robots on Technabob...
Robots Dance in the Chinese New Year
 |
Celebrating the Chinese New Year is a big deal in China. They go all out like it’s Christmas and New Years rolled into one, and millions of Chinese citizens tune-in to watch the Big-Show… on TV. This year is the Year of the Dragon, so the show really poured it |
January 26th, 2012
Ant-Roach Inflatable Robot is Bizarre, Could Be Your Post-Apocalyptic Transport
 |
It looks like a giant kids toy, but this 15-foot beast is actually an inflatable pneumatic robot. In the future, humans will ride these beasts across the wastelands of the apocalypse and wage wars with one another on their backs. Silly looking wars.… |
November 24th, 2011
Robot Made to Move Human Arm: You Are the Controlled
 |
You read that right. My dream of piloting giant mecha before I die just got turned on its head. A research team at French institute Montpellier Laboratory of Informatics, Robotics, and Microelectronics has invented a system that enables a robot to manipulate a human arm.… |
November 20th, 2011
Robots Do the Darnedest Things
 |
Robots have been among us in various ways for hundreds of years – from the earliest automata in the 15th century to today’s modern humanoid ‘bots. But if you think that robots are only used for assembling cars or as kid’s toys, you’ve been missing out. So in order to… |
November 8th, 2011
Telesar V: Your Next Telepresence Robot Avatar
 |
Can’t make it to the big meeting in person? Send a robot in your place. Everybody’s going to be doing it, until board rooms are full of nothing but robots. Why not just use the phone you might say? Because robots are much cooler.… |
November 7th, 2011
Robot Venus Fly Trap Eats Bugs, Can’t Digest Them
 |
Hey, bugs. I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that two prototype Venus Fly Trap robots have been designed with the ability to capture and eat real bugs and use them for energy. The bad news is that… two prototype Venus Fly Trap robots… |
November 3rd, 2011
Teotronico, the Well Dressed Robot Pianist
 |
Some robots build cars in a factory, some rescue people during disasters and some just want to have fun. Teotronico just likes to get dressed up and play some piano for his human audience. This 19-fingered, and somewhat goofy looking robot not only plays the piano, but can also accompany… |
October 21st, 2011
Raytheon Heavy Lifter Prototype: Is Anyone Else Thinking of Aliens?
 |
This Raytheon-Sarcos modified DitchWitch is basically lifter with large robotic arms, allowing the operator to lift and manipulate large loads. It reminds me a lot of those robots in the movie Aliens…. This robot could someday replace forklifts and other types of machines. |
October 15th, 2011
Nao Robots Can Now Charge in Their Nest, Take Imaginary Dumps
 |
Nao, that lovable robot that has entertained us by dancing and doing all kinds of other awesome tricks, now has another capability. Aldebaran Robotics has created, the makers of Nao, have created a sort of home base for the robot, where it can chill, charge up or just relax after… |
October 13th, 2011
South Korean Quadruped Robot Dog Goes for a Walk
 |
We’ve seen plenty of footage of BigDog and AlphaDog, but there’s a new robot dog in town, this time coming from South Korea’s SimLab. What’s interesting and at the same time creepy about this one, is that it walks around pretty quietly and seems to move swiftly and with more… |
October 12th, 2011
