All Gadgets
Don-8r the panhandling robot
April 26, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Robots are not only taking our jobs, but soon the homeless will be obsolete as well if the Don-8r (“donator,”) robot has anything to say about it. He is designed to collect change and keep on collecting it
TALON robot helps Japan find radiation
April 18, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
The Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory has been busy teaching TALON how to detect radiation. The bot is trading in it’s weapons for radiological sensors, digital cameras, and a GPS device
20 Facts About Robots Infographic
March 31, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Learning is fun. Here are 20 facts about robots
Transforming robot can turn its wheels into legs
March 21, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Roboticists at National Taiwan University’s Bio-Inspired Robotic Laboratory have built the Quattroped, basically a rectangular robot that is able to transform its wheels into legs when it encounters stairs or rough terrain. It may not be Optimus Prime, but you gotta start somewhere. io9
Geminoid-DK robot is uncomfortably human
March 10, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
We’ve seen the Geminoid series before, very realistic robots that came from Japan by Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro. Now it has invaded Europe. A professor from Denmark has created a Geminoid of his own, and this one is more realistic than Hiroshi Ishiguro’s creation.
Prospero The Robot Farmer Plants Seeds
March 2, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
As humans get even lazier and yet require more food, we are going to need our farm bots to step things up a bit. They are going to have to plant seeds for us
LOPES Rehab Robot
February 27, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
LOPES (Lower-extremity Powered ExoSkeleton) is a rehab robot that can get patients moving for therapy needs and such. It isn’t in rehab itself. Researchers at the Netherlands’ University of Twente began work on LOPES in 2001 to assess motor skills and teach stroke victims how to walk again.
Japanese humanoid robot learns to clean
February 15, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
In some ways, we don’t mind robots taking over the world. I mean, they can have all of the cleaning chores. All we ask is that you don’t impale us, decapitate us or crush our skulls with their metal hands.
Fake Robot Baby Is Terrifying
February 8, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
The latest resident of the Uncanny valley is this terrifying fake baby. Terrifying on one hand because it moves so much like a real baby, but not so terrifying compared to a real toddler because this one doesn’t poop and vomit everywhere. This monstrosity comes from Osaka University and is called AFFETTO
Arthrobots Look Pesky, But Cute
February 8, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Tom Hardwidge creates some nice looking robo-insects and while they don’t fly around and dive bomb those you dislike, they look awesome. You can call them steampunk or robo-art, but they just plain look cool
