All the stories tagged with robot
Robots to assemble your IKEA furniture
10/11/2012, One thing about bringing home IKEA furniture is this – you will need to do your bit to assemble the particular piece of furniture, and for folks who are not too great when it comes to the assembly instructions, there [...]
Lunar robot Polaris intends to mine water
10/10/2012, Finding water on another planet might be hailed by some to be one of the biggest discoveries of mankind, but they are forgetting that it takes far more than just the presence of water to support theories that there is [...]
Robotherapist 3D Spanish stroke rehabilitation robot targets worldwide patent
10/09/2012, Being a stroke patient these days, you have a far better quality of life and higher chance of returning to a normal lifestyle with the kind of medical technologies and advances at our disposal. Well, robots come into the picture, [...]
Deep sea stations to function as recharge point for underwater robots?
10/08/2012, We have seen our fair share of robots in the past, whether they serve alongside soldiers on the battlefield or perform deep sea operations, these are machines that help make our lives a whole lot easier. When it comes to [...]
Thermite firefighting robot is a world’s first
10/04/2012, Among the heroes of 9/11 would be the brave firefighters who did not think much of their own safety, and ultimately, lives, as they worked tirelessly to search for survivors among the carnage. Well, firefighting is definitely far from being [...]
Tosy mRobo dancing robot
10/03/2012, [CEATEC 2012] At CES 2012 earlier this year, a prototype of the Tosy mRobo dancing robot was spotted, where it came in the form of a boombox that could “transform” into a small humanoid form factor, grooving to the kind [...]
Naro-Tartaruga robot sea turtle
10/03/2012, It seems that many aspects of life are being shaped or influenced by the world of robotics, and this time around, we have a sea turtle-inspired robot known as the Naro-Tartaruga, which is the brainchild of researchers at ETH-Zurich. One [...]
Robots wields a paint brush masterfully
10/03/2012, [CEATEC 2012] If there is one challenging thing about programming the hand of a robot, it would be the artificial intelligence required for it to figure out just the right amount of pressure to apply to say, an egg, or [...]
AeroVironment has surveillance drones on offer for the police
10/01/2012, Being a police is not an easy job, especially when the crime rate around you is soaring and your department does not have the budget to go up against the bad guys. Well, perhaps your head of department might want [...]
Tosy DiscoRobo dancing robot is no legend
10/01/2012, [CEATEC 2012] When it comes to robots mimicking humans, they are still a long way off, although we have gotten close to the uncanny valley in terms of the robot’s outer appearance. Of course, one might start to think whether [...]
Robotboat Mark VI is no Tony Stark pet project
10/01/2012, Yes, we do know that there are several versions of the Iron Man suit by playboy-billionaire Tony Stark, but make no mistake about it, the Robotboat Mark VI is by no means a suit that is worn by a human [...]
Cyborg cockroach video might usher in new wave of micro-robotics
09/26/2012, It was more than a fortnight ago when we first laid our eyes on the cyborg cockroach that hailed from the North Carolina State University, and here we are with a video that details it further. It showcases Professor Alper [...]
Wall-Ye V.I.N. robot does the heavy lifting in vineyards
09/25/2012, Something tells me that the real Wall-E might actually hire some of Apple’s lawyers in order to help it win a lawsuit against the Wall-Ye V.I.N. robot, although that would most probably not happen anytime soon. The ‘punny’ name best [...]
