Robot Magazine - Winter 2006 Issue 05

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ON THE COVER

The Robotis Bioloid stands tall. This capable humanoid, marketed by Trossen Robotics, features networked, intelligent servos, see page 26. Photo by Walter Sidas.

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6 UPDATE

8 NAME THAT BOT

10 ROBOT FEED
Letters to the Editor

12  LERN
      Leading Edge Robotics
      News

Jeanne Dietsch of MobileRobots.com offers this test to distinguish real robots from "vaporbots"

ROBO-ONE 10 – A Gallery of Humanoid Robot Competition in Japan

34  SNAPSHOT
      First Space Contact—Human
      and Robot Explorers

50  BOT BOOKS
      Robots as potential
      colleagues and friends

73 ON THE WEB

Web Feature: Build The BioSTAMP III — by Dan Ramirez

82 NEWS BYTES

87 APPLIANCE CORNER

88 PLUG AND PLAY

96  FUTURE BYTES
      Will service robots ride
      on powered spheres?

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20	SPACE EXPLORERS! Evolution of robotic arms and mobility in the space age –by Jim Oberg
26	EXCLUSIVE REVIEW ROBOTIS BIOLOID A networked humanoid with intelligent servos –by Harry Mueller
36	SURVEYOR SRV-1 MOBILE BOT ZigBee controlled ready-to-run webcam –by Timothy Swieter
40	MANOI ATHLETE HUMANOID ROBOTS Kyosho raises the ROBO-ONE bar –by Lem Fugitt MANOI Photo Gallery

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46	THE FLUTTER BOT Take your robotic skills to the next level! –by Doug Porter with George Albercook
52	TRINITY COLLEGE FIRE FIGHTING HOME ROBOT CONTEST International autonomous bot challenge –by Ken Boria with Neville Mair and Michael Morrissey
58	PARALLAX HEXCRAWLER Explore 6-legged locomotion! –by George Mitsuoka

62	LYNXMOTION BRAT An entry-level humanoid biped breaks new ground –by Harry Mueller with Tom Atwood Building The Lynxmotion Brat—Photo Essay Brat Motion Routines
68	WOWWEE ALIVE CHIMPANZEE Personal programmable primate –by Bob Hastings
71	MOTOR CONTROL FOR PC-BASED ROBOTS A new era opens for hobbyist bot builders –by Peter DelMastro with Matt Trossen

edu bots

74	TEAM ROBOTICS An international comparison of robotics innovation –by Dr. Kenneth Berry
78	EDU BOTS Q&A So you want to be a roboticist?

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80	MATE CENTER—2006 INTERNATIONAL ROV COMPETITION Student-designed robots simulate commercial missions –by Terry Dunn
83	A CASE FOR GRASS ROOTS ROBOTICS We can reach more students at a lower cost –by Tom Murphy
84	BATTLEBOTS IQ 2006! Combat robotics promotes technical education –by Brian Nave

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