Ultrafast lasers have the advantages of high time resolution, high energy density, broadband spectrum, etc. Ultrafast lasers with high-energy and high peak power have been widely applied in industrial ...
To view the promotional video for the Beam Pro telepresence robot is to glimpse a strange, disquieting future. Observe as a corporate executive (ensconced in the comfort and privacy of her own home) ...
How did the robot cross over the creek? Very carefully, as it turns out, and with a lot of practice. Many actions that humans can do with ease -- like navigating over rocks to reach the other side of ...
We’ve seen a few minimalist robots in our time, but very few compare to [Thomas Rinsma]’s amazingly agile BEAM robot. It’s absolutely fascinating to watch this little robot crawl around on its ...
A company called Suitable Technologies is unveiling a new remote presence robots system. The robotic system is called the Beam Remote Presence System or Beam RPS. The robotic system is designed to ...
"Beam +" is a robot that can be operated from a PC even if it is in a remote place, and can display the face of a person operating on a PC with a monitor. Here is Beam +, with a 10 inch (about 25 cm) ...
In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 Dr. Alan Shatzel, medical director of the Mercy Telehealth Network, is displayed on the monitor RP-VITA robot as he waits to confer with Dr. Alex Nee at ...
While quadruped robots may surpass their wheeled counterparts at traversing rough terrain, they still aren't able to maintain their balance when moving along narrow ridges. That could change, though, ...
Beam, a telepresence robot with a screen that a person can remotely control and use to communicate via video, became a breakthrough success in the world of robotics in part because of its role in ...