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What's New at Android World
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World's greatest android projects
There are 106 major android projects around the world -
49 are in Japan, 11 in the US,
11 in Korea, 9 in Germany, 7 in China,
4 in the UK, 2 in Sweden, 1 in Australia, 1 in Thailand,
1 in Singapore, 1 in Bulgaria, 2 in Iran, 1 in Italy, 1 in Austria, 1 in Spain,
1 in Russia, 1 in UAE, 1 in Canada and 1 in Turkey (new)
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Entertainment androids or robots
Many companies offer entertainment androids or robots for advertising or promotion.
73 companies are listed here.
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DARPA offers $2 Million Robotics Challenge
DARPA is looking for a humanoid robot which can be used to help fix hazardous situations like Fukushima
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Online Casino Tropez
An Odd AI Challenge for French AI experts - The Computer Poker Competition
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| Smaller android projects Here
are 73 smaller android projects around the world. Of these,
19 are in Japan, 20 in the US, 7 in Australia, 8 in the UK, 2 in
Canada, 2 in Sweden, 1 in Germany, 2 in Hungary, 1 in Argentina, 1 in Brazil, 3 in Denmark, 1 in India , 1 in
Mexico, 1 in Indonesia, 2 in Malaysia, 1 in Italy, 1 in Colombia, and 1 in China. If you are building an android
and would like a link, send me an email.
 
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Animatronic Eyes/Android Eyes
They have 2 color video cameras with pan & tilt and eyelid motion. They are adult
human sized eyes. The eyes can be ordered with or without servos and with or without
cameras. Full kit with 2 color video cameras only $799.
Basic kit is only $99 (no servos & no cameras & no controller).
Android eyes
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Squse offers robot
hand with 5 moving fingers.
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Touch Bionics offers the i-Limb hand
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No Food = No Problem
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Reality Check for Anti-War People
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Killer Asteroids
Another HOAX!
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Honey Bees Dying
A True Crisis
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Current Product List
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Nuclear War is
Inevitable
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Are super-intelligent machines a danger to humanity?
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Has the Turing test become Worthless?
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No Civil War in Iraq
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See our complete
list of globes here
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The Tara Android
Tara was built by John Bergeron back in 2003 and
2004. John was trying to bootstrap the android industry just
as I have been trying to do. She is a bit primitive but that
is to be expected given the tiny budget available to John. In
2004 John made a music video of Tara singing. Some folks think
its creepy, but I think its just a little spooky. You can buy this
music video here for $11 in the US and $19
outside the US. I currently have no email address for John Bergeron.
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Android Hand
Projects There are several groups and
individuals who are building android hands. Perhaps you would
like to check them out.
Shadow
hand
Maryanto hand
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Android Head Projects This page
shows 31 android head projects.
Philip K. Dick head
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LOW cost
Animatronic Head Kit - $295
 Silicone face (front & back) and
plastic skull (front & back) - 4 pieces. Kit includes - 2 small ears & 2 medium ears plus a tube of Shin Etsu and
a piece of power stretch.
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David Ng's
Animatronic Head
Animatronic Head - now $5500
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Robotic Hand/arm by David Ng
13 DOF Hand/Arm - $6500
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| Android Cop Video
The Embassy
Visual Effects Inc of Vancouver, BC, Canada, has produced an
android policeman video which is just OUTSTANDING. The video
shows an android cop patrolling in a poor part of town near
Johannesburg, South Africa. It shows the android running,
driving a patrol car, and shooting guns. Fantastic! (Only
problem is the video is 16M).
Android cop.
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4 DOF Android Fingers
available now for only
$55 each unassembled
$110 each assembled
60 parts per finger
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| Analog Gyro/Accelerometer Board
See
our 6-axis sensor board for android balance. Three orthogonally mounted gyros and three
orthogonally mounted accelerometers provide a great inexpensive 6-axis sensor.
Analog board.
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Digital Gyro/Accelerometer Board.
We
are also offering a 6-axis digital sensor board with 3 orthogonally mounted gyros and 3
orthogonally mounted accelerometers. This board comes with a watertight enclosure and a
USB connector and software to drive it.
