In this VI Shots video taken at Robodevelopment 2007, we talk with Ariel Cohen the founder and chairman of Galileo Mobility Instruments. Their company has developed a unique wheel that can transform into a rugged track quickly and easily.
Galileo is the innovator of a unique breakthrough technology, The Galileo Wheel which combines wheel and track in a single component. The simple mechanism enables switching back and forth between the two modes within seconds. The technology enables the device to use wheels whenever possible, and tracks whenever needed.
They are currently looking for partners to adapt their invention to the consumer robotics market after successfully landing a contract with an Israeli defense contractor.
In this VI Shots video taken at Robodevelopment 2007, we talk with Paul Roberts, a developer with Microsoft Robotics Studio. Yes, it’s similar to LabVIEW and it can be used as a general purpose language.
Framingham, Mass., February 1, 2008 — After months of careful research, planning and development, Robotics Trends today announced the re-launch of its flagship website www.roboticstrends.com, an online news, information and analysis portal focused on business and technology trends for people who build, buy, invest in, and seek to understand the robotics industry. The revamped website includes a career center, resources section and issue archive, in addition to six ‘focus areas’ covering the key robotics sectors - Personal Robotics, Service Robotics, Security and Defense, Industrial Robotics, Academia and Research, and Design and Development.
“Robotics is a rapidly expanding high tech industry that impacts many markets, including the first responder market, security and defense, intelligent transportation, field and medical robotics, as well as the consumer sector,” states Ken Moyes, President of EH Publishing, Inc., parent company of Robotics Trends. “We feel that our web presence must therefore reflect the whole of the robotics industry, in addition to bringing breaking news and world class insight and analysis to the site.”
“We have incorporated input of members of the robotics industry when designing our new site,” states Dan Kara, President of Robotics Trends. “As a result, the new site is a significant improvement in terms of usability and navigation. More importantly, we have expanded coverage and increased the amount of content on the site. In response to industry calls for workforce development support, we have also included in the redesign the Robotics Trends Career Center, and online location where employers can post job openings in the robotics field and prospective employees can apply for these positions. Visitors will find that www.roboticstrends.com is the most comprehensive robotics website in the industry.”
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Ok, so if there are ever going to be robots interacting with us in our daily lives, then the first place to see these would be at this conference. It wasn’t about industrial robotics but about how we can bring robots into the homes and interact with them. Not only that, but how we can do this for under $200. I saw a lot of cool stuff. I took a lot of video and in general, came away with a lot of hope for the future.
Up until now there hasn’t been a conference of this kind. The location of the conference is telling to the goals of the organizer, Dana Kara, the president of Robotics Trends. In the past, most robotics conferences have been held in cities such as Boston or Pittsburgh because they are close to certain universities or military research in the field. But now, Robotics Trends is hoping to bring the field of robotics development for commercial products closure to venture capitalists looking for new entrepreneurial fields to invest in.
I will be presenting video in the upcoming weeks but for now, here are some highlights.
Ray Almgren from National Instruments presented at the keynote and gave an overview of his company’s involvement in the robotics industry. One example was the partnership with Lego in helping develop the Mindstorms NXT product.
As you can appreciate. There is a lot of stuff to see. Unfortunately I only had time for one day (out of a 2-day conference), plus I had to do all the video interviews so I didn’t get a chance to see any of the presentations. There were several tracks with many in-depth sessions where the technology experts were presenting the tools of the trade to allow more companies to develop lower cost robots.
In the end, If it ever happened again, I would definitely be back. This time with more time to spare.
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