http://defensetech.org/2006/04/18/mr-robotos-orbiting-dojo/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:41:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://defensetech.org/2006/04/18/mr-robotos-orbiting-dojo/comment-page-1/#comment-128728 JSAllison Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:47:10 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3151#comment-128728 Show me how they're going to pick up the pieces and I'll be impressed. Orbital debris cleanup, another profit opportunity in space. Show me how they’re going to pick up the pieces and I’ll be impressed. Orbital debris cleanup, another profit opportunity in space.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/04/18/mr-robotos-orbiting-dojo/comment-page-1/#comment-128727 Organic Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:35:59 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3151#comment-128727 "demonstration of the robot's capabilities included putting it to sleep, waking up, running, jumping, posing, and visual object tracking." Why does a robot get points for running? OMNIZERO.2 will only be able ti wiggle in space. I want to see mini thusters and lasers! “demonstration of the robot’s capabilities included putting it to sleep, waking up, running, jumping, posing, and visual object tracking.“
Why does a robot get points for running? OMNIZERO.2 will only be able ti wiggle in space. I want to see mini thusters and lasers!

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/04/18/mr-robotos-orbiting-dojo/comment-page-1/#comment-128726 tempusmaster Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:05:13 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=3151#comment-128726 You're right about ROBO-ONE not being one of the typical duke-it-out-in-the-ring battles. The robots do fight, of course, but only the top 32 out of a field of 130+ entries are selected. The first day of the multiple day competition, the robot developer has to demonstrate his creation in front of a panel of expert judges and a large audience. They only get 2 minutes with no extra time or specially allowances. Typically the judges are looking for characteristics and developments that advance the state of the art. For the March competition here in Tokyo, Maeda-san's OmniZero.2 put on an amazing demonstration and literally ran away with the first place score. You can see how the robot performed in this video we took during the contest: http://www.robots-dreams.com/2006/03/roboone_9_omniz.html It's really surprising to see how far the performance of the ROBO-ONE class robots has come over the past two years. Will they actually be able to accomplish their stated goal of staging the competition in space? I wouldn't bet against them. You’re right about ROBO-ONE not being one of the typical duke-it-out-in-the-ring battles. The robots do fight, of course, but only the top 32 out of a field of 130+ entries are selected. The first day of the multiple day competition, the robot developer has to demonstrate his creation in front of a panel of expert judges and a large audience. They only get 2 minutes with no extra time or specially allowances.
Typically the judges are looking for characteristics and developments that advance the state of the art. For the March competition here in Tokyo, Maeda-san’s OmniZero.2 put on an amazing demonstration and literally ran away with the first place score. You can see how the robot performed in this video we took during the contest: http://www.robots-dreams.com/2006/03/roboone_9_omniz.html
It’s really surprising to see how far the performance of the ROBO-ONE class robots has come over the past two years. Will they actually be able to accomplish their stated goal of staging the competition in space? I wouldn’t bet against them.

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