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ST, Waseda University Create WV-1 Inverted Pendulum Robot

2008-09-29 21:36:14 by EDA Geek News Staff in Robotic-Lab.COM
 
...Waseda University Humanoid Robotics Institute (HRI), a global leader in state-of-the-art robotics research, announced the development of a high-performance two-wheel inverted pendulum robot, called WV-1 (Waseda wheeled Vehicle-No.1), which is the first result of an ongoing cooperation for the research and development of
 
Tags: pendulum robot, research, robotics research, semiconductor companies, global leader, waseda, wv-1, development, nyse
 
 
 
 
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Waseda Talker Robot Tries to Speak Like Humans, Sounds Like A Cow [Robot Speech]

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2008-11-12 10:00:38 by Kit Eaton in Gizmodo
 
...Waseda Talker-7 robot, and it makes those strange vowel sounds not through a loudspeaker, but a biomechanical simulation of the way we humans speak. To that end, it's got a 19 degrees-of-freedom motorized system that replicates lungs, vocal cords, tongue, lips: basically the whole deal. Most interestingly, Takanishi labs wants to use the tech...
 
Tags: robot, waseda talker-7 robot, strange vowel sounds, vocal cords, speech synthesis, humans, takanishi labs, biomechanical simulation, system
 
 
 
 
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WABOT-2, An 80s Robot that Rocked the Synth [Retromodo]

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2008-04-23 15:05:00 by posted by Pantha in
 
...Waseda University's WABOT-2 combined both of these trends in to what may be considered the ultimate 80s icon . Extremely advanced for the day, the WABOT-2 could not only read music to play the electronic organ, but accompany a singer with a dynamic tempo and then hold a conversation after the performance. It's good to know that over 20 years...
 
Tags: 80s, wabot-2, waseda university, 80s icon, dynamic tempo, electronic organ, vision, synthesizers, bigger
 
 
 
 
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WABOT-2, An 80s Robot that Rocked the Synth [Retromodo]

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2008-04-23 11:05:00 by Mark Wilson in Gizmodo
 
...Waseda University's WABOT-2 combined both of these trends in to what may be considered the ultimate 80s icon . Extremely advanced for the day, the WABOT-2 could not only read music to play the electronic organ, but accompany a singer with a dynamic tempo and then hold a conversation after the performance. It's good to know that over 20 years...
 
Tags: 80s, wabot-2, waseda university, 80s icon, dynamic tempo, electronic organ, vision, synthesizers, bigger
 
 
 
 
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Robotic Flautist Plays Sweet Music

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2008-11-04 14:51:31 by Priya Ganapati in Gadget Lab
...Waseda University's robotic flautist can evolve The robot, which has an anthropomorphic or human-like quality, can play the musical score 'The Flight of the Bumblebee' almost flawlessly The latest version of the robot was presented at the BioRob 2008 conference in Arizona two weeks ago The robot's eyes have two cameras that allow it to...
 
Tags: music, robot, lips, human lips, music recital, robotic flautist, artificial lips, notes, music hope
 
 
 
 
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Lunar Rover-Like Vehicle for People with Reduced Mobility [Vehicles]

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2008-03-21 10:00:46 by Jesus Diaz in Gizmodo
...Waseda University is developing some really weird-looking vehicles and mechanical aids for people with reduced mobility. This one looks like a cross betwen a Segway and a lunar rover, but unlike Dean Kamen's invention, it requires the user to actually walk on top of it, although with limited motion. This achieves three effects: first, it...
 
Tags: people, lunar rover, motion, faster motion, unlike dean, vehicles, impress robot, mobility, complete safety
 
 
 
 
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Lunar Rover-Like Vehicle for People with Reduced Mobility [Vehicles]

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2008-03-21 14:00:46 by posted by Pantha in
...Waseda University is developing some really interesting, although weird looking, vehicles and mechanical aids for people with reduced mobility (that will be all of us at one point). This one looks like a cross betwen a Segway and a lunar rover, but unlike Dean Kamen's invention, it requires the user to actually walk, although with limited...
 
Tags: people, lunar rover, motion, faster motion, unlike dean, vehicles, impress robot, mobility, user
 
 
 
 
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World's first solar boat built in 2500 B.C.

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2008-08-01 10:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
 
...Waseda University, who is helping lead the restoration effort with the antiquities council The discovery of the boat pits more than 50 years ago by workmen clearing a large mound of wind-blown debris from the south side of the Great Pyramid is considered one of the most significant finds on the plateau. They are the oldest vessels to have...
 
Tags: boat, ancient egyptian boat, ancient, boat pit, ancient egyptian, boat pits, similar boat, boat chambers, pit
 
 
 
 
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StellarWindow Software And Dongle Makes Stargazing A Whole Lot Easier

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2008-09-05 12:08:35 by Andrew Liszewski in OhGizmo!
...Waseda University students in Japan, and it relies on a special USB dongle that features tilt sensors and an electronic compass. You just install the software on your laptop or tablet PC and attach the dongle, and once your position is calibrated, the StellarWindow program will provide a detailed explanation of the night sky you see before...
 
Tags: stellarwindow, fairy devices stellarwindow, fairy devices, dongle, stellarwindow program, software, special usb dongle, release stellarwindow, waseda university students