Robot Magazine - Spring 2008 issue 10

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The Futaba RBT-1 humanoid robot strides forth in a surreal landscape suggestive of the high technology it embodies. This 20 DOF robot is the fastest moving humanoid class robot we’ve tested. See our feature review, page 30.

Photo by Walter Sidas.

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columns &
departments

  6  UPDATE
       Next-generation
       Robotics

8 NAME THAT BOT

10 ROBOT FEED
Readers' letters

12  LERN
       Leading Edge
       Robotics News

52  SNAPSHOT
      Robonaut to play
      important role
      beyond low earth
      orbit

90 PLUG AND PLAY
Product news

98  FUTURE BYTES
      NSF funds research
      on robots that will
      design & build
      themselves

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24	DARPA URBAN CHALLENGE
	Robots autonomously navigate signs and city traffic in bid for $2 million prize —by Dr. Kenneth Barry

30	FUTABA RBT-1 HUMANOID
	A Ferrari has arrived —by David Calkins

36	HUAMN-ROBOTICS ALLIANCE SAVES THE DAY
	Robot arms facilitate emergency space-station repair —by Jim Oberg

42	INTERNATIONAL ROBOT EXPO '07
	The world's largest robotics trade show is an eye-opener —by David Calkins

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	46	PROJECT PROPELLER-EQUIPPED BOE-BOT
		A new microcontroller opens a new era in hobby robotics —by Peter DelMastro Propeller Boe-Bot source code Propeller Boe-Bot video

	58	UGOBE PLEO
		A robotic "life-form" with an evolving personality —by Tom Atwood

	62	ROBO DEVELOPMENT 2007
		Inaugural conference shows rapid expansion of robotics marketplace —by George Mitsuoka

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64	ROMEY—A "FREE RANGE" ROBOT
	Keeping an eye on things, Part 1 —by Steve Norris Source Code for Romey, Part 1

72	MATRIXMULTIMEDIA MICROMOUSE
	Maze-solving robot —by Peter DelMastro

68	ROBOT VILLAGE: SOLARBOTICS SCOUTWALKER III TESTING LAB, PART 4
	Light-detecting BEAM robot with "artificial neurons" —by Rob Lockhart

88	BOT SHOPT REPORT: HOW TO CUT SHEET METAL WITH A SHERLINE PRODUCTS MILL
	Basic tips to make your own robot brackets —by Matt Bauer

edu bots

	74	SOLIDWORKS STUDENT DESIGN KIT
		Explore 3D visualization and design —by Harry Mueller

	78	PROGRAMMING PRIMER
		Play cell-phone ring tones on your robot —by Dick Swan VEX Ringtones Article Extention (zip file)

	82	Q&A NATIONAL ROBOTICS EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS
		Resources for educators —by Dr. Kenneth Berry

	84	EXCLUSIVE! MARINE RESEARCH & EXPLORATION DRIVE ROBOTICS EDUCATION
		MATE competitions sow the seeds for the underwater ROVs of the future —by Marie Planchard

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