and yet gentle enough not to tear soft tissue.
Aug 18, 2008

HELP’S AT HAND

AT YOUR SERVICE: Humanoid robots pick up eggs and teeshirt from a basket during the housekeeping robot contest in Kawasaki in Kanagawa prefecture, suburban Tokyo on Sunday. 15 hand-made robots participated in the preliminary competition and will be vying for the total prize of money 1 million yen in the final next month.
Sep 2, 2008

SPY ROBOTS

British soldiers are to get spies in the form of Disney robot WALL.E., as they battle terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sep 8, 2008

GIANT SPIDER PROWLS THE STREETS OF LIVERPOOL

A giant mechanical spider, part of a piece of ‘free theatre’ by French company La Machine entitled ‘Les Mecaniques Servants’, walks along the waterfront in Liverpool.
Sep 15, 2008

Robodog, the new weapon for war

London: Modern battlefields may soon resemble something out of a science fiction flick, thanks to advances in robotics. And, the latest weapon to be unveiled is the robodog — fourlegged, petrol-powered robots.
Oct 10, 2008

Unicycle Robot - Murata-seiko-chan

Japanese electronics parts maker Murata Electronics unveils a unicycle robot called the "Murata-seiko-chan" (L), which has various sensors to keep its balance.
Oct 29, 2008

ROYAL SALUTE

Britain’s Prince Charles (left) looks at Honda’s humanoid robot ‘Asimo’ during a visit to the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (the Miraikan Museum) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Mar 7, 2009

Japan considers putting robot on moon

TOKYO: Japan is considering putting a robot on the moon by 2020 and an astronaut by 2030, a report from a government office showed on Friday, amid fears that the country will be left behind in Asia's space race.
Mar 11, 2009

BERTI + AIBO, A Robot Match Made In Heaven

Here are some pictures from February 2009 in London, England of BERTI the robot interacting with a Sony AIBO robot dog at The Science Museum’s Antenna Gallery.
Mar 29, 2009

Now, a robot vacuum cleaner that senses human emotions

London, March 29 (ANI): University of Calgary researchers have announced the invention of a specially-equipped robot vacuum cleaner that can sense human emotions.
Apr 5, 2009

Child robot mimicks learning kid

The creators of the Child-robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2, say it's slowly developing social skills by interacting with humans and watching their facial expressions, mimicking a mother-baby relationship. The 130-cm humanoid is designed to learn just like a human infant.
Apr 20, 2009

EVEN ROBOTS NEED TO LOOK GOOD

ARTIFICIAL BEAUTY? A humanoid robot from Korea, called EveR-3, is being decked up for a show at the industrial fair in Hanover, Germany
May 25, 2009

NASA robots may be destroying signs of life on Mars

London, May 25 (ANI): NASA’s robot explorers may have been destroying the signs of life on Mars, say researchers.
Jun 1, 2009

Robots with fins, tails demonstrate evolution

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Robots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab.
Jun 10, 2009

Japan prepares robots to take over the kitchen

TOKYO - They've got ones that clean, and others that pour drinks, so it was only a matter of time before Japanese inventors came up with robots that can cook.
Jun 25, 2009

Japan's humanoid robot has emotions

Humanoid robot KOBIAN displays an emotion of disgust during a demonstration at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.
Aug 6, 2009

Robot rock band too craves fan frenzy

The Cybraphon has many instruments, plays them on an irregular schedule, likes to have an audience around it — and obsesses over comments on its blog, the number of friends it has on Facebook and how many fans follow it on MySpace. The difference is that it is a handcrafted musical robot and one whose emotion meter swings from delirium to desolation based on its online popularity at any given moment.
Dec 30, 2009

Roach-inspired robots can turn on a dime

WASHINGTON: A bio-engineering marvel like the cockroach is inspiring researchers to build robots capable of sprinting over rough terrain.
Jan 18, 2010

Robots can sense environs, change gait

LONDON: Simple insects, which can crawl uphill or downhill with their six legs, have inspired scientists to invest robots with similar skills. The walking robot, depending on the situation, can flexibly and autonomously switch between different gaits.
Mar 19, 2010

ROBO-BIRD AS SCARECROW

ROBO-BIRD AS SCARECROW. A Robot Falcon,a remotely operated mini-aircraft,in Rio de Janeiro.The contraption is able to fly at a speed of 50kph and is designed to frighten away birds from Rio airports runways,where over 900 incidents of bird-hits took place in the last few years.
Mar 27, 2010

Coming soon: Robot to care for the elderly

LONDON: Staying alone may not be a nightmare any more, thanks to scientists who are developing a robot which they claim can support independent living for the elderly.
Mar 31, 2010

