Robots in the real world
 

I enjoy seeing what robots are used for in the real world. Below is an example and a demo video. I was wondering what other examples the CD world could come up with.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U-wN...eature=related

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xad...ring-demo_tech

Re: Robots in the real world
 

My dad works for Viastore and these are the robots that they build

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xvBj4hBQ9k

They are AS/RS (Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems)

Re: Robots in the real world
 

These ststems are great for warehouses as they need few people (very expensive for a buisness) and are much more accurate.

Not exactly robots but here is an interesting program that FIRST alumni would fit into nicely. I just heard about it and it was held in my own back yard.

http://www.formula-hybrid.org/about.php

Re: Robots in the real world
 

A bunch of FIRST students, mentors, and alumni (including two WFFAs) work for this company. As I understand it, the robots were inspired by work on a past DARPA project.

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I work on robots that inspect nuclear reactor vessels and steam generators. Obviously robots are prefererred over humans in these positions because there can be very high radiation levels present. Unfortunately I don't have any videos to share.