The robot, Seaglider by iRobot, is now in the process of working in the collection of data in the Gulf of Mexico, in the ecological disaster zone caused by the BP oil leak. Its main mission, says iRobot, is to pinpoint the oil slicks. The project is led in collaboration with the Department of…
Popsci has an interesting development in humanoid robots which can help people with autism to improve their daily lives with social interactions and communication in general. "Bandit" is a robot prototype designed to interact with autistic children. It is fitted with two video cameras in the ey…
RobotShop has a promotional offer for its readers on domestic robots. This is not an everyday sale, there's so much to benefit from: -Save 120 dollars by buying the RobotShop standard domestic package. It includes an iRobot Roomba 530 vacuum, a Lawnbott Spyder Robot lawn mower, and an Aquaprodu…
Japan plans to set out to conquer the moon using robots before 2020. The Japanese space agency, JAXA, intends to put 2.2 billion US dollars on the table to develop a family of robots that will go to explore the moon by 2020. The first Japanese robots should also land on the moon in 2015. They …
RobotShop has received a Roboblock Zigbee remote control in stock. This controller is actually made from a Sony PS2 controller. The Roboblock Zigbee remote control is ideal for controlling robots on wheels or legs remotely thanks to its wireless connection. It works with AAA batteries sold sep…
