Two UBC robots are highlighted in this August’s issue of Popular Science. The human-interaction robots RISER and TAMER are profiled in PopSci’s feature article “Rise of the Helpful Machines” – both involving researchers from Mechanical Engineering’s Collaborative Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory. Check out images #5 (TAMER – a collaboration between Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering) and #7 (RISER – a collaboration between Mechanical Engineering and Human Kinetics) here: http://www.popsci.com/technology/gallery/2010-07/gallery-rise-helpful-machines

Follow the link to see the CARIS Lab in Popular Science, images 5 and 7