We love to see robotics used to enable humans to regain their lost abilities and freedom. See how a Google self-driving car enables a blind man to drive again and do whatever he feels like doing (even going to get a taco). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdgQpa1pUUE This shows the true potent
This blog is dedicated to build a Rubik's cube solving robot. I'll not give you any guarantee to even update this blog or finish it. I just want to share and discuss some ideas.The first thing I did was to buy 3 Rubik's cubes at taobao.com (a kind of Chinese Ebay), each around 10 RMB. I bough…
When we think about cloud robotics, we understand it consist of off-loading the computationally intensive tasks from a robot to a more powerful external resource that will process the data and send an answer or instructions on what to do back to the robot. We usually envision this computational o
Research underway in higher education (colleges, universities and graduate laboratories) as well as government and private labs will form the basis of tomorrow's toys, domestic robots and more! If you encounter a dead link, or have found that content linked to from these pages is inappropriate, ple…
The giant Internet retailer Amazon announced earlier this week the acquisition of Kiva Systems, the creators of a ground-breaking robotic order fulfillment system. The transaction will amount to a whooping 775 M$. See the video below to have a better understanding of why Amazon believes this ro
We are proud to announce the immediate availability of a new and exciting robot: the Windoro WCR-I001 Window Cleaning Robot. Windoro WCR-i001 Window Cleaning Robot This robot comes in two parts that work together as a team to clean most type of windows. The driving part navigates on one side of t…
Have you wondered why some robots can run much longer than others, or why UAVs can only hover for a few minutes? The battery pack you choose is certainly important, but there are many additional factors which have a huge influence on the total time your robot operates between charges. Drive Motors …
The fellows at the University of Pennsylvania did it again. They haven an even more impressive quad-rotor UAV demo that was done for their latest TED talk. This presentation summarizes their impressive work and features a rather surprising finale that you don't want to miss. So sit tight a
Robots Create Jobs The market research firm Metra Martech conducted a study named "Positive Impact of Industrial Robots on Employment" that shows robotics will be a major driver for global job creation over the next five years. A growth in robot use over the next five years will result in th
In robotics, you usually want more torque or speed out of your motors. You can achieve this by using gears.But how can you get them?You could carve them out from wood or plastics, or use a 3D printer.On my current robot, I would need 4 equally big gears. So I'll show…
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In just 10 days the first Global Cloud Robotics Hackathon will take place. Join the 200 people already registered for a full weekend of hacking and connecting robots to the cloud. Global Cloud Robotics Hackathon If you are not aware yet of what this hackathon is all about, see our previous covera…
Robotics Venn Diagram It is becoming increasingly important for schools to improve and broaden their scope and selection of technological subjects/topics in order to compete in a global market. More and more robotics manufacturers are noticing this potentially huge market and are making their pr…
A recent survey done by Persuadable Research, a marketing analytic form, shows that the majority of the people prefer to use robots to do their domestic tasks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45JcjHlvno8 At RobotShop, we know people want domestic robots, and so to meet that growing demand... h
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At the time of this post, the MyRobots.com App Store has been live for just over 12 hours and is the first robot-specific App Store to list applications which are ready to buy! MyRobots.com Robot App Store The first available applications are intended for use with the iRobot Roomba Vacuums, one o…
