Seiko Epson develops tiny flying robot
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Seiko Epson is developing a flying robot that looks like a miniature helicopter and is about the size of a giant bug. The company hopes it&#39;ll prove handy for security, disaster rescue and space exploration.
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Seiko Epson have unveiled their latest wireless flying micro-robot named the FR-II. The successor to the FR robot the latest micromechatronic contraption has a number of improvements. It is 2.3g heavier than the original FR at 12.3g but does away with the ...
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Massachusetts-based start-up has come up with a way to print photographs or documents without ink or an ink cartridge. And that means smaller devices.Photos: Teeny tiny printers
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IBM Corp. researchers are touting one of the tiniest pieces of art ever made &#151; an image of the sun made from 20,000 microscopic particles of gold. The precision required is a breakthrough that heralds ultra-miniature sensors, lenses and wires inside nanoscale circuits of the future.
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Tiny robots powered by living muscle have been created by scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Ballbot, a narrow, 5-foot-tall robot, balances delicately on what looks like a bowling ball. Swaying slightly on a laboratory floor, the aluminum-framed droid seems ready to fall at any moment.
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Several research teams are developing robots made of smart building blocks that can morph into different forms to perform a broad variety of tasks. The bots are to be used in space missions and in search-and-rescue efforts. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
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The micro flyer is the next version of the robot by the Japanese technology firm that wowed crowds with last year.
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It can greet people, show DVDs, and hand out balloons. Ubiko, a robot-on-wheels with a catlike face, is joining the crew of temporary workers supplied by a Japanese job-referral company to stores, events, and even weddings.
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A new Epson photo printer scans, restores, prints and copies without ever needing to be connected to a computer.
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Pint sized robo-assassin talks the talk, can't walk the walk Israeli killer-robot maker Elbit Systems today unveiled the "Viper," a small ground-crawling combat machine "roughly the size of a small television".â¦
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The product, which has the smallest active area foot print in the industry (4 mm(2)), has ultra low power consumption of only 350mW, and exceeds XFP Rev.
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Forget the clicker: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity.
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Nearly 150 years ago it was no more than  a concept by a visionary scientist, but researchers have now  created a minuscule motor that could lead to the creation of  microscopic nanomachines.
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(InfoWorld) - Japan's Seiko Epson is planning to develop a range of products based on a Microsoft's Windows Rally technology for wireless networked devices. Windows Rally is one of a number of new technologies in the Vista operating system and is meant to simplify setup, security, and management of networked devices. Within the Rally family of technologies is Windows Connect Now for easy Wi-Fi setup; Plug and Play Extensions (PnP-x) for easy installation of networked-connected devices; and the Link Layer Topology Discovery protocol for easy discovery of networked devices. Products making use of the technology will be able to detect devices on the network and then automatically install drivers and configure ports so they are ready for use. Control of devices on the network like printers and scanners will also be possible. Epson, which is one of the world's largest makers of computer printers, said on Thursday that is has licensed the technology from Microsoft and joined a Microsoft program that will see engineers from the two companies work together on products from the initial design stage. The company didn't provide any details of products that will include Windows Rally but printers are a likely candidate. At the WinHEC engineering conference in the U.S. Epson demonstrated a multifunction printer with the Rally technology, it said.
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In 60 years, bird-watchers have caught just one fleeting glimpse of an ultra-rare woodpecker. Now a robot is joining the hunt. By Brendan Borrell.
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The new Japanese robot Miuro turns an iPod music player into a dancing boombox-on-wheels. The 14-inch-long machine from ZMP Inc. blares music as it rolls and twists from room to room. The robot, which looks like a ball popping out of an egg, has a speaker system from Kenwood Corp.