This is a nice video from a while ago describing how to quickly and cheaply put together a robot by using an old RC toy, an Arduino (actually a Seeeduino), a Ping distance sensor and a couple of other components. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc6DKDFwg9c More in-depth videos of the construc
A paper presented by a group of computer engineers from Vanderbilt University at the Humanoids Conference in Nashville describes how robots can be used to diagnose and treat emergency room patients. Medical Droid from Star Wars While human would still take care of the most serious patient
So far, all robotic vacuum cleaners follow the same design: a circular (or rounded) two-wheeled mobile platform that brushes and vacuums the floor while bumping into obstacles. This robotic vacuum cleaner concept by Dave Hakkens is definitely original and is certainly a completely new appro
The trailer for the upcoming DreamWorks movie Real Steel has been released! The movie is set in the near future and features robot fights which are a mix between the current robot wars competitions and human boxing. Hughes Jackman plays an underground robot maker and coach who gets a chance t
The Trons is a robotic rock band (or orchestrion) from New Zealand. They are mainly made out of old junk and salvaged electronics, and have performed over 80 "live" shows in the last three years. Although they are cybernetic, we are sure they play form the bottom of their harts ...er microcontro
