RobotC is a programming language for robotics developed by the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It's based on the C language and is presented in an easy to use development environment. RobotC supports robot platforms such as the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT and FIRST VEX. RobotC …
The company iRobot has just signed a partnership with electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit. The agreement concerns manufacturing services. Jabil will produce and test iRobot's consumer goods, which also includes the robot vacuum Roomba. Jeffrey Beck, branch manager of iRobot's domestic robot…
Robosphere is an amusement park project along the theme of robots in Europe. Located in the Neuchatel canton in Switzerland in Crêt-du-Locle (in the La Chaux-de-Fonds region beside Le Locle), the park should open in 2011 and attract tourists (and the general public), robot enthusiasts as w…
After Robovie R2 in the desktop robot version 3 weeks ago, there's now Robovie R3, a full-size version. This humanoid robot is human sized and is intended to support the elderly and handicapped. Designed by ATR and VStone, this prototype moves at a speed of 2.5 km/h and its movements have alrea…
A Chinese farmer has created a human-sized rickshaw robot which can transport him while speaking in a loudspeaker and playing music! Wu Yulu, a well-known Chinese farmer and inventor, is getting ready to show the world his robotic creations at the Expo Shangai which starts on May 1, 2010. From …
