In an attempt to prepare for France’s Pavilion Day, Aldebaran Robotics lined up 20 robots to perform a 3 part synchronized dance. These robots are individually known as “Nao” and each model showcased a jaw dropping range of joint and limb movement.
Maybe for now, these robots may not win the “So you think you can Dance” competition, but pretty soon, Naos are going to make it big time. You can go to YouTube and watch Nao in action; the robot(s) literally jumps, sits and stands — in a fluid motion.
Since, 2006 these robots have been around in one form or another. Their developers constantly kept on upgrading them and the latest extensive programming just proved that Nao holds a promising future in the robot industry.
If we look at things on a bigger level, a Robotic World Cup is being prepared, which will only use robots as soccer players. There won’t be any external controls and the robots will be playing those soccer matches on their own. All the more, if this project is worked out, it will be a revolutionary change from technological perspective.
Sadly, Naos are not open for sale, so all interested people will have to wait for a few more years, until a final version is available for public use.
Debbie on Saturday, June 26th, 2010 at 12:21 am