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Featured Articles » Robotics Student Competition 2012 Grants Announced by NASA » Liquid Robotics Forms New Strategic Advisory Board » India Makes Robot Army   Sponsored By: 2011 Robotics Wire Product of the Year Awards Robotics Wire is seeking nominations for the 2011 Product of the Year Awards. The year's best products and services will be selected to be included in this elite list of the best robotics technology solutions. Learn more and apply.   Top Stories » New Algorithms May Be Used in Diverse Applications, Including Robotics » Monmouth Medical Center Takes Laparoscopy to the Next Level with the Use of SILS and Robotics » KUKA Robotics Canada Opens Fully Equipped Modern Facility   From The Expert Corner December 12, 2011 New Generation of Humanoid Robot Launched by Aldebaran By Carolyn J Dawson TMCnet Contributor The latest version of the NAO robot has been released by Aldebaran Robotics. The new fully programmable humanoid robot is known as NAO Next Gen. New perspectives and fields of application for its users are being opened up by NAO Next Gen with its extensive worldwide use. An announcement in this regard has been made by the top global company in humanoid robotics, Aldebaran Robotics. In a release, Bruno Maisonnier who is the Founder and Chairman of Aldebaran Robotics said, "The inception of this new generation of NAO robots means a lot to our company. We are proud to be in a position to provide our customers with endless options, whatever their sector. With NAO Next Gen coming of age, we shall be able to make it serve organisations that care for autistic children and those losing their autonomy." According to Maisonnier, with an aim to contribute to humankind's well-being, Aldebaran Robotics was created in 2005. The company has sold 2,000 robots worldwide three years after it started selling its first NAO models. The latest generation of its programmable humanoid robots has been now released by Aldebaran Robotics. Apart from research and teaching, these robots will be useful for exploring the new area of service robotics. A new on-board computer based on the powerful 1.6GHz Intel (News - Alert) Atom processor has been fitted in NAO Next Gen. Multi-tasking calculations are therefore possible. Other features include two HD cameras attached to a field-programmable gate array or FPGA. The simultaneous reception of two video streams is now possible. Even under poor-lighting conditions, speed and performance in face-and-object recognition is therefore significantly increased... Read More   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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