By George Wong on 12/13/2011 21:57 PST Some researchers in Japan have managed to develop a six-legged robot, Asterisk, which can use two legs as arms when needed so it can pick things up and carry them. In addition to normal walking motions, ...
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Asterisk robot learns to climb, carry, and cartwheel
By Jamie Keene on December 14, 2011 09:52 pm 3Comments We've seen the Asterisk robot a few times before - it's been in development since 2005 - but the spider and insect-inspired design has proved pretty versatile over the years. ...
The Asterisk robot looks very much like its namesake (Image: Arai Lab)
While not as elegant (or sinister) as its film counterparts, the Asterisk robot being developed by the Arai Robotics Lab at Osaka University in Japan does an excellent job of resembling a big, mechanical bug with some interesting skills. ...
Video: Omni-Directional Spider Robot Asterisk
Learn More It's not the first spider-like robot out there, but it's almost certainly the most advance one: a team of researchers at Osaka University in Japan has developed Asterisk [JP], a six-legged insect robot that can perform a few pretty ...
Asterisk insect robot demos prey-grabbing talents
Researchers at Osaka University have developed an omni-directional robot called Asterisk, capable of grabbing and carrying prey DigInfo reports, and perfect for when the AIs revolt and begin to see us as the fleshy Duracells we really are. ...
Asterisk Prototype: Spider-Man's Long Lost Robot Cousin
Appropriate named Asterisk for its shape, this robot is equipped with an accelerometer and gyro sensors that allow it to navigate its surroundings with ease.When it isn't busy hunting down the human race, Asterisk is capable of picking up and ...
Asterisk the robot spider walks, rolls, cartwheels, climbs, terrifies
By Mark Brown Meet Asterisk, an insect-inspired robot from Japan's Osaka University. He's certainly not the first scuttling robot to copy the animal kingdom's more minute members, but he might just be the most versatile spider-like automaton around. ...
Nitt Picks is Asterisk Free
Roger Maris had to put an asterisk by his 61 home runs; Barry Bonds' colossal season and career totals may not even stay in the books by the time the "Steroid Era" is finally exhausted and put out of its misery. So it is now in Bobby Bowden's chase for ...
voicenation Picks Asterisk for Next Generation Call Center
Asterisk is free, open source software that turns an ordinary computer into a feature-rich voice communications server - making it simple to create and ...
No asterisk needed for Aaron's career
"Do you put guys in (the Hall) with an asterisk behind their name and say, 'Hey, they did it, but here's why.' To be safe, I think that's the only way you ...
Ripken Says Rodriguez's Accomplishments Will Carry Asterisk
23 (Bloomberg) -- Former Baltimore Orioles and Hall- of-Fame baseball player Cal Ripken said Alex Rodriguez's accomplishments will now carry an asterisk after the New York Yankees third baseman admitted using performance-enhancing drugs. ...