RoboSteel is an Irish company specializing in steel sculptures such as Terminator, Predator, Aliens or Star Wars replicas. They recycle old iron to give life to their science fiction fantasies. And their latest work of art is quite impressive: a look-alike of the Alien Queen from the movie Alie…
Researchers have succeeded in developing an autonomous robot for underwater operations. Named SAUVIM (Semi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Intervention Missions), it was developed by the University of Hawaii in collaboration with MASE. The robot performs underwater operations on its own, such…
You remember the news from two days ago announcing the arrival in Europe of Navibot, the new robot vacuum from Samsung? Well, here are new pictures found on Techradar. It's not the first robot vacuum from Samsung in the world since there has already been: the Hauzen VC-RE70V in the United Kingdom…
The Skybotix CoaX UAV Drone is an autonomous micro helicopter. It is a coaxial helicopter robot ideal for research and education. It features two brushless motors for the rotors and two servo motors for guidance. To communicate, the Skybotix CoaX uses a Bluetooth connection and also an optiona…
We sell robotic litter boxes for cats at RobotShop. And for those who are skeptical or unaware, yes, they do exist :-) The Litter Robot 2 for example, is one of the best models available on the market. This type of model is known as a self-cleaning litter box. The principle is simple: your ca…
Hummingbird is a flying robot insect developed by the Japanese at the University of Chiba. This prototype weighs only 2.6 ounces; it is operated via an infrared remote control, and can fly for several minutes at 10 meters high. Its four wings can flap up to 30 beats per second. Future …
The "Gulper AUV" is an underwater vehicle that is programmed to look for information of use to the scientific community. Gulper AUV Sub-Aquatic Robot The group explains that it has 'trained' the robot to retrieve the highest-quality information back to …
Telepresence robots will be working in your place. By watching the video below, you can celebrate the breakthrough of this type of technology whose applications will be numerous. A robotic "tower" that is equipped with a camera retransmitting your face and your voice allows you to attend meeti…
Remember the MIT's FlyFire project which we told you about three days ago? It consists of the development of tiny multicolored, autonomous robots that can be both mobile and stationary in space. Julia Tsao, a student from California working on a Design Master, produced a few months ago, a simul…
The firm Peratech, based in North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) is taking a step further in humanizing robots. After finding applications for its QTC (quantum tunneling composites) in mobile phones and video games, it …
By 2012, South Korea should see a great number of robot teachers landing in their classrooms. The Korean government will inject nearly 9 million US dollars in 2011 to increase to 500 number of schools testing out a robot assistant teacher. Then in 2012, Korea will invest 36 million dollar…
Samsung's Navibot robot vacuum cleaner arrives in Europe this spring and will be available soon at RobotShop in the robot vacuums category. All RobotShop international customers can purchase it as soon as we have it in stock. Operation: To start, Navibot maps the area it is going to clean by ca…
MechRC introduces its new robot toy, Spheroidz. This strange robot moves inside a transparent plastic bubble allowing it to overcome any obstacle: earth, water, rocks. Spheroidz even goes down stairs (rolling). It is a virtually unbreakable toy, unless someone pierces its bubble of course. But i…
For the first time ever, the Philippines, will host on November 6 and 7, 2010, the World Robot Olympiad. The World Robot Olympiad (WRO) is a robot competition that brings together more than a thousand schools with students and teachers from 30 different countries. Two categories are presented: …
GetRoboticsJobs.com is a robotics job listing site based in the United States that offers jobs from around the world. Employers can post their job offers for free. Job seekers can follow the job listings via RSS feed or by email. A great idea for a job listing site targeting robotics engineers…
Eager, a Japanese company has developed a robot mannequin out of ... cardboard! This is an environmentally friendly solution for the planet. But if it starts walking, this may upset the top-models ... ; -) D+Ropop is made entirely from recycled cardboard paper, it contains 8 motors and weighs o…
