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Mind Reading Devices Going MainstreamSome interesting new mind-reading headsets are finding their way to market. The devices relay the electrical signals within the wearer's brain to a computer, which then can use the information to control such things as characters in video games, medical ... Read more |
 Distributed AI Coming to a Computer Near YouCanadian high-tech startup Intelligence Realm is constructing a distributed virtual brain, one computer at a time. Utilizing a computational model we’ve seen in such projects as SETI@Home, the system will harness the computing power of thousands of machines throughout ... Read more |
Annual Turing Test ChallengesThere are presently two major chatterbot contests which utilize the Turing Test as the determinant - the bot which most closely comes to passing (or does pass) the Turing Test is deemed the winner. These two contests, the Loebner Prize ... Read more |
TORCS: AI Racing GameDescription TORCS (The Open Racing Car Simulator) is a highly portable multi platform car racing simulation. It is used as ordinary car racing game, as AI racing game and as research platform. It runs on Linux (x86, AMD64 and PPC), FreeBSD, Ma... Read more |
 The RoboCup Robot ChallengesCreated in 1997, RoboCup is an annual tournament composed of several robotic competitions including soccer, rescue, and tasks around the home. The competitions allow teams to not only have fun, but assist in the development of the fields of robotics ... Read more |
| Robotic Arms and Hands |
| Robotics - General | |||||
| Saturday, 18 October 2008 14:37 | |||||
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Full blown robots aren't the only inventions that come from the world of robotics. Robotic arms and hands will gradually affect peoples' lives more and more and have a wide range of applications. The following are a few interesting devices that have been released or are under development.
Dean Kamen's Robot Arm The guy who brought us the Segway is actively developing an arm for individuals who have either lost an arm or were not born with one.
The ACT Hand The ACT (Anatomically Correct Testbed) is constructed to mirror the bones and tendons in the human body.
The Intel "Sharkhand"Intel's Sharkhand emits electrical impulses to determine the size and shape of what it is attempting to grip - similar to how a shark makes its way around the ocean.
The da Vinci Surgical SystemAlthough presently mean to be operated locally, the da Vinci may one day allow a surgeon to be on a different continent than the patient they are operating on. In the following demonstration of dexterity, the arm is used to fold an Origami figure.
Wired has a good article that gives more detail on the above devices as well as a history or robotic arms and hands. 
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