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In January, DISCOVER and the National Science Foundation continued their Grand Challenges event series with a panel discussion at Carnegie Mellon University exploring the dynamic world of robotics.
The panel included four eminent roboticists—Javier Movellan from University of California San Diego, Rodney Brooks from the Massachussetts Institute of Technology, William “Red” Whittaker [...]

After walking, designing functional hands/grippers has to be the biggest challenge for humanoid robot builders. Packing motors to drive the fingers into a small space and designing the necessary linkages can be extremely difficult.
Fortunately, Lego Mindstorms are an excellent tool for prototyping ideas and concepts before committing any design to the point of actually cutting metal. Here’s [...]

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Won S. Kim is a Senior Member of Technical Staff in the Mobility and Manipulation Group. He has over 20 years experience in telerobotics research and development including software design and implementation, model and [...]