Friday photo: Robots: They’re just like us
A man takes a ball from the hand of a pattern recognition and movement coordination multi-robot during the FET11, The European Future Technologies Conference and Exhibition, in Budapest Congress and World Trade Centre on May 4, 2011. Six research projects selected to compete for two top spots in the area of research into future and ...
A man takes a ball from the hand of a pattern recognition and movement coordination multi-robot during the FET11, The European Future Technologies Conference and Exhibition, in Budapest Congress and World Trade Centre on May 4, 2011. Six research projects selected to compete for two top spots in the area of research into future and emerging technologies (FET) were announced on May 4 by the European Commission at the FET11 conference and exhibition. The six contenders will receive around 1.5 million euro each to refine their proposal for one year, after which only two will be selected.
A man takes a ball from the hand of a pattern recognition and movement coordination multi-robot during the FET11, The European Future Technologies Conference and Exhibition, in Budapest Congress and World Trade Centre on May 4, 2011. Six research projects selected to compete for two top spots in the area of research into future and emerging technologies (FET) were announced on May 4 by the European Commission at the FET11 conference and exhibition. The six contenders will receive around 1.5 million euro each to refine their proposal for one year, after which only two will be selected.
A young visitor is shown a robotic hand at the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Shanghai on May 12, 2011. The conference, during which academic and industrial communities meet to address new challenges and share views on the industry, runs from May 9 to 13, with ‘Better Robots, Better Life’ as the main theme.
ST. LOUIS, MO – APRIL 28: Honda’s humanoid robot ASIMO appears during the FIRST Championships at the America’s Center on April 28, 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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