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Previously I'd told all of you to go out, exercise your democratic right, and vote in Engadget's "Year's Best" elections. Well, whether you did or not (you better had ... ), the results are out! And the winner is, the Honda Asimo! The Engadget editors picked Stanford's VW Touareg "St…
Here's finally some video of Ugobe's Pleo robotic dinosaur. If you're not up to speed on Pleo, check out our previous post on the little guy. For about $200 he's supposed to have "life-like" motion with 14 motors and over 40 sensors. From the video, he does actually look pretty life-like.…
A robot created by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), with help from MIT, has taken 7,000 photographs of an ancient greek vessel that wrecked in 350BC. For over 2,300 years the vessel has remained hidden. The ship, which was laden with over 400 ceramic jars, was photographed by the &quo…
As a followup to our previous story about Ugobe, it appears that they've just announced what their breakthrough product is - Pleo the robotic dinosaur. The official press release says, Pleo is modeled after a 1-week-old Camarasaurus sauropod, or long neck dinosaur, and incorporates basic trai…
Caleb Chung, the creator of everyone's favorite obnoxious furry robot pal, Furby, is helping start a new company that claims to revolutionize the robot toy industry. The new company, dubbed "Ugobe", which sounds vaguely like an African nation, is creating a lifelike pal that will, ".…
Nothing phenominal here. Just a neat commercial from Nike showing robots wreaking havok in a city playing spots with cars and such. Funky music and cool graphics to ensue.This is similar to the music video, Scent of a Robot.
Don't like the thought of a shiney metal arm pounding on your flesh? Well, neither do I. However, a company called Meilus Muscular Therapy & Sports, Inc. thinks it's a good idea Their Therbo Robots are called, A "New Tool" to traditional techniques like massage, physical therapy …
The Grand Rapids Press has a review of the Scribbler robot. The inherent geek-cool factor is what attracted me to the Scribbler. But after an hour of testing, the benefits were obvious: Programming and using the Scribbler do indeed provide the stereotypical hours of fun for the whole family. T…
As Spirit continues to roam Mars ahead of the coming Martian winter, news comes in that the Nasa rovers are starring in an IMAX movie.The 40-minute film, "Roving Mars," is the story of the journey of the rovers Spirit and Opportunity -- as well as the journey of their creators.
The rumor mills are hard at work churning out speculation that Sony is going to kill it's robotics division. The fuel for this fire is an excerpt from Sony's Q305 fiscal reports that Akihabara News found. The text reads: New product development for AIBO has already ceased, and production is targe…
PeopleStaff, an employment agency in Japanese, is adding robots to its usual roster of people. PeopleStaff is recommending companies recruit Hello Kitty Robo and Ifbot. The positions are receptionists and hospital care, respectively. One wonders if the company is also considering a name change.
The Autonomous Light Air Vehicles (ALAVs), built by Jed Berk and Nihil Mitter, are three helium inflated balloons that roam about their invironment and interact with each other and humans in a very life-like way. The blimps use a new technology from Sun Microsystems called SunSPOTS. The devices si…
If you are near the Museum of Science in Cambridge tonight around 7 PM, stop in for a unique concert. 'Invasion of Technology' is a show featuring a mixture of music and musicians. Playing a blend Western and Balinese, Evan Ziporyn and Christine Southworth will be jamming with machines Bot(i)Cello…
The 2005 Engadget Award for "Robot of the Year" is now open! After a rigorous nomination procedure this year's nominees are Albert Hubo, Honda Asimo, iRobot Scooba, Stanford's VW Touareg "Stanley", and Wow Wee Robosapien.The winner of last years competition was the Honda Asimo,…
We have been wondering about what a Robo-one champion does in the off-season. Lem at A Robot's Dreams has brought us the answer: they go skiing! Click here to see the video.This is quite inspiring. Now to find some skis in my Robosapien's size.
Sadly, we roboticists cannot spend every minute of every day building 'bots. No, we need culture, too, and there is no better way to get it than by taking a trip to the museum.To see what, you may ask? Robotic sculptures, of course! This week past, news came in of an exhibit at the Coleman Gallery…
