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Archive for August, 2009

• FUWA

FUWA, not to be confused with the mascots of the Beijing Olympics, is a service robot developed at Fudan University, in Shanghai, China. It could be used to teach English to schoolchildren.

Tokyo University’s Book Scanning System (now with video)

A video of Tokyo University’s book scanning system.

Heathrow Airport’s Autonomous Taxis

London’s Heathrow Airport is getting a driverless taxi system.

• e-nuvo Power Wheel

ZMP began taking orders for a new 2-wheeled self-balancing robot vehicle kit.

• Palette

Palette is a robotic mannequin developed by Flower Robotics that can model clothing and jewelry in a variety of poses, even shifting position towards the viewer if necessary.