Laser-guided robot unveiled
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One robot in development at an Atlanta laboratory is commanded by humans with an ordinary laser pointer, the same kind used by lecturers presenting slide shows. (article 2)
The robot doesn't yet say, " Your medicine bottle, sir but that may also happen someday, said Charlie Kemp, an assistant professor and roboticist in the department of biomedical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. (article 2)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A robot with a cowardly streak took top honors at a conference on human-robot interaction in Amsterdam on Saturday, winning the crowd over with antic displays intended to mimic human phobia. (article 3)
The " Phobot designed by a team of students from the University of Amsterdam, was voted the public's favorite at a competition of seven teams from technical universities around the world. (article 3)
When first exposed to a fear-inspiring object - in this case a menacing larger robot - the Phobot retreats and then spins in circles in an apparent panic. (article 3)
(Stanley Leary/Associated Press) " The entire world becomes a point and click interface said the the robot's designer , Charlie Kemp, the director of Georgia Tech's Center for Healthcare Robotics. (article 1)
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- Laser-guided robot unveiled (cbc.ca, 03/14/2008, 674 words)
- An Assistant Who May Need the Occasional Battery (nytimes.com, 03/16/2008, 844 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > SCITECH (FOX News, 03/15/2008, 392 words)
- Send news tip to FOXNews.com (FOX News, 03/14/2008, 1019 words)
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