Neato Robotics has just released a firmware update for their smart robotic vacuum cleaner XV-11. As illustrated in the table below, your Neato XV-11 vacuum robot will get many new features from this upgrade, such as spot-cleaning capabilities, wiggle action that allows for better docking,
We had countless requests for the Neato XV-11 smart robotic vacuum cleaner from customers in Europe, but we could not sell it there since the robot was simply not certified for that market. Today, we are happy to announce that there is a new Neato robotic vacuum specifically for our European fri
Robotshop Ultimate Challengege As promised in the first instalment of the recently unveiled Ultimate Challenge, RobotShop is now pleased to give you Episode 2: Robot Vacuum Challengers. See which robots will be competing in this first Ultimate Challenge: And in case you missed the first ep
RobotShop announces the Smartpool Robot Pool Cleaner Promotion. With the summer starting in the northern hemisphere, those lucky enough to have a pool could be even luckier and win their own Smartpool Robotic Pool Cleaner. Win a Robotic Pool Cleaner Simply order a Smartpool Robotic Po
RobotShop is proud to announce the immediate availability of the Robotiq Adaptive Gripper in our catalogue. Robotiq Adaptive Gripper We have seen this impressive griper in action in the past and really like its flexibility and adaptability. The finger design allows the gripper handle very
Years ago, RobotShop started offering our Limited Lifetime Warranty on the Roomba, and as of late 2010, on the Neato XV-11 also. Considering the run-time and amount of work the average robotic vacuum cleaner goes through, it made buying with RobotShop a smart decision. Now RobotShop is extending th
Here at RobotShop, besides the geeky (but admittedly awesome) projects Carlos and the other engineers are pumping out, we field hundreds of requests on a daily basis about the products we sell. Being very serious about the level and quality of our customer service, we endeavour to be as helpfu
Among other things, robots can be made into adorable and pathetic little begging machines. The novelty and the sheer cuteness of a begging robot makes them quite effective and so far there are many sucessful examples. Gimme Gimme is a very pitiful and probably creepy looking robot. It simply follo
Aperture Science, the well known research company, came up with some new awesome domestic robotic products. Do not be surprised to see them listed at RobotShop. You can see the new and innovative products below as presented by Cave Johnson, Aperture Science Founder and CEO. http://www.youtube.co
The Da Vinci surgical robot created by Intuitive Surgical is a 1.3M $ surgical robot that can conduct complex non invasive operations. This robot is incredibly precise and dexterous as you can see in the video below as it operates on humans and test dummies. We know that surgical interventions ar…
As we all know, the ultimate goal of the RoboCup is to have a team of fully autonomous humanoid robots beat the human world champions at soccer by 2050. CHARLI form RoMeLa will be the ancestor of those robots. It will play in the humanoid adult size category at RoboCup 2011. You can see CHARLI
CES 2011 is full of cool products including some very interesting robots. the Hom-Bot, by LG is not only capable of cleaning the floor like any other robot vacuum, but it can also control other appliances using the ThinQ technology (which we suppose is an IR remote). The robot is also equi
iRobot unveiled AVA, their technology demonstrator, at CES 2011. AVA, which stands for "Avatar", is an autonomous robot equipped with Primesense cameras (similar to the Kinect), laser range-finders, sonars, and even the old-fashioned bumpers. Although the computational-heavy sensor data proce
iRobot unveiled their new generation of Roombas, Scoobas robotic vacuums and floor cleaners. They are smaller, sleeker and definitely cooler. iRobot Roomba 700 Series The new Roomba 700 series has several new features including: Improved cleaning head which provides 20 percent better pick…
From RobotShop we wish you all a happy new year. May 2011 be filled with all the robots you always wished to have. If you are looking for creative and original ways of celebrating the new year, the THKR-4 is a very good choice to have at your New Year's party. This robot is one of the competito
So far, all robotic vacuum cleaners follow the same design: a circular (or rounded) two-wheeled mobile platform that brushes and vacuums the floor while bumping into obstacles. This robotic vacuum cleaner concept by Dave Hakkens is definitely original and is certainly a completely new appro