All the stories tagged with robotics
Topio Dio serves up drinks at bar
06/21/2010, Robots are mighty fine things, but here’s one that is interesting – the Topio Dio who is smart enough to conjure up your favorite chalice of poison. We’re talking about a bartending robot here, where he measures 125cm tall and [...]
Jumping Robot conquers stairs by jumping
06/21/2010, To make a robot walk is a feat not to belittle, and to have it run like the Honda Asimo? That’s quite an achievement. Well, just like how there are many roads that lead to Rome, so are there equally [...]
Hyperion 4-legged robot is one mean ride
06/18/2010, The robotics department from the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan decided to share developments in their department with the rest of the world, choosing YouTube to be the instrument of choice to “transport” videos of their achievements worldwide. One [...]
NXTitzk LEGO robot does basketball
06/16/2010, NBA players need not worry for their day job just yet, even though Matthias Paul Scholz managed to come up with a basketball-playing LEGO Robot known as NXTitzk. Why NXTitzk? It is the same name that is based on a [...]
PR2 billiards-playing robot does really well
06/16/2010, The PR2 might look rather unassuming, but this robot plays billiards differently without having to use an overhead camera with a perfect view of the table and balls. Not only that, it lacks a rig which allows it to position [...]
Baxter the ButlerBot and RoboFridge form a formidable team
05/28/2010, With summer just looming on the horizon for those living in the northern hemisphere, you would definitely benefit from having a few cold ones in your fridge at all times as you spend those lazy summer afternoons at home, brain [...]
Bebionic electric hand ready to rock and roll
05/25/2010, Bebionic has a spanking new myo-electric hand that is ready to be unveiled to the masses later next month, where it boasts a fully integrated wireless chip, 19 different silicone skin tones as well as fully customizable functions that are [...]
Little Island could offer robotic dolls that look like you
05/25/2010, Little Island of Japan is a company that comes up with clone robots, and to date their efforts with robotic dolls have managed to bear a close resemblance to celebrities as well as politicians, being highlighted in TV shows as [...]
Qbo open source code robot runs on Linux OS
05/21/2010, What’s so special about the Qbo robot? Well, it runs on the Linux operating system and will offer open source code for avid programmers to take full advantage of it. Whenever it is about to run out of juice, it [...]
NaviRobo lets you know where to turn with arm signals
05/21/2010, Don’t you just hate it when a GPS map tells you to turn left, but due to a software glitch, you have already passed the exit without realizing it? Pioneer & iXs Research aims to reinforce the directional instructions with [...]
Mini Robocue helps scoop humans out of dangerous situations
05/18/2010, Kikuchi Manufacturing has their Mini Robocue rescue robot that will scoop humans out from various situations where it might not be worth to risk another human life under certain circumstances when it comes to a rescue operation, and is a [...]
Robotic pancreas could help save lives
05/17/2010, We’ve seen robots conduct marriages, so what’s new? Well, how about a robotic organ – in this case, a robotic pancreas that will function as a fully automated, self-regulating artificial organ of mechanical and electronic nature instead of biological, where [...]
Toyota robot handles violin with aplomb
05/16/2010, Toyota doesn’t only make cars you know, as the company from Japan who hasn’t had the best of times recently has just paraded a new robot that took around three whole years to develop, showcasing it at the Shanghai World [...]