MECHANICAL MONSTER

Robosaurus — a five-storey,27-tonne,fire-breathing,car-eating robot — sets fire to a vehicle,in Sydney on Tuesday.More than 30 hi-tech companies took two years to create this state-of-the-art hydraulic,electrical and mechanical monster.
Apr 8, 2010

Wear robot outfit to hug pals online

LONDON: Good news for internet buffs! You will now be able to reach out and hug one another, as Japanese scientists have created a new wearable robot which they claim creates the sensation of physical contact.
Apr 19, 2010

TECH-TONIC SHIFT:

An Orange County Chopper bike with a battery having 96 12-volt-cells; a bionic handling device holding an apple; a robot in the making; and a cardiac pacemaker fixed on a sculpture at the Hannover trade fair.
May 5, 2010

Walking robot on Moon by 2015

A walking robot on the moon Well,it could some day be a reality thanks to a group of Japanese companies which is actually planning to land a humanoid robot on the Earths satellite by 2015.
Jun 15, 2010

Baby robot Noby

Japanese post-graduate student Kosuke Nakamura holds the robot baby named Noby (short for 'nine-month-old baby'), that is 71 cm in height and weighs 7.9kg, at a laboratory at the Tokyo University on June 15, 2010.
Jul 30, 2010

The world's first robot with conscience

MADRID: Spain has designed the world's first robot with its own "conscience" and "life", which will "entertain, teach and be a companion" to humans who purchase it.
Aug 2, 2010

MAKING DISTANCES DISAPPEAR

An elderly Japanese communicates with his granddaughter via humanoid robot ‘Telenoid R1’, in Osaka. The robot can mimic speech and gestures sent to it by videophone, replicating a distant caller’s presence.
Sep 13, 2010

‘Electronic’ skin to pave way for next-gen robots

‘Electronic’ skin to pave way for next-gen robots
Sep 16, 2010

ATHLETIC MACHINE: The HRP-4, a ‘slim athlete’ robot, performs in Tsukuba, Japan, on Wednesday. The 151cm-high and 39kg robot will help develop new working humanoids to ease a looming labour shortage in the rapidly greying nation

ATHLETIC MACHINE: The HRP-4, a ‘slim athlete’ robot, performs in Tsukuba, Japan, on Wednesday. The 151cm-high and 39kg robot will help develop new working humanoids to ease a looming labour shortage in the rapidly greying nation
Oct 18, 2010

ALL-SINGING, ALL-DANCING ROBOT:

ALL-SINGING, ALL-DANCING ROBOT: A 1.58m-tall humanoid robot, ‘HRP-4C’, sings and dances with performers at the Digital Contents Expo in Tokyo
Nov 2, 2010

FACE IT: A robot with facial expressions at an exhibition centre in Goyang,South Korea

FACE IT: A robot with facial expressions at an exhibition centre in Goyang,South Korea
Nov 12, 2010

ANDROID’S DEBUT Mechanical acting? Robot takes stage

“Sayonara,” or “Good-bye,” staged by Japanese director Oriza Hirata at a Tokyo art festival marked an unusual collaboration between an android — a robot designed to look and act like a human — and a human actress.
Nov 15, 2010

Robot that makes morally right decisions

Two researchers have programmed a robot to behave in an ethical manner, so that it makes morally sound decisions.
Nov 19, 2010

Soon,robots to milk cows in farms

Soon,robots will milk cows in farms,say scientists.A team in Australia has developed a robotic rotary which it claims will automate most milking tasks,enabling the job to be performed as a background activity,without the presence of a human operator.
Nov 22, 2010

Now,a robot that falls in love with owner

Scientists have developed a robot which they say can fall in love with its owner.
Dec 6, 2010

Now,robotic trousers help the paralyzed walk again

London: An Israeli entrepreneur,who was paralysed in a car crash in 1997,claims to have invented robotic trousers which can help paraplegics walk and climb stairs again.
Dec 13, 2010

GETTING A LEG-UP

A model demonstrates the HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) robot suit to help the disabled move around.The suit learns the users gait and assists movement.A full-body version,which will assist both arms and legs,will be out soon.
Dec 14, 2010

A device that uses sound waves to move objects

British engineers have developed a device that is capable of moving and manipulating objects using only ultrasonic sound waves.
Dec 21, 2010

China develops spherical robot with telescopic arms

China has successfully developed its first spherical robot with telescopic arms, the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MST).
Dec 23, 2010

No need to tip: Robot waiters in China a hit

Dalu Robot restaurant, which opened this month in Jinan in northern Shandong province, is touted as China's first robot hotpot eatery where robots resembling Star Wars droids circle the room carrying trays of food in a conveyor belt-like system.
Dec 29, 2010

