More than just co-workers: Presence of humanoid robot co-worker influences human performance

Co-creating health: more than a dream.

The BMJ launched a strategy to “walk the talk” on patient partnership three years ago. Its key components include patient review of research papers, requiring authors to invite patients to help shape their educational articles, and new patient led content. (www.bmj.com.campaign/patient-partnership). We reported on progress a year ago. Since then, with the help of patient authors, our patient re...

Co-link configuration: using wireless diversity for more than just connectivity

wireless, diversity, configuration, discovery This paper describes a novel approach to setting up peer to peer wireless links, such as IrDA, BlueTooth, and 802.11b. We explain how the lack of physical contact inherent in wireless creates new configuration challenges and ease of use issues, and we discuss the limitations of current wireless autoconfiguration techniques. We present Co-Link Config...

More than just vanilla.

More than just big ears

To the non-specialist, large ears in elephants used to mean African, small ears, Indian. But to taxonomists African elephants have long posed a more complex puzzle. During the nineteenth century, it was fashionable for wealthy trophy hunters to assign their own names to species they had shot destined for the museums of Europe. At least 18 elephant subspecies were claimed following this fashion....

Towards the Robotic Co-Worker

Recently, robots have gained capabilities in both sensing and actuation, which enable operation in the proximity of humans. Even direct physical interaction has become possible without suffering the decrease in speed and payload. The DLR Lightweight Robot III (LWR-III), whose technology is currently being transferred to the robot manufacturer KUKA Roboter GmbH, is such a device capable of reali...