Here's a really cute short film for your kids: L'Interprétation des rêves ou les aventures du robot bleu, (The interpretation of dreams or the adventures of the blue robot). This robot is unlike any other because it has no bolts! It's a Canadian animation film in stop motion by Elo…
Robotland reports that Europe has invested 600 million euros to date in robotics research. It's not specified since when; EURON, via its European robotics research program, has 900 participants involved in 120 projects. The researchers are interested in cognitive systems and vision, mobile and …
The Maker Faire 2010 just took place in Great Britain (March 12-21) and the UK Robot Group made the most of it by compiling a video of the best appearances at this event. The Maker Faire event is part of Science Fest, 10 days devoted to innovation and creativity in Newcastle. You will see: -Le…
The concept of Fireguard, a firefighter robot, was conceived by a German designer. Fireguard is not going to replace humans by extinguishing fires, but it will check out places where fires are. Equipped with a video camera on its head, it is controlled at a distance by firefighters who can asse…
Researchers at Meiji University in Japan have teamed up with MR Corp to build a robot which allows you to train in baseball. The robot holds the ball 20 cm in the air as if it was an invisible tee so the player only has to hit it. The Jet Hitter can store 70 balls. The designers have planned t…
