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Crabfu Tortoise Robot Hits the Ground Crawling
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The guys over at Crabfu Motionworks have been responsible for some weird and wonderful robotic creations over the years, and their latest is no exception. The Crabfu R/C Tortoise ‘bot crawls along the ground like a turtle, with a set of 4 sub-micro servos controlling its pokey little legs. I… |
June 21st, 2008
Ampbot: Like a Robot on a Segway With a Boom Box
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Hot off the presses is the A.M.P.Bot, a unique roller-bot that moves around using a gyroscopic balancing system that works much like the Segway Personal Transporter. A.M.P. stands for “Automated Musical Personality”. That’s because the wheeled robot can follow you around and play your tunes wherever you go. When set… |
June 19th, 2008
“Take a Seat” is a Robotic Chair That Follows You Around
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The “take a seat” chair is a robotic chair that follows you around! The user has a library card embedded with an RFID chip, which the chairs use to find and follow their target. Also, it’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. The video is fun to watch… |
June 12th, 2008
Robot Beggars – That’S All We Need Now.
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Now I’m sympathetic to those who have fallen on hard times, many of us still find people who beg for money to be irritating. So why someone would go through the trouble of building a robot that begs for spare change is anyone’s guess. Alexander Gurko’s “Bettelbot” (that’s “BeggingBot” in… |
May 31st, 2008
Swashbot 3 is a Crabby Homemade Robot
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SwashBot 3 is one crabby lookin’ robot- but most impressively he is 100% homemade. For a scrappy little fellow, he’s got some impressive moves. SwashBot 3 is the latest RC robot in the SwashBot series, following the cute and crabby SwashBot 1 and the more impersonal, wooden SwashBot 2. Creator… |
May 27th, 2008
Climb@TRON Robot Scales Smooth Surfaces
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The one-trick-pony of a robot does one thing and one thing only – it climbs windows. Action Product’s Climb@tron is a two-legged toy robot that uses special suction cups to let it ascend windows and other smooth surfaces. Just stick the little 4-inch tall ‘bot on your window, switch it… |
May 24th, 2008
Humanoid Robot Learns to Make an Omelet
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There seems to be an ever-mounting pile of evidence that leads me to believe that robots really ARE going to take over the world. This video series of a super snappy Fujitsu robot learning to make an omelet is definitely not quelling my fears! Interestingly, the human “teacher” uses a… |
May 22nd, 2008
Robobuilder: Build Multiple Robots With One Kit
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This new robotics platform out of Korea lets you build a variety of unique robots from a single set of modular parts. RoboBuilder offers a complete kit of interchangeable modules which come together to form computer programmable mini-bots. Out of the box, there are three “standard” robot designs, HUNO, DINO… |
May 20th, 2008
Coca-Cola Robots Invade Japan
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Those fortunate enough to live in Tokyo have recently sighted lifesize Coca-Cola robots wandering the streets. Now you can own your own miniature version of the wandering Coke robot for your desktop. Combining robotics, Japanimation and caffeination, the Coca-Cola vending machine robot is the perfect embodiment of all things geeky.… |
May 17th, 2008
G-Robots Invade North America
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This sophisticated compact robot has been available in Japan for about a few months now, and is now finding its way to American shores. The HPI GR-001 G-Robot features 20 motors that can be programmed to follow your every command. In addition to the included PS2-like controller, you can also… |
April 22nd, 2008
