| Similar Articles |
|---|
 |
Technology Research News
April 7, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Robot guided by its voice Researchers generally help robots navigate by giving them the sense of sight. A simpler approach is based on another human trait: listening to the sound of one's own voice. It also helps if the walls have ears.   |
PC Magazine
January 29, 2004
Sebastian Rupley |
Racy Robots Military aircraft inspired the slick-looking designs for a new line of robots from start-up company White Box Robotics. Unlike the predetermined features in most robots, White Box's robots will be designed to let each owner choose what his robot will do. |
AskMen.com
May 14, 2003
Steve Richer |
How To: Avoid Getting Lost As guys, we'll never admit that we're lost because that's just not manly; that's why you should consider these tips and become a human compass. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2013
Lucas Laursen |
Robot to Human: "Trust Me" Rescue robots respond to operator stress levels |
PC Magazine
March 15, 2006 |
New OnStar Nav Expected this spring, OnStar Turn-By-Turn Navigation provides spoken directions without requiring the driver to enter a destination manually. |
Technology Research News
December 31, 2003
Smalley & Patch |
Bots, humans play together Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are betting that putting humans and robots on the same soccer team will encourage the kind of cooperation that leads to understanding. |
PC Magazine
July 7, 2004 |
TomTom on the Go The TomTom Go takes TomTom's personal navigation software and integrates it into a convenient, car navigation solution. |
IndustryWeek
July 22, 2009
Peter Alpern |
Getting Ready for the 'Robot Revolution' As advances in technology allow for smarter, more versatile robots, they are expected to become more widely used in places such as laboratories, hospitals and food service operations. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The New Age of Service Robots: From Fighting Fires to Serving Beer R2-D2 and Rosie the robot maid may be coming soon to a home, or nursing home, near you. Thanks to advances in computing and navigation technology, robots -- including sophisticated robot toys and appliances -- are now being developed to serve people directly. |
PC Magazine
October 12, 2005 |
TomTom GO 300 With a new antiglare touch screen, preloaded maps for the entire U.S., and an itinerary-planning menu, this GPS is one of the best midrange products on the market. |
PC Magazine
April 19, 2006
Craig Ellison |
Sony Personal Navigation System nav-u Good GPS unit with many nice features, but other competing products offer more features at a lower price. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2011 |
Trimble Navigation Earnings Preview Trimble Navigation will unveil its latest earnings on Tuesday, August 2. Analysts strongly back Trimble Navigation. |
PC Magazine
February 7, 2007
Craig Ellison |
ViaMichelin X-930 There are easier-to-use products at the same price point. Trust your tires, but not your navigation, to the Michelin Man. |
PC Magazine
August 19, 2005
Craig Ellison |
Magellan RoadMate 760 Despite its lack of a 3D map view, the excellent navigation options make this GPS a very road-worthy system. |
PC Magazine
January 18, 2006
Sebastian Rupley |
Talking Bot It looks a little like a 23rd-century kangaroo, but RIDC-01, from the Japanese robot maker Tmsuk, is one of the most ambitious examples of human mimicry ever. |
BusinessWeek
January 7, 2010
Rich Jaroslovsky |
In GPS, Google Is Still a Little Lost Its navigation software usually gets you to your destination - unless it thinks you're on the wrong side of the Atlantic |
InternetNews
November 25, 2009 |
Google Debuts Mobile Movie App Google releases mobile version of upgraded movie search and expands turn-by-turn navigation app coverage in time for holidays. |
InternetNews
February 9, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Mapping Google's Latest Direction Search engine now also helps you see where you're going with a new map service. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
NAVTEQ Finds Its Way The navigation company has a number of very compelling investment merits, but there are definite potential drawbacks to consider, too. |
PC Magazine
November 9, 2009
Jamie Lendino |
Google Maps Navigation for Motorola Droid (Beta) Google Maps Navigation offers completely free, voice-enabled, turn-by-turn directions on the Motorola Droid. |
PC World
May 23, 2007
Dennis O'Reilly |
Cell Phones That Tell You Where to Go Services on handsets add traffic updates, location-based search, and more. |
PC Magazine
December 28, 2004
Sebastian Rupley |
My Very Own Robot Want to rig your own robot? After more than a year of development, White Box Robotics is preparing to ship its 912 series of customizable robots (shown) in the first quarter of 2005. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2006
John Teresko |
Mobile Robots: Automating The Warehouse At Staples, Inc. a mobile robot-based system helped triple order fulfillment rate per operator at a retailer's warehouse. |
Technology Research News
May 19, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Evolution Trains Robot Teams Using evolution to teach robots complex behavior could eventually give them the ability to adapt to unfamiliar environments. There's a long way to go, but researchers are laying a foundation. |
Search Engine Watch
November 3, 2005
Chris Sherman |
Yahoo Enhances Maps, Integrates Local Search In a major overhaul, Yahoo has significantly upgraded its Maps offering with cleaner maps and integrated local search results. |
Chemistry World
February 11, 2013
Laura Howes |
