inshock77 submitted 59 days
ago (http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/070301_technovel_superbot.html)
SuperBot is a modular, multifunctional and reconfigurable robot, designed by Dr. Wei-Min Shen and his team at the Information Sciences Institute at USC. Will it explore with NASA? More¡
tvidas submitted 59 days
ago (http://www.isi.edu/news/news.php?story=160#)
The "SuperBot [is] identical modular units that plug into each other to create robots that can stand, crawl, wiggle and even roll." Each module has sensors, servos, power, controllers, and 6 surfaces to connect to (its a cube). The site has about 10 short videos that show the bots finding each other and combining forces to perform actions. More¡
casey2kazan submitted 70 days
ago (http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2007/03/robotics_usc_in.html)
NASA reported significant progress in developing "SuperBot," identical modular units that plug into each other to create robots that can stand, crawl, wiggle and even roll, illustrated with a striking video of the system in action. Modular robots may play a major role in future space exploration. More¡
NewParadigm submitted 73 days
ago (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqqcuwEgT2w)
The SuperBot rules. More¡
NewParadigm submitted 73 days
ago (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qz2lmUlZxs)
Research project from USC-ICI Polymorphic Robot Department. The good part starts about a minute in. More¡
NewParadigm submitted 73 days
ago (http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=953)
Read and WATCH !!!! VERY INTERESTING...... AMAZING ! More¡
bonlebon submitted 76 days
ago (http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=46440)
SuperBots modules can connect in a variety of ways to permit rolling, climbing, burrowing, flying, and inspection and repair. More¡
w3torg submitted 80 days
ago (http://www.joetech.com/2007/02/23/superbot-robotics-of-the-future/)
Called the ¡°SuperBot¡±, this thing is indeed super. It ¡¯s key selling point, as far as I am concerned, is its completely modular design. This design (as you can see from the videos below) allows it to, in essence, build itself into a near limitless array of configurations for various tasks and needs. More¡
Virtuatech submitted 80 days
ago (http://www.educatedearth.net/video.php?id=2923)
The SuperBot is a highly versatile, modular robot. By rearranging its parts it is highly adaptable, and the coordinated efforts of separate modules only further increases its capabilities. This video demonstrates the wide range of abilities this robot possesses. More¡
charlie778 submitted 81 days
ago (gizmodo.com)
This robot, named the SuperBot, can do some pretty super, and unique things. The SuperBot has the ability to build itself, in a way. It can be constructed into a variety of different figures to accomplish different tasks, for example as a walking unit, rolling unit, snake unit, etc. More¡
jchurch submitted 81 days
ago (http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/02/21/superbot-modular-robots/)
The SuperBot modular robotic system is made up of a bunch of identical, independent little robots that can connect to each other in different ways depending on what they're trying to accomplish. The video of the little bot reaching for its body part is priceless. More¡
mklopez submitted 82 days
ago (http://www.physorg.com/news91300869.html)
Wei-Min Shen of the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute recently reported to NASA significant progress in developing "SuperBot," identical modular units that plug into each other to create robots that can stand, crawl, wiggle and even roll. He illustrated his comments with striking video of the system in action More¡
DooM submitted 82 days ago
(http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-02/uosc-vov022107.php)
(Video of bots included) In reporting to NASA significant progress in developing "SuperBot," identical modular units that plug into each other to create robots that can stand, crawl, wiggle and even roll, Wei-Min Shen of the USC Information Sciences Institute illustrated his comments with striking video of the system in action, video now on-line. More¡
hanksname submitted 82 days
ago (http://www.scientificblogging.com/news/real_life_transformers)
USC's lego-like autonomous robotic units show off ability to reconfigure into different systems for different tasks. Wei-Min Shen of the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute recently reported to NASA significant progress in developing "SuperBot," identical modular units that plug into each other to create robots that More¡
TheDarkTipper
submitted 134 days ago (http://www.heise-security.co.uk/articles/83058)
"2007 was the year of the super bots: Never before has malicious software been equipped with so many functions that help it to hide from antivirus software and to resist removal." More¡