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TORCS: AI Racing Game

Description 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

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AI Yet to Master Boardgame 'Go'

The Chinese game of Go has proven to be a tough challenge to those in the artificial intelligence field.  Advanced AI has been developed for many other games, with perhaps the most famous being chess. However, Go is in ... Read more

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Distributed AI Coming to a Computer Near You

Canadian 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

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The RoboCup Robot Challenges

Created 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

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Bioloid: Highly Configurable Robot

Since being released a couple years ago, the Bioloid hobbyist robot has quickly grown in popularity due to its incredible versatility. Available in several kits of varying complexity, the robot is capable of being programmed and physically configured to ... Read more


Robotic Exoskeleton Gives Hope to the Wheelchair-bound
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Robotics - Exoskeletons
Tuesday, 23 September 2008 19:07

Now for a technology that can truly be life changing for wheelchair-bound individuals.   A new device called ReWalk acts as a robotic exoskeleton for the legs. The device gives the individual enough power and control over their legs to walk around with the assistance of crutches.

From an article on the device:

ReWalk consists of motorised leg supports, body sensors and a back pack that contains a computer and rechargeable batteries. Users still need crutches to help with balance.
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To move, the user picks a setting with a remote control wrist band – "stand", "sit", "walk", "descend" or "climb" – and then leans forward, activating the body sensors and setting the robotic legs in motion.


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