Robot Drops And Runs Over Live Grenade
February 6, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
The other day in San Francisco, a robot was called onto a bomb scene to dispose of a grenade that they discovered.
Necktie-Tying Robot. So Who’s First?
January 30, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
This kinetic sculpture by Seth Goldstein continually ties and unties a necktie. That’s pretty awesome, but who is going to be the first one to put their neck on the line
PALRO Robot Masters English
January 28, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Remember Fujisoft’s PALRO robot? Well, it is back and this time it has mastered the English language. It did so pretty quickly it seems
Yume Robo Climbing Robot
January 25, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Yume Robo was recently introduced at the Shanghai Expo and developed by Musclecorp. The robot is designed to climb structures vertically to an unlimited height, using Musclecorp’s state of the art “Cool Muscle2″ AC servo system which is located in the neck, shoulders, waist and hips. Yume Robo was built to showcase Musclecorp’s technology, but I’m sure it wouldn’t take much to make it grab the nearest blonde and scale a skyscraper like King Kong
Robotic Camel Jockeys Cheat Using Stun Guns
January 22, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Looks like scandal has hit Dubai’s robotic camel racing circuit. People are cheating by outfitting the camels’ mechanical jockeys with stun guns that zap the camels and of course make them run faster.
Robot Japan 2011 Dance Contest
January 17, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Prepare to be either delighted or creeped out by this video. These are the mechanical participants of Tokyo’s Robot Japan 2011 dance competition
Never take candy from robots, let them serve it to you
January 12, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
The T-82 robot comes from a collaboration between several companies. It looks like a knight and even has a sword and a shield, but it’s most interesting aspect is the ultra-compact, lightweight actuator and control unit used in its multi-fingered hands. This allows the robot to scoop candy into a plastic bag for schoolchildren
Kinect Hack Lets You Control A Robot
January 3, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Microsoft’s Kinect sensor has been hacked to do all kinds of cool stuff. Now someone is using it to control a robot. Hopefully this doesn’t lead to robot armies all being controlled by some fat dude in his living room.
German pi4-workerbot Is Happy
December 29, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Humans are happy when they don’t have work and are unhappy when we have to work. Robots are usually neutral
TalkTorque 2 Robot Will Be A Master In Non-Verbal Communication
December 27, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
A team of researchers at Japan’s Tsukuba University are working on a robot that will improve the interaction between man and machine in the future. Their goal is to make the “TalkTorque 2″ a master in non-verbal communication with humans
