All the stories tagged with robot
Taizo robot to lead in physical exercise
09/11/2009, Advancements in the world of robotics have yielded some very interesting additions, where among these include the Taizo – courtesy of researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). This robot was specially created to lead [...]
Polaris concept robot
09/09/2009, AU’s proposed Polaris concept robot does look like a distant relative of the Sony Rolly, although the Polaris offers the capability of a cellphone which when attached to a cradle, functions as a tiny robot to keep your friends entertained [...]
Foldy robot does your laundry right
09/08/2009, Are you a lonely bachelor who for the life of you, can’t fold your clothes properly? The Foldy robot ought to help you out though, as it will work out commands entered into a computer program while relying on a [...]
Spiderbot shoots webs and more
09/07/2009, The Spiderbot is one engineering marvel, and it doesn’t need to be bitten by a radioactive spider to boot in order to obtain web-shooting capability as well as the ability to stick to surfaces. No idea on whether this would [...]
I-SWARM robot project
09/02/2009, Most robots tend to be ambitiously large, but the I-SWARM project takes the other route. The name along gives the game away as the acronym stands for Intelligent Small-World Autonomous Robots for Micro-manipulation. Basically, this translates to simple, tiny robots [...]
RIBA robot nurse
08/27/2009, Most men have fantasies that a sexy nurse will come treat them during times of illness and injury, but the RIBA robot nurse flushes that notion down the drain as it resembles a friendly bear instead. RIBA stands for “Robot [...]
Slewbot robot draws
08/24/2009, The Slewbot might be touted to be a drawing robot, but it sure as heck has a long way to go when it comes to churning out proper masterpieces. Back to pre-school, Slewbot! This drawing device by David Williamson plays [...]
Phasma remote-controlled robot
08/24/2009, Takram Design Engineering built the six-legged Phasma remote-controlled robot that is able to scurry about rapidly and dynamically just like an insect. This engineering marvel aims to mimic a living organism in terms of movement instead of shape, where it [...]
Guardian Robot does Twitter
08/14/2009, Folks who are addicted to Twitter will be pleased to check out the DIY Guardian Robot. This little robot is meant to be placed on your desk, where it will monitor your Twitter feed for both “happy” and “sad” posts [...]
Robots detect a good harvest
08/12/2009, Fancy having a robot pick out crops for you? After all, research has shown that annual waste for selected crops can touch the 60% figure, which could result in lost revenue of up to £100,000 for an average farm annually. [...]
DIY ASIMO costume
08/12/2009, The ASIMO robot from Honda is already a worldwide famous icon, but this $400 DIY suit built by Yamamoto Katsura (a graduate from Waseda University, Japan) is made mostly out of wood. This is one interesting costume that will definitely [...]
Rescue Robot
08/11/2009, The rescue robot you see here might probably scare you into thinking it is going to rip your innards out in a bit, but it is actually meant to extract victims in areas deemed too dangerous for human rescue workers [...]
Robot Operating System
08/10/2009, Could robots run on a universal operating system in the near future? Perhaps – the Robot Operating System idea looks as though it will happen in due time, and we hope that it will help bridge gaps between various robots [...]