New school of thought: Robots teach English in South Korea

Seoul: Almost 30 robots have started teaching English to youngsters in a South Korean city, education officials said on Tuesday, in a pilot project designed to nurture the nascent robot industry.
Feb 8, 2011

‘Caring’ robot to entertain elderly

Scientists are developing a new robot which they say can help remind elderly people to take their medication and monitor their vital signs.
Feb 11, 2011

Robots may get their own internet

It seems robots are poised to have an equivalent of the internet and Wikipedia.
Feb 18, 2011

Chatty humanoid robot that tweets set for space odyssey

Japan’s space agency is considering putting a talking humanoid robot on the International Space Station to watch the mission while astronauts are asleep, monitor their health and stress levels and communicate to Earth through the microblogging site Twitter.
Feb 21, 2011

Touchy-feely plant to inspire ‘flexible’ machines of future?

Washington: Airplanes might soon have flexible wings like birds and robots could change shape as they please thanks to research under way on mimosa plants, according to researchers.
Mar 19, 2011

TWO OF A KIND

Astronaut Scott Kelly with Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station
Apr 21, 2011

No more sci-fi: This computer has emotions

London: Imagine a computer that has emotions just like you. This could soon be a reality, as scientists are inching closer to new class of computers which they say can feel “sorry” for their mistakes. Researchers at Tel Aviv University’s Blavatnik School of Computer Science are developing programmes which will make computers realise their mistakes and them operate much faster and predict events before they happen.
May 26, 2011

As real as it gets: Robots develop own lingo to chat

Washington: Scientists have created a pair of robots which can communicate locations to each other by generating their own language.
May 30, 2011

Corkscrew-drive robot for rough terrain

An engineer in Cumberland, Wisconsin has successfully built an omni directional, allterrain rover with corkscrew “wheels”.
Jul 2, 2011

With robo-suit, disabled goes globe-trotting

Narita: A disabled Japanese man today embarked on an ambitious trip that will take him to a medieval French World Heritage site with the help of a cuttingedge robotic suit.
Jul 3, 2011

Robots learn to be more human

Researchers at the Technical University in Munich are using complex algorithms to teach robots to learn from their mistakes and perform routines humans can do in their sleep. The aim is to instill perception, manipulation and reasoning capabilities, enabling the machines to learn from their own experience and taking them a step closer to developing the self-awareness that so far has been reserved for humankind.
Jul 18, 2011

Soon, robot nurses to offer healing touch?

Coming soon: Robo nurses, say scientists who claim to be developing such interactive robots capable of caring for the sick or elderly.
Jul 24, 2011

Small is useful: Egg-sized robots to monitor N-plants

Now small, hen-egg sized robots, can directly monitor nuclear reactors and pinpoint corrosion.
Aug 2, 2011

It’s not a miracle, this robot can walk on water

Washington: Scientists claim to have developed an aquatic robot which can now walk or run on water. An international team says that the microrobot mimics the amazing waterwalking abilities of water strider — the longlegged insect that scoots across the surface of ponds, lakes and other waterways.
Aug 24, 2011

Space station’s robot awake

Nasa’s humanoid robot has finally awakened in space. Ground controllers turned Robonaut for the first time since it was delivered to the International Space Station in February.
Oct 11, 2011

USING MIND-POWERED ROBOT TO TOUCH

A quadriplegic man manoeuvres a mechanical prosthetic arm at a research facility in Pittsburgh.
Nov 3, 2011

Robots scale walls, sans hands

Paris: Inspired by the gecko, scientists have developed a tank-like robot that can scale vertical walls and crawl over ledges without using suction cups, glue or other liquid bonds to adhere to the surface.
Feb 2, 2012

CRAB-LIKE ROBOT TO REMOVE CANCER

Inspired by Singapore’s famous chili crab dish, researchers have created a miniature robot with a pincer and a hook that can remove early-stage stomach cancers without leaving any scars.
Feb 25, 2012

MIND OVER MATTER:

A 5-year-old monkey controls a mechanical arm through brain signals at a laboratory of Zhejiang University, China.
Mar 3, 2012

YOU LOSE IT, HE FINDS ITLost & found: Now, a robot retriever

Tokyo: Forgot where you put your glasses? A Japanese robot can find them for you, and guide you to where they are. The red and white robot, named EMIEW2, is about the size of a six-yearold child and glides everywhere on wheels at the bottom of its legs, its round, white face with two black eyes vaguely reminiscent of the iconic ‘Hello Kitty’.
Mar 18, 2012

