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MIT Researchers Develop 'Real Steel' Robot With Human-Like Reflexes

Posted by timothy on from the Sounds-totally-safe dept.

MojoKid writes: MIT researchers have developed HERMES, an advanced robot that is capable of manipulating objects and environments in nearly the same way as humans do. But this isn't just a project design of a robot only mimicking the actions of its human controller; it can also learn and make precise movements that weren't possible with prior robots. The HERMES robot is controlled by a human operator who wears a remote controller exoskeleton. Movements carried out by the human operator are directly transferred to the humanoid robot with human-like reflexes and haptic feedback in return to the human. This means that HERMES can successfully perform actions such as picking up objects, delicately pouring coffee into a cup and even punching through walls should the need arise. HERMES was developed to help out in emergency situations that would otherwise be too dangerous for human responders.

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  1. no robot by nospam007 · · Score: 2, Informative

    "... controlled by a human operator who wears a remote controller exoskeleton. "

    IOW it's a teleoperated waldo and not a robot.

    I know I could read the article, but that would be cheating.