Soft robots take a leap forward It might not be able to leap buildings in a single bound but the latest soft robot to escape George Whitesides' lab is a jumper rather than a crawler and can jump at least 30 times its body height. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2007
John Teresko |
Greater Accuracy in Robots Leads to More Applications There is a trend to offer tools that will increase the accuracy of robots by compensating for variations in the manufacturing process. |
PC World
August 20, 2007
Steve Bass |
The Web's Best Mapping Sites At the top map services, driving directions are just the beginning. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2006 |
Just Charge It At Robot Kitchen, in Hong Kong, robots greet, seat, and feed patrons. |
BusinessWeek
January 29, 2007
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Easy Ways To Find Your Way Navigation devices cost less now, and cell-phone services work almost as well. |
Fast Company
December 1, 2006
Robert E. Calem |
Drive Thru A new Internet-powered car-navigation device offers hope for avoiding traffic. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2008
John Teresko |
The Future is Now for the Robot Revolution The next wave of robots will be remarkably human in appearance and function. |
PC World
July 2006
Michael S. Lasky |
Save Time and Money by Customizing Your GPS Create and store waypoints to help you plan routes more quickly and accurately. |
National Defense
April 2015
Valerie Insinna |
Robot Puts Out Shipboard Fires Another possibility currently under development is sending robots to find and put out fires aboard Navy ships. |
PC Magazine
October 26, 2004
Craig Ellison |
Portable GPS: Get There from Here We tested four of the latest portable GPS offerings to see which could get us there from here and back again. |
Chemistry World
February 17, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Cell-powered robots swim like sperm Scientists in the US have combined a synthetic polymer with living heart cells to make a tiny robot that swims by undulating its tail, in a similar way to sperm. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2007
Daniel H. Wilson |
The Brain-Powered Robot Servant: Resident Roboticist A new robot, Morpheus, takes its marching orders directly from your brain. |
CIO
August 27, 2008
Kristin Burnham |
5 Things iRobot President Helen Greiner Has Learned About Innovation Helen Greiner is president and co-founder of iRobot, a company that invents military and household robots. Innovation, she says, is the essence of her business. |
InternetNews
January 21, 2010 |
Nokia Offers Free Global Mapping for Its Phones After Google announced it would offer free maps and navigation on phones using its Android operating system, Nokia decided to one-up the search engine provider-turned-mobile phone maker. |
PC Magazine
November 4, 2003 |
Paging Dr. Robot The Johns Hopkins Hospital's latest physician addition, Dr. Robot, isn't a real doctor. He's a five-foot-tall robot -- a swiveling video camera and computer screen mounted on a mechanical base that allows doctors in remote locations to examine patients. |
PC Magazine
September 8, 2005
Craig Ellison |
Dual XNAV3500P Portable GPS Navigation System The relatively small size, built-in battery, and pedestrian profile makes it possible to use while walking, but there are several better, less expensive GPS receivers available in this class. |
Geotimes
August 2003
Tim Palucka |
Robot maps coal mine in 3-D In July 2002, the Quecreek mine accident in Pennsylvania revealed the deficiencies of outdated 2-D mine maps. If a new 3-D mapping robot now deployed emerges at the other end of a Pennsylvania coal mine, it will be a new era for mapping the underground world. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2010
Erico Guizzo |
When My Avatar Went to Work A robot surrogate or telepresence robot took my place at the office. Here's why one may take yours, too |
Fast Company
John Paul Titlow |
We're Doomed: Robots Can Now Learn To Adapt To Injuries A new study published today in Nature explains how robots can use a sort of "evolutionary algorithm" to learn new ways of operating after being injured, according to the MIT Technology Review. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2008
Jill Jusko |
Toyota Debuts New Robot Models The Japanese manufacturer introduces its latest additions to "partner robots" being developed to assist people in their everyday lives, but practical use for household robots remains a few years away. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2009
Courtney E. Howard |
iRobis Infuses Robots with Cognition The digital battlefield of the future could be closer than we anticipated, as scientists continue to make headway in the design and development of autonomous robots. |
National Defense
September 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Navigation System Advances Army's Pursuit of Unmanned Vehicles The Army will begin a series of tests in October that could demonstrate whether ground combat robots can find their way autonomously in the battlefield. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2005
John Teresko |
Robot Integration Growing numbers of machines are being introduced with robots as a factory-integrated option. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2005
Ben Ames |
Sandia researchers set sights on battlefield robots Now researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., are building systems that combine the strengths of humans and robots. |
BusinessWeek
September 10, 2007 |
Share Your Best Rides With GPS With a navigation system, motorcyclists can leave their maps at home and - via the Web - share and swap their best rides. |
