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The COmpliant huMANoid COMAN is developed by the Department of Advanced Robotics (ADVR), Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT).
http://www.iit.it/en/research/departm…
All the achievements shown in this video are attributed to the team work of the Humanoid Group in ADVR, IIT.

DARPA’s Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM) program is developing software, hardware and sensors to enable robots to semi-autonomously grasp and manipulate objects in unstructured environments (meaning, “outside of a laboratory”) with human operators providing only task-level instructions.

For example, rather than dictating step-by-step every movement a robot makes, a human can give DARPA’s ARM robot a high-level command like “Open the door” or “Screw in the bolt.” Performers on the ARM program have already demonstrated success using one arm and hand to manipulate objects. Now DARPA is having teams test two arms and hands on tasks that require bimanual manipulation, like the robot changing a tire shown in this video. If DARPA is successful with grasping and manipulation, while also making robots more adaptable to changing environments and driving down the cost of production, robotic manipulation systems can be applied to a wide range of potentially dangerous Department of Defense applications, including defusing improvised explosive devices and searching bags.

For more information on DARPA’s ARM program, please visit:http://go.usa.gov/vE5

Related work is being done as part of the DARPA Robotics Challenge: http://go.usa.gov/VfA

Ever wonder what would happen if you combined four 26″ all-terrain tires, a solid steel chassis, 48V at 400Ah of power, front axle articulation, and a mean looking bullbar? You get a monster robot. We call it Grizzly.

Grizzly is easily customizable and offers users incredible strength, an unbeatable control system, and front axle articulation that keeps the vehicle grounded and stable on even the most challenging terrain. In combining power and precision, Grizzly defines a new category of robotics, the Robotic Utility Vehicle (RUV).

With 26″ all-terrain tires, 400Ah power capacity, four high-power motors, front axle articulation and a maximum drawbar of almost 1700lbf, Grizzly has a likeness of a tractor. Combine those features with high precision wheel encoders, onboard current and voltage sensors, IMU, GPS, and any other sensors you could ask for, and you have a precision machine made to do the heavy work.

For more information, please visit www.clearpathrobotics.com/grizzly

Giant Robot Spider at CES 2013:
This solar powered giant robot spider shows just how far you can push technology with some creativity and engineering. Take a look!

The objective of this competition is to be able to manipulate the objects on the field. This can be demonstrated by being able to move a box from one table to another, place a box in a basket, use pick and place method to place a box on another table, and pick up a box off of the floor. All of this should be done while avoiding objects such as walls and objects placed on the floor.

Wiki: http://wiki.roboteducation.org/Humanoid_Manipulation_Challenge_2011

Forum: http://www.robotsource.org/xe/1635#0

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