Nearly 9 million robots in the world in 2008 (8.6 million exactly). That's according to the official report by IEEE Spectrum using 2009 data from World Robotics. Of the 8.6 million, there are 7.3 million service robots (RobotShop's core business), that's 85 %, and 1.3 million industrial robots.…
Robonaut R2, the astronaut robot that we talked about in February, will take off for space at the end of this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY-SJyS18lA NASA has confirmed that the robot built with General Motors will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) in the fall of 2010 on b…
This video shows images of the Robo-One competition and mentions that the ultimate aim of combat robots is to be able to fight humans. As RD says, that's never been the goal of Robo-One. Rather, organizing robot competitions allows robotics to advance quicker. Plus, if there were fights between …
Robosoft in France has created a completely autonomous robotic car capable of transporting visitors without a driver while avoiding obstacles. The CTS, for Cybernetic Transport System, uses a hybrid GPS navigation system to make its way around and anti-collision detectors so as not to run into p…
We've just received in store the Jaguar mobile robotic development platform. This beast is a real all-terrain vehicle that can go anywhere, including up and down steps with a 45 degree angle. The platform contains the chassis and motors only. It has two tracked arms which facilitate it to move…
