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Gift Center 2016 Another great year has gone by and it's already time to think about buying gifts for friends and family for the holiday season. Need help finding the right gift for the robot enthusiast in your life? RobotShop is here to help with gift suggestions for this coming holi…
More than 1000 humanoid robots (1007 to be exact) staged a dancing performance at the Qingdao Beer Festival in the eastern coastal province of Shandong in China, beating UBTECH's previous record of 540 robots.
RobotShop announces that it has recently partnered with UPS Mail Innovations in order to offer a flat shipping rate of $2.99 for delivery of packages of 1 lbs or less shipped within the United-States. UPS Mail Innovations is a low-cost shipping solution provided in collaboration with UPS and USPS. …
Arduino, the world’s leading open-source ecosystem for educators, Makers and IoT developers of all ages, today announced that Arduino LLC (aka Arduino.cc) and Arduino srl (aka Arduino.org) have settled their differences and signed a settlement agreement.
Mobile devices need power, and when it comes to electricity, LiPo is currently the most popular choice, but will it last? Researchers at UC Irvine have stumbled upon a battery technology which allows for a near infinite number of charging cycles without significant corrosion or decline in capacity.
As a follow-up to our previous article "Future Robot Technology", we are excited to see that researchers at Harvard University have unveiled a true bio-mechanical creation, a robotic stingray that reacts to light.
Most of you, by now, are likely aware of the RPLIDAR 360° Laser Scanner. This amazing product gave hobbyists everywhere the chance to get started on SLAM-based projects at an affordable cost and with a piece of equipment of good quality. Of course, improvements to this product were possible and Rob…
Nearly 1 year ago, we announced free shipping in France for orders over 200€ as well as free shipping in the UK for orders over 200£. Today we announce that these free shipping options have also been added for customers in the following European countries: Germany, Belgium, Netherland, Luxembourg, …
RobotShop is proud to announce that Gordon McComb will become a regular contributor on the RobotShop Blog. Gordon McComb is most widely known as a writer and editor of technology books and articles. He has written over 65 books and thousands of magazine articles and newspaper columns during his 36 …
RobotShop Inc. announces today the launch of its subsidiary, RobotShop Japan Co., Ltd. RobotShop officially begins operations in Japan by launching a logistics center in the territory as well as a dedicated website.
Can past technological accomplishments help predict future disruptive technology and innovations or should we try to think outside the box? Science fiction books, TV shows and movies provides a great source for inspiration, but what will robots really be like in the next 25, 50 or 100 years?
RobotShop.com, the world’s leading robot store for all your robotic needs, announces today that it has partnered with Automated Pet Care Products, Inc., DBA AutoPets. AutoPets is the maker of Litter-Robot, the automatic self-cleaning litter box. RobotShop is now the exclusive distributor of the
Again this year, RobotShop is participating in Arduino Day by offering a great selection of Arduino products at a discount. Special special discounts up to 30% will be offered on selected Arduino products all day Saturday April 2nd. Some specials will even continue into National Robotics week which…
American author, inventor, Google’s director of engineering and forward-looking prognosticator Ray Kurzweil once wrote, "We won't experience 100 years of progress in the 21st century - it will be more like 20,000 years of progress (at today's rate)." If he's correct, then the revolution in robotics…
For many of us, R2D2 was one of the first "real" robots we wanted to "get to know" as a robot friend (sorry C3P0, you were just too opinionated). Tony Dyson was the master builder of the R2D2 droid, and he passed away on March 4, 2016 at the young age of 68.
RobotShop announces the creation of a spin-off for MyRobots, The "Facebook® for robots", which will be integrated into the Robot Lab network, the first robotic incubator. RobotShop, the world's leading source for domestic and professional robots, has been developing, since 2009, a unique technolog…
