Simulated Pioneer GPS Service The Simulated Pioneer GPS service provides a simple localization service to be used in the Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio simulator. It consists in a simple box shape entity (PioneerGPSEntity) that can be attached to a simulated…
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First of all, the mirror test is not exactly intended as a general test for consciousness, but a specific test for self-consciousness, and more exactly self-recognition. It is generally applied to some higher mammals and infants. The test consists on…
Wakamaru, the communication robot by Mitshubishi. Wakamaru is a robot designed for human communication and interaction and its own “personality”. This robot has been designed by Toshiyuki Kita to live with humans. Its robotic body features original eyes, mouth and…
The following is a video of an Aldebaran Nao prototype robot at WAF 2008 (Workshop de Agentes Físicos, 2008. Vigo. Spain). This one is used by University Rey Juan Carlos of Madrid to participate in the Robocup competition. After Sony…
Microsoft have recently launched the RoboChamps simulation robotics competition and portal. The Robochamps.com portal supports the league competitions with training, access to software, and community features. Robochamps is based on simulation, therefore you don’t need any real robotics hardware in…
The creators of Robosapien WowWee are preparing a new robot called Rovio that has been presented at CES 2008 and will be available this summer and it will cost around 200 Euro. Rovio is an omnidirectional wheeled robot equipped with…
SimulatedPioneerBumper Service Microsoft Robotics Studio comes with a simulated Pioneer 3DX entity that can be used in the Visual Simulation Environment. This simulated robot can be equipped with several simulated sensors, like the LRF or the simulated bumper. Usually the…
The robot model that you can see in this website header and section summaries is an animatronic human sculpture in bronze and stainless steel designed and built by artist Mark Ho. Its name is ZOHO ARTFORM NO.1. The copyright owner…
ExplorerSimSonar Application ExplorerSimSonar Application is a set of MSRS services used to recreate a virtual maze-like environment and experiment with a simulated Pioneer 3 DX robot equipped with a frontal Sonar array. The archive available for download include serveral Robotics…
The following list is a compilation of bibliographic search engines and scientific paper indexes, where you can look for publications related to your areas of interest. Note that given my particular area of interest (Machine Consciousness) I have focused on…