ROBO-ONE Humanoid Helper Project
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Tuesday, 23 of February , 2010 at 12:43 am
You may think that all of those crazy robot competitions that we like to cover are just fun and games, but there’s a serious side. Really, there is. For reals. Mindful of this, ROBO-ONE held the second annual Humanoid Helper Project last weekend, where teleoperated human-sized robots completed (or attempted to complete) three seemingly simple tasks, including pouring liquid from a plastic bottle into a cup, carrying ping-pong balls on a tray, and a 30 minute endurance race. I don’t know about you, but the last two would be a bit of a challenge for me, and they certainly were for the robots:
Keep in mind that these are not huge companies (or even small companies) with robots that cost millions (or even tens of thousands) of dollars. These are hobby robots. Big, fancy hobby robots, but still hobby robots. The winner was the robot with the round head, who showed a remarkable (and consistent) amount of dexterity. Now if they could only start running ROS, they could start a bottle squeezing competition too.
[ Robo Helper ] VIA [ GetRobo ]
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Category: Competitive,Hobby
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Comment by FelipeChoque
Made Wednesday, 24 of February , 2010 at 9:56 am
hahaha the little robot at the end was so cute XD but i loved the white fembot xD
i agree, the roundhead seems really stable at walking :D
Awesome what you can do nowadays as a hobby!!
Comment by Hobby
Made Tuesday, 23 of March , 2010 at 3:14 am
It is a pity that at us such does not pass.
Comment by AndreA
Made Thursday, 2 of September , 2010 at 8:46 pm
SO CUTE! I love the little one XD
