We had countless requests for the Neato XV-11 smart robotic vacuum cleaner from customers in Europe, but we could not sell it there since the robot was simply not certified for that market. Today, we are happy to announce that there is a new Neato robotic vacuum specifically for our European fri
The Fit Bot by fits.me started as a human male-shaped robot that would adjust to a man's body size in order to test fit clothes when buying at on-line retailers. Now, they developed a female version of the robot that can don ladies' clothes in a "prettier"way. Fits Me Robot Detail As shown in t
Gordon McComb is a seasoned robot builder and author of the very popular and incredibly useful book Robot Builder's Bonanza. This book is an almost necessary resource for all robot makers ranging from DIY weekend tinkerers to commercial robot builders. Gordon McComb has written more than 60 book…
Robotshop Ultimate Challengege As promised in the first instalment of the recently unveiled Ultimate Challenge, RobotShop is now pleased to give you Episode 2: Robot Vacuum Challengers. See which robots will be competing in this first Ultimate Challenge: And in case you missed the first ep
It is very important for us at RobotShop that our customers find the robot or part they need in the fastest and most efficient way. That is why RobotShop announces today their new smart search engine that will allow you to find the robotic product you are looking for. If you are curious, y
Tinkerers, hackers, roboticists, and geeks of the world rejoice! RobotShop is partnering with Instructables to bring you an awesome contest. RobotShop Instructables Microcontroller Contest Instructa...what? Instructables! For those of you living under a rock, Instructables is a great website
Thomas Nierhoff, a masters student at the Technische Universität München (TUM) programmed a humanoid robot to play pool. Of course we have seen PR2 play pool in the past but this robot does not need any special accessories to hold the pool cue. As shown in the video below, the robot can be very ac
Tim Heath is a robot maker and hacker. We wrote about his work in the past with cellphone robots. Now he is into a new project that requires a completely new set of skills: marriage. Cellphone-based Quadcopter, one of Tim's Projects Much like hacking together robots out of cell phones and v
For all cinephiles out there, you are in for a treat. There is a new short film by Spike Jonze. It is a robot love story called "I'm here". You can see the trailer below and you can go directly to the film website in order to have full cinematic experience and see the entire movie for free. The
We all like the World's Most Useless Machine. For those who do not know what it is, see the video below, it is pretty funny and self-explanatory. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z86V_ICUCD4 Lately, we saw a more robotic and definitely more moody useless machine. As shown in the video below, this ma
As we reported in the past, DLR is the proud creator of Justin a very advanced humanoid robot. Lately they have been working in a very robust robotic arm and hand system. The videos below show how they punish their robots with hammers and baseball bats in order to demonstrate how well they e
RobotShop is proud to announce the immediate availability of the Robotiq Adaptive Gripper in our catalogue. Robotiq Adaptive Gripper We have seen this impressive griper in action in the past and really like its flexibility and adaptability. The finger design allows the gripper handle very
Get the Second Nao at Half Price This is an incredible promotion from RobotShop and Aldebaran. If you purchase a Nao H25 by June 15th 2011, you can get a second one at half price. This represents savings of almost 8000$. As you may already know, Nao is an awesome humanoid robot that can be u
Another important announcement for the field of robotics was made at Google IO 2011 that complements the announcement for the Android Open Accessory Kit. As shown in the video below about Cloud Robotics (this presentation is very interesting and explores somewhat involved robot programming), the
Google announced in the yearly Google IO event the release of the Android Open Accessory Kit. This kit consists basically of an Arduino Mega combined with the USB host shield and some customized firmware. What this allows us to do is to create Android applications that will interact with an Arduino…
With light sabres, Yaskawa equipped robots. Hmmmmmm. For this year's IEEE International Conference on Robotics, the robotic company equipped two robotic arms with Jedi and Sith light sabres and taught them to fight. OK, maybe not to fight but it makes a nice fight choreography as shown in