MECHANIMALS

A cheetah-bot that would help soldiers dispose of roadside bombs; an autonomous fish that leads real ones away from environmental disasters; and a mechanical flying cockroach to help in searchand-rescue missions. The animal kingdom is inspiring a new generation of robots…
Mar 28, 2012

AS REAL AS IT GETS:

A stylist from Japan puts finishing touches on Geminoid F (R), a female robot, in Hong Kong.
Apr 18, 2012

Circa 2050, robotic prostitutes may add spice to sex industry

London: Two Kiwi researchers have envisioned what the sex industry would be like in the year 2050, when the prostitutes would be replaced by robots.
Apr 24, 2012

FISHY TALES

Fish robots swim in a pool at the robot pavilion of 2012 Expo in South Korea’s port of Yeosu.
Apr 24, 2012

Now, a robot that works on mind control

Lausanne (Switzerland):Swiss scientists have demonstrated how a partially paralysed person can control a robot using brain signals alone.
Apr 25, 2012

Tycoons to mine asteroids for riches?Plan To Use Robotic Ships To Squeeze Rocket Fuel, Minerals Out Of Lifeless Rocks

Washington: A group of high-tech tycoons want to mine nearby asteroids, hoping to turn science fiction into real profits.
Jul 23, 2012

SCHOOL OF INNOVATION

Graduate School Sant’Anna of Pisa, Italy. The institute has brought to reality objects of science fiction like a bionic hand controlled by the brain
Aug 11, 2012

Earthworm-like robot created

Scientists have engineered a robot that crawls like an earthworm and can squeeze itself through tight spaces and navigate rough terrain.
Aug 13, 2012

AS REAL AS IT GETSLab-made skin to create robotic clones of man

Researchers have claimed success in developing synthetic skin for robotic clone of humans, which resembles real people.
Aug 22, 2012

AS REAL AS YOU CAN BECOMEA robot as your virtual double?

Next time you are too busy to attend a party, you can send your virtual counterpart, an iPad robot instead! The ‘Double’ robot priced at $2,000 can turn your iPad into a ‘virtual you’ that can be sent anywhere in the world, the Daily Mail reported.
Sep 18, 2012

Robots that can heal like humans:

Scientists are planning to use “bio-inspired” designs to develop the next wave of space robots that can heal themselves and learn from their environment like living creatures.
Nov 1, 2012

Now, smart-flying robot that avoids obstacles

An autonomous flying robot that is as smart as a bird when it comes to manoeuvring around obstacles has been developed by an Indian-origin scientist and his colleagues.
Dec 10, 2012

‘Traffic robocops’ to guide driverless carsRISE OF THE MACHINES: THE FUTURE IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK

Engineers have developed a new robotic ‘traffic cop’ to help automated driverless cars in future to cruise through intersections faster with more safety.
Dec 17, 2012

Ball-sized robots to sense danger:

A US researcher has developed a swarm of “ping-pong” ball-sized robots which he claims are better than one big machine at accomplishing tasks like cleaning up huge oil spills and sensing danger.
Dec 29, 2012

Soon, a robot helper to do daily chores at home

Scientists are designing a new ambitious robotic humanoid helper with artificial muscles to help people with everyday tasks.
Jan 3, 2013

Robot ‘hedgehogs’ to explore Mars moonSpiky Machines Can Cope With Rolling & Hopping Across Phobos Which Has Low Gravity

Researchers have designed robot ‘hedgehogs’ — about half a metre wide and covered in spikes — to explore the surface of the Martian moon Phobos.
Jan 15, 2013

An eatery in China where robots cook, serve food

No need to tip this waiter! A sci-fi restaurant in China has employed robots to work as waiters, cooks, entertainers and receptionists.
Feb 12, 2013

Now, robots to sniff out spills, leaks

Emulating the scent-tracking behaviour of a silkmoth could help scientists develop robots that are able to sense environmental spills and leaks by smell.
Apr 5, 2013

A smart robot that can play rock-scissors-paper with you

An Indian scientist has created the first-ever highly intelligent robots that will play rock-scissors-paper with humans in a series of sell-out shows at this year’s Edinburgh International Science Festival.
Jun 21, 2013

Scientist wows with robotic ‘clone’ of self

A Japanese scientist has developed a body-double robot which resembles him closely, with tiny human-like movements and blinking eyes.
Nov 20, 2013

Autonomous Robots

Powered by ultra-intelligent sensors, the robot intuitively moves and reacts to the changing conditions of the terrain, entering areas unfit for human testing. As it does so, the robot transmits a detailed 3D map of the entire location to the other side of the world
Sep 26, 2014

cute robotic cheerleaders
Oct 9, 2014

sidewinder rattle snake motion studied for robotics

snake robo
Oct 9, 2014

snake robots

rattle snake robo