All the stories tagged with: robot
Robotic Hand Can Sense Touch
10/25/2009, We’ve all seen Darth Vader hack of Luke Skywalker’s hand in dramatic fashion, which results in Luke getting a prosthetic hand in the end. Are we moving closer towards such technology? It certainly seems so. Researchers are the Lund University [...]
Swine Flu Robot Is Creepy
10/25/2009, Lots of people around the world are still worried about swine flu, and it’s good to see that medical experts around the globe are busy trying to see what they can do to tackle the issue. One of the things [...]
Pleo resurrected
10/23/2009, Remember the Pleo robotic dinosaur that offered a whole new way to interact with your toys as it comes with sensors and AI that is able to be soothed whenever you pet it? Well, it might have gone extinct a [...]
Subaru AV-S1 robot cleans up after you
10/23/2009, Just when you thought that Subaru made nothing but high-powered rally cars, they have come up with the AV-S1 robot that is able to clean up to 3,000 m²/hour – basically triple that of their human counterparts. Best of all [...]
Meka Robotics Simon robot
10/21/2009, Meka Robotics has unveiled the Simon robot that comes with “ears” which resemble antennae, moving around and changing color accordingly. He does look pretty cute and might tug at your heartstrings, making us wonder whether he is more appropriate to [...]
Robotic patient with H1N1 symptoms
10/21/2009, Those who attended the Security & Safety Trade Expo (RISCON) in Tokyo might have caught a whiff of this special robotic patient who actually exhibits the known symptoms of the H1N1 flu virus, where it was specially developed to be [...]
Animal-inspired robotic design
10/20/2009, Check out the graceful flow of this cheetah-inspired robot – it definitely looks like some sort of Transformers character, and we won’t be surprised if it will perform admirably. After all, Robotic designer Sangbae Kim at the Massachusetts Institute of [...]
Delivery Robot takes no tips
10/20/2009, Hmmm, we’re not sure whether people would ever do away with the human touch when it comes to the service line, which means the Delivery Robot might never find any form of employment. If the opposite happens, however, it would [...]
RayTron unveils Chapit household robots
10/19/2009, Will robots be future pets in homes? That could very well be the case with RayTron and their new Chapit household robot that was specially designed to up the ante in the cuteness department. Chapit boasts voice recognition technology that [...]
iRobot demonstrates soft, deformable Robot concept
10/13/2009, A presentation from iRobot shows a primitive, but working, concept of soft and deformable robot. The deformable shell not only allows the robot to change shape and size, but it can also be used as a “muscle” to initiate motion. [...]
Smallest R2-D2 in the world
10/12/2009, Heck, this R2-D2 could possibly be the smallest in the world, and we don’t mean by a non-working version. After all, he is capable of moving along and even gliding in his signature robotic fashion, albeit being rather mute at [...]
Tachikoma robot is a loose cannon
10/12/2009, The Tachikoma robot is now available, and it is more realistic than ever before as this rendition is able to move around on its legs, wave its arms, rotate its main camera and even speak recorded phrases. Make note that [...]
KDDI Polaris robot handset concept
10/08/2009, KDDI took the opportunity to parade their Polaris robot handset concept at CEATEC, where it apparently closes up as a ball when not in use, only to blossom whenever you want to remove it from its cradle. It seems to [...]
