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Unbounded Robotics launches robot platform for education, research |
April 18, 2014
If you fear the rise of robots, the latest humanoid-style machine has an “emergency stop to prevent robot apocalypse.”That tongue-in-cheek feature belongs to UBR-1, which has been launched by California startup Unbounded Robotics.The robot is aimed at a variety of applications in research and education. With a price tag of US$50,000, it’s a relatively cheap “mobile manipulation platform,” as Unbounded describes it.The startup has compared the UBR-1 to an iPhone without any third-party apps—essentially a platform for developers.“Our robot can be used in a wide variety of applications; really anything that involves manipulation and repetition,” CEO Melonee Wise said in an email interview.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2145620/unbounded-robotics-launches-robot-platform-for-education-research.html#tk.rss_all
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