Core Biped Transport Robot The Core project, by fuRo, the Future Robotics Technology Center, consists of a very large biped robot that can carry up to 100 Kg. It is meant to be a human transportation vehicle but we can envision how it could become a three meter tall rampaging humanoid quite easi
Kawada industries unveiled their next generation of humanoid robots. The HRP-4 is leaner (much leaner), more flexible, and faster than its predecessors. Kawada HRP-4 The new robot is 1.5m (~5 feet) tall and will sell for 300 000 $. Although this might seem expensive for the average robo
Octomag Eye Surgery Robot The Octomag, a giant but friendly electromagnets arrangement, is able to control a very small surgery robot with 5 DoF (degrees of freedom) in free space. This means that the tiny robot can be moved and rotated in free space in every possible way. It is capable o
Tandy Trower, the 57 years old retired Microsoft employee and creator of the Microsoft Robotic Studio, launched a new Seattle-based start-up called Hoaloha Robotics. The main goal is to produce a unified programming environment and robotic interface (à la ROS) in order to commercialize afford
Seaswarm Prototype A very interesting robot project has been developed by a team from the MIT. It consists in using swarm robotics to clean up oil spills. As shown in the video below a fleet, or even a single robot, can be set to tirelessly clean-up the ocean surface from floating oil. Powere
