The RP-7 robot resembles a great boot fitted with a screen and a video camera. It is 5 foot tall (1.52 m) and allows patients and hospital staff to communicate with doctors at anytime. In addition one can connect it to electronic measuring devices (stethoscopes, otoscopes and ultrasounds) to tr…
The Hexapod walking robot below is a Lego NXT with 6 legs. The legs are controlled by motors on the right and on the left. The motor on the back controls the middle legs and assists in tilting it to the left or to the right. Operation example: the left-center drops, the left-side legs go up and t…
The first National Robotics Week (National Robotics Week) will take place from the April 10 to the 18, 2010 in the United States; this event is held annually. Robotic technology, which is described as a pillar of American innovation of 21st century will be honored. This event is a joint effort …
A video dating a few months but well worth a visit if you have never seen the dancing robots. These are the best dance performances by hexapod robots at the fourth Hexapod Austrian Championship in 2009. A hexapod robot is one that has 6 legs. The stars on the dance floor, shake-it-up! You are ab…
A video displayed at Nasa Watch portraying a Robotnaut from Nasa's Project M. This remote controlled robot will be used for lunar missions and may even be commissioned in less than 1000 days (about 3 years) once the project gets startup confirmation. And according to Americaspace, would have alre…
My work occasionally has a surplus computer sale, where they get rid of old or non functioning computers. So I picked up a nonfunctioning one complete with keyboard and mouse for free. This is also probably a good time to show you my basement workshop.The whole setup takes up a corner in the base
The 30th competition of robotic laboratory rats took place in Japan at Micromouse 2009. A rat or mouse capable of finding their way in a maze is impressive, but what you are about to see in this video has - kind of - nothing to do with speed. Incredible! Initially, the mouse assesses and scans t…
NASA, General Motors and Oceaneering Space Systems have just introduced their latest astronaut robot prototype Robonaut2. Three years of work were needed to develop the robot worker that will be used for dangerous space missions. Robonaut2 is equipped with arms, hands, and fingers; it can lift …
fuRo in Japan has developed a jacket system (WIND) that allows remotely controlling a robot. The vest is equipped with sensors that detect the movements of anyone wearing it and wirelessly sends instructions to the robot, which in turn receives and executes them. It replicates exactly the movem…
What you are about to see in this video may shock you; please take a seat :-) The robot below is comprised of parts from Lego Mindstorms NXT, a programmable kit and a Nokia N95 mobile phone. It can solve a Rubik's Cube with16 small squares per side (4x4 x 6 sides). To begin, the Nokia takes a ph…
The city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is equipped with robotic window washers. The advantages of robots from the Serbot AG company are numerous: worker safety (robots instead of humans), faster execution speed (150 m2 per hour for the machine instead of 20 to 30 for a man) and the option o…
The new generation of bolts-and-computer-chip fighter is born. In the future, fighter robots may replace men in extreme fighting, wrestling or boxing. It is amazing how they move, fight and fall at all times and with so much ease. Below, the lighter than 1 kg category, also known as U1K. A great…
Robosaurus is a true dinosaur robot, 12 feet high; it is used at motorsport events, particularly at monster truck shows. The monster was built in 1989 by Doug Malewicki; it shreds and swallows cars, and breathes flames out of its nostrils. The driver of the vehicle is set up in the Robosaurus' h…
PALRO (for PAL = friend and Ro = Robot) is a new small humanoid robot built by the Japanese company Fuji Soft. It will be available for sale during 2010. Rated technical specifications, Palro measures 39.8 cm (15 inches), and weighs 1.9 kg (3.5 pounds). The small humanoid robot has 20 degrees …
The National Museum of Sciences and Innovation, Miraikan in Japan, displays several models created by Honda robots. It is a meeting-point for the whole family. Too bad that Japan is not closer to us :-) You will see mainly the highly publicized Asimo in several different positions including a ver…
Here is the way the robot concept looked in Japan in the early 20th century (1930). And here is what a robot looks like today the 21st century: (Honda's New Asimo) Which do you prefer?
