Artificial ‘E-skin’ May Soon Help Robots ‘Feel’
September 13, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
It’s one thing for a robot to casually crush your windpipe, it’s another for that robot to actually feel the crunching of bone in it’s grip and the feel of blood oozing over the back of it’s hand.
Famous Robots As Appliances Shirt
September 13, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Geek up your wardrobe with this awesome shirt that shows famous robots as appliances. My favorite is the cylon toaster. Laughingsquid
Dustcart & Dustclean Get Some Real World Experience
September 9, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
You might remember a robot named Dustcart and his buddy Dustclean, two garbage collecting robots sponsored by the European Commission. Sadly, the project ended in 2009 and they didn’t know what to do with the out of work robots. No worries, this summer they are on loan to the small Tuscan town of Peccioli in Italy
Robotic Arm Edge Kit
September 2, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Produced by OWI ROBOTS, The Robotic Arm Edge Kit has many cool features.
Random Bot Pic: Astromech Overload
August 23, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
This awesome pic is from Don Solo on Flickr.
zibits mini r/c robots spin into town
February 14, 2010 by Eran Abramson · Leave a Comment
Would you believe this cute little robot toy costs less than $10 bucks? Zibits are a new series of low-priced miniature robots that are perfect on your desktop or for your kids (or cats) to play with
plain sight: for these ninja robots, death is an investment
February 12, 2010 by Tal Siach · Leave a Comment
There are very few games where dying is a crucial mechanic, a requisite step; Beatnik Games’ Plain Sight is one of the few games that comes to mind. And that’s just because they e-mailed me to remind that the game is just about done
nasa’s new robonaut 2 looks like daft punk made it
February 11, 2010 by Tal Siach · Leave a Comment
This awesome looking robot isn’t made in Japan, nope! It’s made in the good old US of A by GM for NASA (fun with acronyms!) Of course it makes perfect sense to send robots into space. And would you believe it? It’s called the Robonaut
wearable robot follows your every move from afar
February 9, 2010 by Eran Abramson · Leave a Comment
I’ve always thought that robots were meant to aid humans by helping them do some of their work. Now, it seems like the Japanese have come up with a robot that you can wear. The Wearable Robot was developed by the Tsumaki Telerobotics Laboratory at Yamagata University
henry’s robots: metal model mechs make me merry
February 7, 2010 by Eran Abramson · Leave a Comment
These amazingly intricate robot models come to us courtesy of Henry’s Robots. Henry has been amassing a virtual army of miniature metal mecha in his laboratory over the last few years. Each one is lovingly handmade by Henry, and I only wish I could have one sitting on my desktop right now.
