Podcasts about inmoov

An Over Coffee® special-edition podcast Robots used to be the stars of sci-fi. Today they show up all over the place.  They can be fun, educational, or literally lifesaving. Over the years of producing Over Coffee®, we've had the privilege of seeing some incredibly cool robots.  Here are just a few personal favorites--and the ways you can get involved with them. In this week's podcast, we take a look at the Robotics Society of Southern California. One of the world's first robotics societies, RSSC started in the 1970s!  Boardmembers Alan Timm and Walter Martinez talk about their projects, which include the InMoov robot, the world's first life-sized 3D printable robot.  There's an exciting enhancement: Walter created one which he could move through brain waves. And heads-up: nonprofit RSSC is having free virtual meetings, the second and fourth Friday of every month!  You're invited: here's the link for more information. Next, we explore the Zumi robot, which is a kit created by multiple award-winning educational software startup Robolink.   Robolink CEO Hansol Hong and his team have designed Zumi to teach students--middle-school to high-school age--how to work with artificial intelligence. Last, but certainly not least, is a look at sustainable robot P.E.T.E.R., which Pleasant Robotics CEO and Founder Gabriella Pleasant created.  P.E.T.E.R. is a biodegradable robot which purifies water! On this edition of Over Coffee®, you will hear: What two boardmembers of Robotics Society of Southern California created with 3D printers; Factors that enable RSSC to create more fun robots inexpensively; How brain waves moved a robot!; What a conversation with a humanoid robot could be like; How Robolink came to create an AI robot for students; How Robolink's latest educational robot, Zumi, works; Why Zumi is effective (hint: she's had some very tough critics!); The story of the P.E.T.E.R. robot; How Gabriella designed P.E.T.E.R. to help create a more sustainable planet.

InMoov est le premier robot open-source à taille humaine entièrement imprimé en 3D. A l'origine du projet ? Gael Langevin, un sculpteur et designer Français. En janvier 2012, il crée InMoov : une plateforme open-source sur laquelle il met en ligne gratuitement les fichiers de la première prothèse imprimable en 3D. Cette dernière donnera naissance à de nombreux projets à travers le monde, tels que Bionicohand ou encore e-Nable.➡️ En savoir plus sur https://fr.boma.global Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Over Coffee® is on Thanksgiving hiatus.  We'll be back next week with our 200th episode!  Meanwhile, here is one of our most popular podcast episodes of 2018. You look at a robot.  You're imagining it moving towards you. After a moment, the robot responds by moving in the direction you've envisioned. Or, you come into the lab after a rough day.   A second robot "notices" you're not happy--and comments on that fact! Those are just two entirely possible scenarios which roboticist Walter Martinez is currently researching. Walter, who teaches electrical engineering at CSULB, is the past President of nonprofit Robotics Society of Southern California.   Currently, he serves as secretary at RSSC.  And earlier this year, he obtained a grant to purchase a "Pepper" humanoid social robot for the campus. "Pepper", as mentioned in our earlier post, can carry on a basic conversation and answer questions.  She also responds to facial expressions. And the InMoov robot which Walter was building during our first visit, in 2017, is now complete.  The robot, christened "Evo", is the world's first fully-printed, life-sized robot. It's also one which Walter has programmed to move forwards and backwards, in response to his brain waves! And if you're thinking, "Ohh, I'd love to see these," guess what.  You can! The Robotics Society of Southern California meets on the second Saturday of every month, at Cal State Long Beach.   Their free monthly meetings feature guest speakers and everyone's welcome.  And you don't need robotics experience to attend!   (However, if you'd like to start making your own robots, that's a possibility too.  All the projects on their website are open source--and there will be plenty of interested fellow robot enthusiasts who'd like to see what you come up with.) Walter talked about his work with the "Pepper" and "Evo" robots, and what his research with them had been like, during our April, 2018 visit. On this edition of Over Coffee®, you’ll hear: How “Pepper” works, as a social robot; How our brain waves can cause “Evo” to move; What needs to happen to make Evo move, with brain signals; Some of the obstacles to focusing to move Evo, and how Walter deals with them; The process a scientist or an arts person can use to focus on moving Evo; Some of the implications of brain-wave research in other areas, such as stroke rehabilitation and the use of brain waves; Walter’s favorite experiences with Pepper and Evo; Some projected future uses of brain-wave research findings; Some of the implications and findings of recent brain-wave research; AND, an invitation! RSSC's December meeting happens Saturday, December 8th, as they hosti a "Pizza Party and Robot Talent Contest"!   If you do happen to be working on a robot, you're welcome to come by for a "Show-n-Tell" session and get input on your project.    And if you've run into some challenges in the building process, you may even want to ask for some possible solutions.  The pizza party's at noon, and the "Robot Talent Contest" starts at 12:40 in CSULB's ET Building, Room 239. However, you'll want to get there before that.  Perhaps just before 10:00 that morning?  At 10:00, RSSC's "Special Interest Group Lecture" begins, with a discussion of robot navigation and artificial intelligence!

