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A student demonstrates his home-made robot at Stanford’s Robot Block Party helpd on 4/11/12. The robot is used to provide a mobile remote presence (or Avatar) for a person connected via a video conference link.
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Robot Block Party
Stanford Robot Block Party held on 4/11/12. Part of National Robotics Week.
SRI Taurus Robot Operator
SRI employee Tom Low demonstrates the Taurus dexterous telemanipulation robot at Stanford’s Robot Block Party held 4/11/12. The Taurus operator uses an advanced controller with a 3D HD display to guide the robot in grasping and manipulating objects. SRI designed Taurus for bomb squad technicians to remotely engage with improvised explosive devices.
SRI Taurus Robot
SRI Taurus dexterous telemanipulation robot demonstrated at the Stanford Robot Block Party held on 4/11/12. SRI designed Taurus for bomb squad technicians to remotely engage with improvised explosive devices. It’s operators use an advanced controller with a 3D HD display to guide the robot in grasping and manipulating objects.
NASA SPHERES Robot
The NASA Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient Experimental Satellite (SPHERES) demonstrated at the Stanford Robot Block Party held on 4/11/12. SPHERES was developed by NASA to serve as remotely operated assistants for astronauts in space.
Nao Robot
Aldebaran Robotics Nao robot sits idle for a brief moment at the Stanford Robot Block Party held on 4/11/12. Nao is a fully programmable humanoid robot intended for research, teaching and service robotics.
Homer Robot
A home-made robot named Homer is on display at the Stanford Robot Block Party held 4/11/12.
