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Here's three wonderful LEGO robots built by legoloverman. There's closeups of the three (and quite a few others) in the flickr gallery. Three LEGO robots built by legoloverman [Via Brothers Brick]
Want a nifty robot illustration while helping a good cause? Check out the Robots and Monsters Project, ... a charitable art project that matches goodwill and charitable giving with custom-made commissioned cartoon and pop art. The project, which chooses a new charity to benefit each quarte…
GoRobotics.net Sticker! I'm pretty excited because my shipment of brand new GoRobotics.net stickers arrived today. But, I don't want them to stay in my house for very long. No, I want to send them to YOU. Yep, all you have to do is send a self addressed stamped envelope to me and I'll send you bac…
Howard Gordon who runs Surveyor Corporation just sent me details on their latest product, the Surveyor Stereo Vision System, or SVS for short. The system allows you to record high-resolution full-frame video using two video cameras for a complete stereo vision system. Better yet, the whole set-up…
Autosub6000 being lifted from the water A 5.5m long, 6,100 lb robotic submarine called the Autosub6000 (I wonder if there was a 5000) is getting ready to explore the depths of the Cayman Trough in the Caribbean. The Cayman Trough, which you may remember from the film, The Abyss, has never been exp…
The Tech Shop in Menlo Park, CA is offering a class on how to build a 60-pound combat robot. Here is your chance to build your own fire-spewing, buzz-saw wielding combat robot with the help and guidance of veteran combat robot builders! In this 2-day full-weekend class, you and your team memb…
Everyone needs a little LEGO love, every now-and-then, so here's some nice robots built by Jas Nagra. LEGO Mech built by Jas Nagra LEGO Mecha built by Jas Nagra [Via Brothers Brick]
At the 18th annual International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC), Georgia Tech came away as the winner, with prize money of $27,000. The event, which was held on July 28th - Aug. 1st, 2008, marked the conclusion of the 4th Mission of the IARC, with a new mission being released for the 2009 …
Check out the Robots Podcast For those of you that just can't get enough robot news, you should definitely check out the Robots Podcast. The show is now produced in part by Markus Waible, of Talking Robots fame, who kindly sent us a note letting us know about the show. Markus also writes for the I…
Don't forget that the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's 11th Annual International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition is taking place this weekend in San Diego, CA. This year's theme is "Underseas 11" and will feature gambling themed tasks, such as grabbing a sack of…
In honor of the 1 year anniversary of the official Pleo website, PleoWorld , Ugobe is offering a steep discount on Pleo's purchased through the website. By using the online offer code, "PLEOWORLDISONE", at checkout, you can get a Pleo for the incredibly low price of $235. Keep in mi…
Don't forget that the 2008 RoboGames are going on THIS WEEKEND in San Franciso, CA. If you're in the SF area, you should definitely stop by. For the poor souls that can't make it, you can follow some of the goings-on via the RoboGames twitter. You can also keep an eye on the Flickr tag, 'robo…
Chris Anderson, over at DIY Drones, has posted some great new information on his new, ultra-cheap, autopilot, the ArduPilot. This fully open source project allows an aerial vehicle to autonomous navigate GPS waypoints, maintain altitude, and can trigger a camera or other external device. The auto…
Today UGOBE has released initial details on the upcoming software development kit for Pleo. The Pleo Development Kit, or PDK, will allow users to create applications that will run on top of Pleo's "Life OS". The applications will be written in PAWN, which is ... ... a simple, typeless, 32-bit exte…
Dubai, that wonderful country city that gave us a private island paradise shaped like the world, and the world's first underwater hotel, is now going to be host to a dinosaur theme-park, called "Restless Planet." It will be home to the world's largest collection of animatronic d…
By 2015 several oil drilling platforms off the coast of Norway will be remotely operated by human operators on land, and robots on the platform. The project is being funded by StatoilHydro, a Norwegian company. The goal is to reduce costs and dangers to oil workers on the rig. Researchers at a ne…
