RoboPharma, a robotics technology adapted to the healthcare sector, will distribute medications in a British hospital, University Hospital of North Staffordshire. This robot who can distribute prescriptions to nurses and doctors in less than 20 seconds costs 345,000 euro. The robot which is 6 m…
Marv is a robot which plays as a vibraphone with a remarkable speed that no human is able to keep up with. Check out this musical tower of strength. There is plenty of leeway for numerous possible applications but it is real musicians who will soon be pouting. You can find out more about Marv on…
CubeStormer, based on Lego Mindstorms, solves a Rubik's Cube in just a few seconds. We've presented this great video creation of a Mindstorms NXT solving a Rubik's Cube using a Nokia phone. This time we've found even better with a speed record holder. Cubestormer is a real fighting machine. Crea…
Here's a classic 1978 hit, We are Robots a song sung by the German band Kraftwerk. The song is over 30 years old but it hasn't aged at all. It's great practice with these German humanoids who sing ;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY0T07hxJYM Lyrics : Ja tvoi sluga, (I'm your slave) ja tvoi R…
Hey loyal readers, I need your help. You may have noticed that things have been a bit quiet around here for a while - a long while, actually. The reason for this is that I've been working on another robotics project, and I need your help testing it out. The project is a new robotics website call
Adopt a robot assistant into the household! TheRobotics Research Institute at the University of Tokyo (Tokyo University's IRT) has developed a robot that can assist you in your daily domestic tasks. The IRT is financed by big companies like Toyota, Olympus, SEGA, Toppan, Fujitsu, Panasonic and…
Here is a robot camera with 3 lenses to help you save your smile and catch you from different angles. Very original in concept, and ideal for achieving more vivid photos. Its two eyes and mouth represent the three shutters. through ubergizmo
For a long time the iRobot Roomba has been viewed as being the leader at all levels (more than 5 million units sold during the last 7 years), but now the company can expect strong competition with: Neato. The generation of Roombas works through a simple enough technology, as explained here: "How…
A cat declares war on a robotic arm. Who do you think is going to win? The answer in the video below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NvPcphRbec
Here is the cream-of-the-crop automobile: an autonomous car (that drives itself, like the Knight Rider K 2000). This is the robot-guided Audi TTS, named Shelley and developed by engineers at Stanford University in California. We had already seen it in a video before but this time the car will ta…
The Spy Video Trakr is a small remote controlled mobile robot equipped with a video camera and a microphone. There is no doubt that this gadget could draw the interest of big and small alike ;-) Wild Planet Entertainment will display their pride and glory at the International Toy Fair in New Yo…
The 2010 Robogames will take place from April 23 to 25. Robogames is the largest international robot competition. It's a family event with over 70 robotics competitions. Many categories are represented, from major combat robots, to the kung-fu and Sumo androids, gymnast robots, miniature autonomo…
Here is the birth of a new French magazine dedicated totally to the Robot universe: Planete Robots. The first issue was released November 24, 2009 and the second one in January 26, 2010. This magazine comes out bi-monthly (once every two months), has 60,000 copies printed, and is edited by Ro…
South Korea wants to build, not just one, but two Robotland theme parks. First ones in the world. Already a dedicated site, Robotland, talks about these huge projects that carry a hefty budget nearing 675 million US dollars. "Incheon Robot Land" should open in 2012 and plans to welcome 3 milli…
Jeffrey the robot is featured in a Super Bowl 2010 INTEL commercial. Admit that you would love to have one of these in your home; it looks so nice and helpful! The ad boasts the new and most powerful i3, i5, and i7 Intel Core processors; the man in the cafeteria says that nothing surpasses them…
At the Shibuya Station in Tokyo, Japan, one can see out a large Coca-Cola distributor robot. In the photo, the girls seem rather surprised and can't believe that this nice monster came out of nowhere :-) via tradingmarkets
