Arm wrestling robots beaten by a teenaged girl

Troubleshooter · 03-09-2005, 10:52 AM

Whole article here.

Flesh and bone triumphed in the first ever man-versus-machine battle of brawn - an arm wrestling contest between robots and humans in California on Monday.

The champion, beating all three robotic arms each in matter of seconds, was a 17-year-old girl called Panna Felsen, a high school student from San Diego, US.

The contest was set up by Yoseph Bar-Cohen at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Pasadena, California, US, in an attempt to encourage the development of polymer-based artificial muscles. The aim, he says, is to improve on existing actuators - or muscles - currently used in prosthetics and robots.

The actuators in the three competing robotic arms belong to a class of materials known as electroactive polymers (EAP). These are plastics that can change shape when activated either electrically or with chemicals.

Rest of the article here.

Happy Monkey · 03-09-2005, 11:29 AM

While they probably ought to be stronger than a teenage girl, there is something to be said for domestic robots that aren't much stronger than humans - they'll be much safer in case of malfunction.

But for the purposes of robots designed to do risky jobs instead of humans, I think they need to beef 'em up.

Troubleshooter · 03-09-2005, 11:33 AM

It'll come in time. That was really only a demonstrator to get people to pony up money and resources because he was able to show a working model.

All of the great sci fi fantasies will be coming to life. Muscle augmentation, battlemechs, powered armor.

lookout123 · 03-11-2005, 04:03 PM

skynet, VIKI, etc...

xoxoxoBruce · 03-12-2005, 12:06 AM

And allow airplane wings that flex to change shape instead of flaps and slots.

Troubleshooter · 03-12-2005, 12:40 PM

Imagine how thin some things, like wings, if the actuators can be strands of muscle instead of big motors or pumps and rams and such.

smoothmoniker · 03-12-2005, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

And allow airplane wings that flex to change shape instead of flaps and slots.

You mean super futuristic "wing warping" like from the Wright Flyer of 1903? Kick ass!!

03-09-2005, 10:52 AM	#1
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Arm wrestling robots beaten by a teenaged girl Whole article here. Flesh and bone triumphed in the first ever man-versus-machine battle of brawn - an arm wrestling contest between robots and humans in California on Monday. The champion, beating all three robotic arms each in matter of seconds, was a 17-year-old girl called Panna Felsen, a high school student from San Diego, US. The contest was set up by Yoseph Bar-Cohen at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Pasadena, California, US, in an attempt to encourage the development of polymer-based artificial muscles. The aim, he says, is to improve on existing actuators - or muscles - currently used in prosthetics and robots. The actuators in the three competing robotic arms belong to a class of materials known as electroactive polymers (EAP). These are plastics that can change shape when activated either electrically or with chemicals. Rest of the article here. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

03-09-2005, 11:29 AM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	While they probably ought to be stronger than a teenage girl, there is something to be said for domestic robots that aren't much stronger than humans - they'll be much safer in case of malfunction. But for the purposes of robots designed to do risky jobs instead of humans, I think they need to beef 'em up. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-09-2005, 11:33 AM	#3
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	It'll come in time. That was really only a demonstrator to get people to pony up money and resources because he was able to show a working model. All of the great sci fi fantasies will be coming to life. Muscle augmentation, battlemechs, powered armor. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

03-11-2005, 04:03 PM	#4
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	skynet, VIKI, etc... __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-12-2005, 12:06 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	And allow airplane wings that flex to change shape instead of flaps and slots. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-12-2005, 12:40 PM	#6
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Imagine how thin some things, like wings, if the actuators can be strands of muscle instead of big motors or pumps and rams and such. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

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