ERF2019 took place at the Marriott hotel in Bucharest. As usual, the event was divided into workshops and an exhibition area with different robot-related organisations represented, including European organisations, robot and parts manufacturers, technology hubs, universities and governmental institutions. Check out my post on ERF2017 here. The main topics for this year included: Robotics and... Continue Reading →
This past weekend, Vikram Radhakrishnan, Lukas Jelinek and myself, Thosha Moodley got together to try some robot app prototyping on the Anki Vector. The Vector is an adorable robot created by Anki, and a follow up to their first model, Cozmo. We are using it to produce a robot app prototype as a proof of... Continue Reading →
The first usecase that I am focusing on is cleaning the bathroom counter and sink. To prove that this would work, I used a little motor with a disc on the end, covered in cleaning wipes. The motor turned the cleaning pad to clean a surface. Next I designed a basic schematic of a... Continue Reading →
This past Friday I spoke to esteemed Human Robot Interaction Professor Angelo Cangelosi. Angelo's work is centred around human robot interaction, developmental robotics, robot understanding of language and real world concepts, and the use of neuromorphic systems for robot learning. He is the coordinator of the Horizon 2020 APRIL program (Applications of Personal Robotics through... Continue Reading →
After doing some research on existing social robots that have for instance appeared at CES, including Rosie from Aeolus, Buddy from Blue Frog Robotics and Jibo, I settled on the idea that what social robots need to really be successful is a killer app. I believe that robots are one of the most impactful platforms... Continue Reading →
Join me in my ongoing journey to produce a functional cleaning robot, starting from scratch, using the cheapest of components. My first attempt at building a useful and functional robot is a cleaning robot. It might seem like a boring start but I conducted a survey and many people selected bathroom cleaning as a task... Continue Reading →
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