By Rachel Greenberg**, AutomationGT Edited by Frank Tobe, The Robot Report Three humanoid robots (sitting) and their human counterparts. Photo: Gadgets & Gizmos Show At present, the development and creation of humanoid robots accounts for only a small part of the robotics industry, yet humanoid robots capture the imagination in a particular way and…
Singular Impressions from IROS 2013 in Tokyo
Two images remain in my mind from IROS 2013 last week in Tokyo. The respect for Professor Emeritus Mori and his charting of the uncanny valley in relation to robotics, and the need for a Watson-type synthesis of all the robotics-related scientific papers produced every year. Let me explain. Uncanny Valley: Almost all of the presentations at…