01.07.2008
The Human Machine
Emptying a dishwasher is child's play for a human being, but a highly complicated process for a robot. Scientists in Karlsruhe are working on an ambitious project: the development of a robot that can act independently. Experts from wide-ranging specialist fields are working on the robot to make it see, hear and feel.
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The Human Machine: Episode 12, 01/07/2008
Decision Day
The researchers are running on adrenalin. Today ARMAR is supposed to show the DFG reviewers what it can do. First task: object recognition. ARMAR moves unerringly to pick up the rice box. But there is more to come: Now the robot has to open the dishwasher and get a drink out of the fridge. Will everything run smoothly?
24.06.2008
Dress Rehearsal in the Kitchen
Talking, walking, holding, filling the dishwasher: ARMAR has learned a lot in the last seven years. Now it is time to show whether it has really mastered its new capabilities.
17.06.2008
Humanoid Robots
ARMAR is supposed to eventually move like a human being. Because the more the appearance and the movements of a robot resemble those of humans, the better it will be accepted by them.
10.06.2008
Setting the Table
Programming by demonstration: this is how Martin Lösch wants to teach ARMAR to set the table. To do this he wears data-acquisition gloves with magnetic field sensors. A camera system is installed to monitor everything.
03.06.2008
Showpiece
Soft, compliant and sensitive: ARMAR's new hand can even handle a raw egg. The gripping mechanism developed by Dr. Artem Kargov and his colleague Immanuel Gaiser hides something sensational....
27.05.2008
Learning About Cups
What characteristics do cups have? How do you pick them up and put them down? In a few weeks ARMAR will be reviewed by the DFG. By then it will have to be able to handle a cup properly.
20.05.2008
Grand Gestures
"Bring me that cup." ARMAR doesn't understand everything yet. Pointing gestures could help improve communication with the robot.
13.05.2008
Testing, Testing, Testing
Toasters, blenders, kettles: the kitchen is teeming with sounds that ARMAR has to recognise and distinguish. Hey ARMAR, can you hear us?
06.05.2008
People in View
What only a few years ago sounded like science fiction, ARMAR will soon turn into reality. The high-tech robot is not only supposed to be able to see people, but recognise them as well.
29.04.2008
Practice Makes Perfect
ARMAR now moves around without crashing. Tamim Asfour's team can now concentrate on the next task. Whether it be a tumbler, a cup or a cereal packet, ARMAR is expected to recognise objects and pick them up.
22.04.2008
The Training Kitchen
ARMAR is alive: it moves its arms, hands and fingers, and with its undercarriage it can even spin around in a circle. But how does it manage not to run into anything? Can it recognise open drawers?
15.04.2008
Automated Help in the Kitchen
Up to now it has been a lifeless heap of aluminium: ARMAR the robot. This is soon going to change. ARMAR will soon be getting the housework whipped into shape. But there’s still a long way to go.2008
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Rainforest
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Temple Restoration
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Giant Dinosaurs
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