Robot-Dreams likes the new Dagu Wild Thumper and so do we :-) We already told you about it 2 weeks ago. Moreover, we sell this progressive platform with 6 wheels/motors at RobotShop. An all-terrain vehicle which, as its name suggests, can go almost anywhere: uneven surfaces, rocks, mud, up st…
We recently received two new products: two remote-controlled cars which operate with fuel cells. The first is the H2GO by Horizon: This hybrid electric hydrogen car (runs on energy from the sun and water) is a toy suitable for ages 8 and up. It comes with a hydrogen station, a remote control…
After the Runbot created in 1999, there's now Runbot2, developed by the Tokyo Polytechnic University. Even if it still has loads of wires connected to its body, this quadruped robot moves very naturally. It can run like an animal (a dog or a cat for example) in a way that clearly shows us the r…
Here's a robot which looks like the Loch Ness sea monster but which comes to us straight from Japan. A hybrid between a kind of worm and prehistoric monster. It has to be admitted that the prototype is pretty successful and you would easily say it looks like a real sea mammal. You can see other…
Here's a video of Tetsujin 28, the giant robot in Kobe, Japan. John Palmisano from the site, Society of Robots, has collected the images. This giant metal statue is 18 meters tall and weighs 50 tonnes! The official site: www.kobe-tetsujin.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REhoDQWx7g0 The de…