Robots are one indication of just how powerful our brains can be. And right now, roboticist Walter Martinez is at the cutting edge of that research, at Cal State Long Beach. Walter, who currently serves as secretary for the Robotics Society of Southern California, has built an InMoov robot--and programmed it to move in response to brain waves!  (You'll recall, from our 2017 interview, that the InMoov is the world's first fully 3D printed, life-sized robot, and that the plans are open-source.) His robot, "Evo", can move forward and backward, as a subject thinks of these motions! In addition, Walter, who teaches electrical engineering classes at CSULB, recently obtained a grant, with which he bought a "Pepper" humanoid robot for the campus.   Walter says he believes CSULB is now the first college campus with "Pepper", which is designed as a social robot. "Pepper" can read facial expressions, determine emotions and carry on a conversation, when working with a list of provided questions. Walter talked about both the "Pepper" and "Evo" robots, and what current robotic research has revealed about our brains. On this edition of Over Coffee®, you'll hear: How "Pepper" works, as a social robot; How our brain waves can cause "Evo" to move; What needs to happen to make Evo move, with brain signals; Some of the obstacles to focusing to move Evo, and how Walter deals with them; The process a scientist or an arts person can use to focus on moving Evo; Some of the implications of brain-wave research in other areas, such as stroke rehabilitation and the use of brain waves; Walter's favorite experiences with Pepper and Evo; Some projected future uses of brain-wave research findings; Some of the implications and findings of recent brain-wave research; Upcoming special events happening at the Robotics Society of Southern California (including a May 12th visit from the Mars Rover Driver, John Wright.  Everyone's welcome!; Information on the upcoming competitions RSSC is having, AND the Robotics Expo that's coming up in August! The Robotics Society of Southern California meets this Saturday, May 12th at 10:00 am in Cal State University Long Beach's Engineering Technology Building, Room 241.  Everyone is welcome, whether you're a skilled roboticist or someone who loves robots but has no plans to ever build one!  And keep the dates of August 4th and August 25th in mind, for the "Long beach Robot Showcase"!  Here's the link for more information.  

Over Coffee® is on hiatus through the Christmas holidays.  We'll be rebroadcasting some of our most popular episodes of 2017.  Thank you for listening–and be sure to be with us for our coverage of CES 2018! Alan Timm (l) and Walter Martinez (r) with one of RSSC's early battling robots. How would you like to start building your first robot? Or, if you already have, would you like to learn even more about your next ones? The Robotics Society of Southern California is waiting to help. A nonprofit organization which has been in existence since the 1970s, Robotics Society of Southern California, or RSSC, is geared towards helping anyone with an interest in robotics.  And that includes total beginners. In March, we had the opportunity to talk with RSSC vice-president Alan Timm and secretary Walter Martinez.  We discussed the RSSC. robots in general--and the InMoov, the world's first 3D printed robot, in particular.  At the time of our conversation, Alan had completed his InMoov, and Walter was in the process of 3D printing and building his. On this edition of Over Coffee® you'll hear: How Alan and Walter first became involved in robotics; How makers are creating prosthetic hands through nonprofit E-Nable; What's involved in building the InMoov; What the InMoov can currently do; The directions in which Walter, Alan and their fellow roboticists are going, as they experiment with the InMoov's capabilities; How the Robotics Society of Southern California was created in the 1970s; What Walter, who teaches robotics, would tell a beginner about creating a first robot; How both Alan and Walter first became involved with RSSC; What a beginner can expect, the first time attending an RSSC meeting; An exciting major contest in which RSSC will be participating on June 10: the Fire Fighting Robot Contest; Some misconceptions about the InMoov; What Alan and RSSC are currently teaching the InMoov; How Gael Langevin came to create the 3D printed InMoov robot; Where to find  “Alan's Robot Lab” online, and Walter's “Robotics City“, which includes a kit he created for children; The resources each of them recommend to fellow roboticists as they get started; Alan and Walter's favorite stories about life with robots; AND, a good mistake each of them made, from which they learned, that can encourage any of us as we build robots! ALL-IN-ONE-PLACE, COOL ROBOTICS RESOURCES: E-NABLE – a global community that matches volunteers who can 3D print prosthetic hands with those who need them Robotics Society of Southern California – Their upcoming summer classes include Amazon Alexa programming and machine vision InMoov – here's where to find the plans for the life-sized 3D printed robot Thingiverse – where you'll see videos of the InMoov robot by Gael Langevin Alan's Robot Lab – here's a link to his YouTube page, as well Walter's Roboticscity.com, with research, lecture notes from his robotics classes and his robot kit!

When he was only 12, Dimitri Chatzis built his own large 3D printer that he consequently used to build, two years later, a big humanoid and highly sophisticated talking robot. “Troopy” is one of the only six similar robots -based on the InMoov ecosystem- in the world. Dimitri is from the northern Greek town of Kavala and still a freshman in High School. He travelled to Athens, along with his robot “Troopy”, in order to take part in the Athens Science Festival during 2016 and found the time to talk to us about his passion for robotics, his love for research and his plans for the future. We’re pleased to say that “Troopy” contributed to the interview with a few words of his own. Interviewed by Yannis Rizopoulos for Tech Talks Central.