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As a follow up of our recent Beer-Fetching post, we are happy to report that the PR2 is making a remarkable progress in this area. The people at Willow Garage have been busy (and thirsty) programming the PR2 so it can fetch beer as dictated trough a web interface by their human masters. The projec…
For ages, humans have wanted robots to do one simple task: to go to the refrigerator and bring refreshments such as Beer, and food to the lazy human watching TV. We have shown lately a beer-fetching robot. Now, the people at the Denver based Gamma Two Robotics have created a voice controlled beer
The iRobot Roomba has reigned supreme in the robot vacuum market for a long time. But recently, many new vaccum robots have been released by very prominent manufacturers such as Phillips, Samsung, Asus and MSI. The new generations of robots features, in general, smart maping capabilities that al
After some trepidations and delays, Neato Robotics has announced they are launching their new XV-11 spatially smart robot vacuum on July 15th. On this date, the robot will be available for preorder at various retail locations and will ship out in August 2010. Neato Robotics XV-11 For those wh
Some time ago, the RobotShop team decided to build a telepresence system. Usually, these kinds of systems are sadly limited to a web-cam and a screen on wheels, and are simply a glorified videophone. This is not the case at RobotShop since we love robots and are all for crazy projects. This is why,
Robo Pong by Newgy is a robot which can train you in table tennis by throwing the ball to you. Along the same principle as ball throwers in tennis, Robo Pong throws the ball to you at regular intervals. The big advantage of this machine is that it also retrieves the balls that you return to it …
Nestlé already designed a robot called Nesbot some time ago in order to promote its Nespresso brand. It prepares coffee (espresso, 6 different flavors), serves it and moves among the guests! The start-up behind the design of this robot is Bluebotics. More information in the complete PDF…
Philips has also just released a robot vacuum model. Called HomeRun, it looks like a Samsung Navibot. Adaptable to any surface, it is best on tiles or hard surfaces. Its video camera allows it to see the room and surfaces to clean. With a 1.40 hour battery life, the HomeRun returns to its bas…
Karotz is the new name for Nabaztag. Mindscape acquired French company Violet but the development of the Wi-Fi rabbit has continued and a new version should be released in 2010. We assure you: the design will stay the same. In addition, 2 USB ports will be added as well as a webcam. There will…
The iPhone controlled flying robot, AR-Drone, which was debuted at CES this year, now has a price tag. Parrot has announced that the autonomous quadracopter will retail for $300 USD and be available in September. While Gizmodo says, "ouch!", we say "wow!" because I was fully expecting a >$500 …
Many designers are competing in the Electrolux Design Lab 2010. And, amongst all of the concepts proposed, there's one vacuum robot prototype. The general idea of this year's Electrolux competition is to design a technological specimen which can be practical in reduced spaces but is also energy-e…
Here's a very special robotics development: Its 4 independent robots but which are capable of regrouping together to move and even fly off. Invented at the Swiss Federal Institute, these robots can communicate amongst themselves and know precisely their positions in relation to each other. Once…
Robotinho is a museum guide robot that talks and gives explanations to groups of children and tourists. But its main feature lies in its means of locomotion: the Roomba QuadDrive, 4 Roomba robot vacuums placed side by side with a Robotis Dynamixel RX-64 servo, which makes it an omnidirectional r…
Asus recently launched the AGAiT E-Clean, a robot vacuum. The robot by Asus also removes soil microbes with its ultraviolet lamp and can even add a touch of perfume. It has a battery life of an hour and a half (it automatically returns to the base) and it takes 3 hours to recharge. The E-Clea…
RobotShop has only just created a nice promotion (package) on domestic robots, this time for pet lovers: cats and dogs. Starting with cats: -Domestic Robot Package for cat lovers: save 50 dollars. This includes an iRobot Roomba 562 vacuum, a Litter-Robot Litter Box, an automatic food dispenser a…
Here's a demo of the MSI vacuum robot at Computex 2010 which is currently being held in Taipei (Taiwan) from June 1 to 5, 2010. The Taiwanese computer and component manufacturer, Micro-Star International (MSI), is coming with a new line of vacuum robots which will compete with Roomba, Samsun…