By now, most people have heard of Ken Gracey's amazing 3.5" tall Penguin robots. He wrote an article on them in last month’s Servo magazine. The CNC drawings were published also and some in the robotics community have already built their own (for example, click here).Max Kurz at the Uni…
Dr. Scott Banks, an engineer at The University of Florida has developed a robot that shoots xray videos of moving patients. This will allow doctors to view the bone structure of their patients as they move. This is especially important for persons with orthopedic injuries. “Our goal is come…
The 2005 Engadget Award for "Robot of the Year" is now open! After a rigorous nomination procedure this year's nominees are Albert Hubo, Honda Asimo, iRobot Scooba, Stanford's VW Touareg "Stanley", and Wow Wee Robosapien.The winner of last years competition was the Honda Asimo,…
We have been wondering about what a Robo-one champion does in the off-season. Lem at A Robot's Dreams has brought us the answer: they go skiing! Click here to see the video.This is quite inspiring. Now to find some skis in my Robosapien's size.
Robert from Nurmijarvi Finland has created a robotic allosaurus. There are pictures of the construction on his website, along with an English description of the project. The robot is 8ft (2.5m) long, 5ft (1.6m) tall, and weights 55lb (25kg). It uses 13 motors to move and is wirelessly controlled vi…