Chinese art students have built a Giant Transformers robot. Height: 32 feet, or 9.77 meters. Its weight: 4 tons (4000 kg). The steel and tire monster has been built out of... an old truck (photo below). Their project has cost around 4500 US dollars. Watch the animation video created for …
For the 6th anniversary of Kondo KHR robots, Kondo has indulged in some remarkable artistic performances. This took place in Tokyo at the Kondo Cup. Here's a traditional Japanese dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn2uMnkDi4U More rock but still impressive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_…
Here's a video that talks about the main facts and statistics in the world of robotics and the web. It makes us aware of the speed at which technology is evolving in our society and flooding our daily lives. The robotics market is undergoing radical transformation: between now and 2025 it should …
Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, has without doubt the largest R2-D2 in the world. The famous astro droid from the Star Wars film is actually a building... in disguise! And it even seems functional, a window opens! What you can't achieve with a little imagination and definitely some …
The Carnegie Mellon University soccer robots (USA) use physical science to score goals in soccer. The soccer player robots that are competing in RoboCup 2010 in Singapore use the principles of physics which predict the ball's behavior. Soccer robots don't only analyze their own movements but al…