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| NASA Anthropomorphic Projects . Several
projects are underway at Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX. 
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Expert system databases
(Available now for $20)
All the Bird species in the World - Linnean Classification of.
This list contains 29 orders, 201 families, 2073 genera, and 10010
species.
All Mammal species in the World - Linnean Classification of.
This list contains 28 orders, 161 families, 747 genera, and 4939
species.
All Dinosaur species in the World - Linnean Classification of.
This list contains 2 orders, 70 families, 673 genera, and 995 species.
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Live to be 100
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FREE
Guaranteed Weight Loss Plan
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World Deaths & Media Distortions Thereof
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Want to do a Robot
Mind Survey for Harvard University?
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Who are the best Pollsters?
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Which
pollsters do you trust?
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| Baby and Mecha projects Several
groups are building either baby androids or giant androids which are called
Mechas. Land Walker is here
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We do
Contracting / Subcontracting / Outsourcing work.
If
you have a project you need completed fast and cheap -
Let us bid on your project.
Historical android projects
Several major android projects have been developed in the past. Here are some of them. If
you know of others, please email us their URLs and we will add them to our list.
Wabot-2, Japan, 1984
Free fun Software
Page
listing FREE SOFTWARE which you may want to download.
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| Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics
Perhaps the reader would enjoy my comments on Asimov's three laws of robotics.
Isaac Asimov - World's Greatest Author |
Secret Android Projects What other unseen groups are
building androids? Here are 9 likely candidate organizations.
Aibo |
| Robotics / Computer Science Education
This page will help you choose the right college or university to attend.
It includes robotics and computer science schools in the US and around the world. |
The Philosophy & Future of Androids Questions
answered: Why androids? When? How much? What can they do? How smart will they be? |
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CMU
(Carnegie Mellon University)
has a robotic receptionist called Valerie. Valerie, the new
receptionist at Carnegie
Mellon University's computer science department, can give you
directions to labs and offices and she can give you an update about
the weather. Here is another
longer article.
Valerie
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King's College London
also has a robotic receptionist - which is called
Inkha. It was built by Matthew Walker and went on-line full time
last December. Inkha is attracted to small movements and is frightened
by large movements which makes it a popular addition to the reception
area. Inkha's lifelike movement results from studies of human
behavior.
Inkha
Mr. Walker is offering these kits for
sale. Contact him if you are interested. His
website is here.
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| World's Smallest Video Cameras
These cameras are small enough
to use for android's eyes. Supercircuits
has introduced two new tiny cameras which are only 3/8" sq by
5/8" long (9mm sq x 16mm). They have both a B&W version
(PC206XP)
and a color version (PC207XP).
PC206XP B&W camera
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Bipedal Projects & Info
22
projects are listed here.
 U of South Denmark. |
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World's Largest Robotics Sites
These are the largest robotics sites which we have found. If you know of some others,
please email us their URLs.
Robot Media Online These
sites offer news, magazines, books, etc.
Books of Interest Looking
for Robot books? Here are a few links plus four books that I have
written.
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Domestic Robots or Androids 15
domestic robots are shown which are available for purchase today. Added
Anybots domestic robot 01/05/08.
 Dishwasher robot |
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AI Site: Recluse
Robots is a site in Pretoria, South Africa which has developed a unique
Brain Model. They have a simulator to run it and you can try
it out for FREE. Check them out!
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Fun Animatronics Sites Here are
some animatronics sites which you will enjoy browsing.
Animatronic Hardware & Software -
We are now offering products to get your animatronics project rolling.
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| Contacts |
Contacts |
- Chris Willis
- Android World, President
- 3311 Santa Monica Dr.
- Denton, TX., 76205, USA
- Cell: (US) 940-783-1364
- (GMT minus 6 hours)
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- General Information:
crwillis@androidworld.com
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- Regis Serrat
- Advanced Controls & Communications, President
- 11073 Newport Ridge Ct
- Las Vegas, NV, 89135, USA
- Phone & Fax: (US) 702-379-8991
- (GMT minus 8 hours)
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- Email Regis here.
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| Also:
crwillis101@gmail.com
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