By Carlos Asmat & filed under Industry.
Google is at it again and is giving us a peek at another mind-blowing project! Project: Glass, from the Secret Lab Google X aims to create an augmented reality mobile interface that will enable us to get on-the-go information by superimposing it on top of our field of view. The goal is to augment our perception of the world by overlaying […]
By Carlos Asmat & filed under Industry.
We love to see robotics used to enable humans to regain their lost abilities and freedom. See how a Google self-driving car enables a blind man to drive again and do whatever he feels like doing (even going to get a taco). This shows the true potential of robotics and allows us to glimpse into a future where humans are assisted in their […]
By Carlos Asmat & filed under Cloud Robotics.
Another important announcement for the field of robotics was made at Google IO 2011 that complements the announcement for the Android Open Accessory Kit. As shown in the video below about Cloud Robotics (this presentation is very interesting and explores somewhat involved robot programming), there is a new implementation of ROS, the popular operating system for robots, that runs […]
By Carlos Asmat & filed under Uncategorized.
Goggle made an impressive demonstration of their car in “aggressive mode”. You can see the autonomous car perform around a closed course at high-speed in a parking lot. It is exiting to see that the autonomous car technology is already here and can drive us today around the streets. Our laws are now the only limiting factor preventing people from getting one of those […]
By Carlos Asmat & filed under Industry, Prototypes, Transport.
Google, the ubiquitous Internet giant, is leaning more and more towards robotics. Google’s interest in robotics started with the clever naming of their Android cell phones, and continued with their acquisition of several UAVs. Now, they are road testing fully autonomous cars. These cars can navigate a urban environment 99% of the time without needing human intervention. […]
By Carlos Asmat & filed under Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
Wiwo.de and The Register, and Fortune report that google has acquired a md4-1000 from the German company Microdrones GmbH. That type of UAV can fly for roughly one hours on a single charge and could photograph pretty much everything on its way. Maybe Google is seeking a cheaper alternative to traditional aerial photography for Google Earth, maybe […]
By Carlos Asmat & filed under Industry, Robotics Projects & Kits.
This little gem came to me courtesy of my friend Greg Baker, who is a lecturer in Computer Science at Simon Fraser University. Thanks Greg! This one was too cool to pass up. Gåågle - It’s not as weird to pronounce as you’d think. It’s actually pronounced like Google and you’ll begin to see why soon […]
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