Trata II is a small prototype of a remote controlled robot with snow-surfing capabilities. Frits Lyneborg said that his project is still currently in its infancy and that we should soon see his prototype in a more complete video. For now, here are the beginnings of the snowboarder. The Trata 2 …
Students have developed robots that climb walls in the laboratory of Dr. Amir Shapiro in the Mechanical Engineering department at the Ben Gurion University of Negev in Israel. The four climbing robot prototypes are shown in the following order: 1. a robot with magnetic wheels capable of climbing …
When one looks at this video for the first time, an immediate question always comes to mind: Is there a human being inside? Well, actually it is not clear, but is possible... Whoever truly knows the answer, please explain it in the comments. The giant Gitex robot demands respect with its size, it…
Would Tiger Woods be able to finally retire, since his replacement is coming from where we least expected it? Did someone say robotics? Candy-05 is the latest in robotic prototypes funded through NEDO (New Energy & Industrial Technology Development Organization) and developed by the Hajime R…
Junimotion is a new humanoid robot toy arriving on the market in the second quarter of 2010. Its manufacturer is the South Korean Robotro company Junimotion measures 39 cm high and weighs 2.8 kg. It has a 3-axis motion sensor and can be controlled by Bluetooth. The battery lasts 25 minutes; t…
We knew the female Robot Teacher android, now here is her male counterpart. However, this robot teacher barely resembles a human. Rather, it seems to have travelled from a distant planet (an alien? :-) ). It measures 4.1 feet (1.26 m) and weighs 33 pounds (15 kg). This specimen developed by the…
Here is a wheelchair robot that can serve the elderly, disabled, or handicapped. The innovation in this type of technology is that the chair supports you in all your movements. For example, you lean forward and it goes forward. You turn to the right and the chair follows. The sensors on the ba…
One Robot a Day is an strange but environmentally-friendly initiative from a group called the Weird Force One. Their goal: recover waste from the streets, collect from trash and garbage dumps and turn everything they gather into small robots. The idea is commendable because it is environmentall…
The British OC Robotics Company has just launched a snake-arm shaped robot that is able to dig around in inaccessible places to detect bombs (anti-terrorism), inspect a machine (cars, etc.), search through rubble (explosions, earthquakes, natural disasters), etc. For example, one of the videos b…
The First Robotics Competition is an international robotics event organized by FIRST for High School students with their mentors. Students come from all corners of the globe, mainly from Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, Israel, the United States, United Kingdom, and Mexico. The goal is to build a…
The playful Plen robot can be controlled remotely by a mobile phone, by Bluetooth or from your computer. This robot was initially limited initially to 50 units; it costs about US $ 3000 dollars. Specifications: # 18 degrees of freedom # Height: 228 mm # Weight: 696 g # Wireless: Bluetooth # 6V…
After months of trying, NASA is calling it quits on freeing the Spirit rover from the Martian sand that it's been stuck in since May of 2009. Â Unfortunately, after six years of tireless service, the end might be very near for the rover, which faces a severe Martian winter in its current positio
This Lego Mindstorm Scorpion closely monitors the candy in a supermarket and it quietly warns with a sting whoever tries to take them. It has a hidden camera. Nothing new, but it is worth a second look if you have not seen it. In the same category, when will the robot watchdog to monitor our hom…
A T800 Terminator took over a tattoo parlor in Switzerland (Ethno Tattoo). This T800 is one of the only replicas in the world to be metal-built, others were resin. Its creator applied the drawings used in the movie, and the Terminator was built to the last detail. This is something that makes …
Planet-Science's Robotics Trophies have been held annually in France since 1993 (except in 2006 when they were held in Belgium). Participants are aged between 7 and 18 years, in teams of two (driver and co-driver), and their mission is to build wire-controlled play robots. The focus and learnin…
Robotics Trends announces the first-ever Robotics Summit Virtual Conference to be held June 16, 2010 over the Internet. The summit, which lasts for one full day, will gather the top Robotics and Intelligent Systems industry speakers and will only be online through several video conferences and c…
