Start-up offers mass-market robot tech
News Evolution Robotics said its technology that lets a robot determine its position relative to its environment is based on wheel sensors and a Web cam that cost less than $50. Although the system must be "trained" with an initial tour of its...
[January 9, 2003, 14:37]
Transforming a laptop into a robot
News Grabbing a lager from the fridge is just one of the real-world tasks promised by Evolution Robotics, a Pasadena, California-based company that promises a popular but practical approach to robotics. The Evolution software can interpret images at a...
[May 23, 2002, 8:59]
New Aibo to lead the way in robotic vision
News Evolution Robotics' technology could also find applications in areas as diverse as useful household appliances such as robotic vacuum cleaners, and in supermarket checkouts where it could automatically recognise groceries, according to the company...
[September 5, 2003, 16:35]
Your laptop can be a beer-fetching robot
News Evolution Robotics announced on Tuesday that it has begun selling the ER1, a kit that turns an average laptop into a rolling, seeing robot. The major advance of the ER1 over previous consumer robot products is that it can do sophisticated analysis...
[October 2, 2002, 13:39]
Viva las gadgets: CES comes to town
News Evolution Robotics claims that its low-cost navigation system will enable robot devices, such as vacuum cleaners, to be affordable enough for consumers Dell: The PC is still king After the Sony president's claims that the television will be the...
[January 9, 2003, 13:33]
Week in review: Copy-protection drama, scary robots and faster wireless
News Meanwhile, a company called Evolution Robotics offered a mass-market utility robot for chores like bringing you cans of lager while you're watching the telly. No, not global warming, but a case that could prove to be a landmark in the way anti...
[January 10, 2003, 16:37]
