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
For those curious to see what is inside their Mint, but unwilling to void the warranty by opening the robot up, have no fear - RobotShop had the exciting opportunity to open up and disassembling one of Evolution Robotics' Mint Automatic Floor Cleaners for you. If you thought Mint was cool on the
Wondering what hides inside your Neato XV-11? What kind of motors, sensors, circuit boards can we find in the Neato XV-11 Robotic Vacuum? Unveil the mystery of your robot vacuum entrails by watching our Neato XV-11 disassembly video. At RobotShop, we had the pleasure of taking the entire r
Curious to see how Mint actually cleans in a real home environment? Don't miss our Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner Demo video.'> RobotShop took the mint for a test drive to see how well it could handle debris and pet hair. If you are a fan of swiffer cloths, you will love Mint. It is so quiet th…
RobotShop launches the Ultimate Roomba Resource Center, a webpage dedicated to all things Roomba. All brought together in one place, the Ultimate Roomba Resource Center has a little something for everyone, whether you're looking to buy your first Roomba, or already are a seasoned Roomba owner and
RobotShop is pleased to announce the launch of the Ultimate Roomba Resource Center, a webpage dedicated to all things Roomba. All brought together in one place, the Ultimate Roomba Resource Center has a little something for everyone, whether you're a new customer looking to purchase your first Room
Roomba's manufacture, iRobot recently filed a patent for a new indoors navigation system. The system is called "Celestial Navigation System" and is intended to be used on domestic robots that work indoors. iRobot Celestial Navigation System patent This navigation system is intended to compet
