Is there any other electronic device you can think of to make your digital life complete? How about a newer version of Nabaztag, that old Wi-Fi enabled ambient electronic device in the shape of a rabbit, that would light up and have its ears spin around. With no shortages of robots and personal assistant devices
Category Archives: Robots
The Homemade THKR-4 Party Robot
One could only imagine how cool it would have been to ring in the New Years with this guy last night. If the humanoid robot named THKR-4 doesn’t look as refined as most robots do, that’s because it’s made buy a Japanese fellow with ‘just of-the-shelf’ parts. In the video below (recently shot during a
Jazz – The Jack of all trades, first Telepresence Autonomous Robot
There is only one place on earth, I know of that provides a one-stop-robot-shop. Founded by Jean-Christophe Baillie in 2006, Gostai was created to support the development of Urbi, a ground breaking operating system for robotics. In 2010 the team of 20 robotic enthusiasts at Gostai, unveiled Jazz; the first telepresence autonomous robot. The Jazz
The New and Notably Improved 2G Nao Robot
Yes it’s cute and cuddly, and I would get real pleasure teeing this thing up and knocking its head off with a 3-iron. Aldebaran Robotics is showcasing the skills of its new and improved pint-size humanoid robot Nao, which has already sold 1,065 units at $16,000 (12,000 Euros) apiece. The latest version of the popular
Flying Robot Plays Jingle Bells while Hovering in mid Air
The infectious spirit of Christmas hits everyone this time of year, even quadrocopter’s. The Swiss flying robot named ‘Echo’ can be seen and heard playing my favorite Christmas ditty of all time, ‘Jingle Bells’. Echo is a test subject at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology’s Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, where researchers study
Eco-Friendly Tree Planting Robot to hit Sweden’s Forests in 2030
This fully automated, steam-powered planting robot, equipped with ground-friendly feet and a flexible planting arm is a concept design planned to hit the forests of Sweden by 2030. Winner of the Red Dot award design contest, the eco-friendly robot, created by Anna-Karin Bergkvist, is designed to take the hard labor out of planting trees in
Emily, the four foot long Robotic Lifeguard rescues swimmers in distress
Say hello to Emily – Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard. Created by entrepreneur and engineer Tony Mulligan, Emily is a four-foot-long robotic buoy capable of bolting through choppy waters at a respectable 24 mph. Compare that to the average human’s swimming speed clocked at around 4mph and that makes Emily capable of reaching a distressed swimmer
Saving Human divers from danger – the Wirelessly Controlled Underwater Swimming Robot
This swimming robot was originaly introduced to us a few years back, AQUA using six flippers to paddle through water, and can even waddle its way across dry land. So whats new for the six legged platypus? A new computerized controller has been developed by a team from York’s Centre for Vision Research which now
Preparing for Human Annihilation, iCub Robot learns how to Shoot Arrows
What better way to prepare the eventual take over of human beings by robots than teaching them how to kill during infancy. This baby robot was given the warrior indian headress and a bow and arrow and shown how to aim and shoot. They start off cute and cuddley like in the first picture, then
