Hiroshi Ishiguro hits us again with a new creepy robot. The Japanese roboticist has been populating the Uncanny Valley with his creations for some time now. This time, he brings us a smaller version of the very scary robot Telenoid R1. Although this new version is much smaller than the ori
One small step for a robot... We'll let you figure out the rest. Robonaut 2 by Nasa an GM Robonaut 2, a.k.a. R2 for short, was developed by NASA and GM in order to help humans perform their job, whether it is on the ISS or down on earth. This robot became the first, but certainly not the
We all dream of having appliances and machines that can obey our spoken commands. Well, let's take the first step towards making this happen. In this second iteration of Carlitos' Projects, we are going to build a speech-controlled Arduino-based robot. You may be thinking that makin
For some time now we have been bringing to you cool videos about new Robotshop products, projects and much more though our Youtube Channel. Making videos is an art and we have learned a few tricks with time. Now, we are ready to bring you a new and improved RobotShop TV experience (in HD). ht
Roombas are definitely awesome cleaning robots. Once in a while, after they have cleaned a lot, they need to be maintained in order to keep them in good shape and performing well. Besides emptying the dust bin and removing hair from the brushes, it is also important to clean the entire Roo
Volvo keeps innovating with their safety and autonomous driving technology. We remember the autonomous urban trains from some time ago, now they have developed what they call "City Safety Technology" for their 2011 S60 This technology basically monitors the car's surroundings and applies the brake
As previously discussed, Google (a.k.a. Skynet) is getting involved in the development of very advanced robots. One of their most notorious robotics projects is the Lunar X-Pize competition. See the video below for a global explanation of what the X-Prize Foundation is. http://www.youtube.com/watc
GoRobotics.net goes RobotShop We are proud to announce that in an effort to bring to our readers the best and most complete robotic news, product reviews and robotic project coverage, we have merged the RobotShop Blog RSS Feed with the GoRobotics RSS Feed. What does it mean? This means that no
National Robotics Week 2011 As you may already have guessed, robotics is very important to RobotShop. That is why we have joined the National Robotics Week movement. From April 9th to April 17th 2011, we invite you all to join us in the celebration of the National Robotics Week. This event is in
At RobotShop, we strongly believe robotics will be taking a larger and very important part in education. The video below summarizes our views and shows how important robotics in education is when preparing for the future challenges. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4_Ds3tkn0s Those who were at the
As we announced previously, RobotShop was at the CRC Robotics Challenge this year. On this 10th anniversary of the competition we had lots of fun at our kiosk. RobotShop CRC Kiosk This is an amazing competition for high-school and CEGEP students, allowing them to design and build their own rob
IBM Watson Watson, a super computer from IBM is challenging the human Jeopardy! champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in the first Man vs. Machine Jeopardy! competition. Below you can see a nice teaser for the competition. The first round already took place on Monday, February 14th 201
We are proud to announce that the very awesome Jazz telepresence robot by Gostai is available for sale at RobotShop. This robot can virtually teleport you to any place in the world and allows you to work remotely. As a result, you can save on business trips, boost productivity, quickly manage probl
I definitely want to build a 6 legged Rhex robot. Below are some drafts I made today with Sketchup. 6 standard servos HS-325, a LiPo battery, two Sharp IR distance sensors and a tilt switch. 2011.2.14I thought about how to synchronize the legs of my Rhex robot. I want to use servos, no kind o…
Hanson Robotics Zeno Human-like Robot Usually, human-like robots come from Japan or Korea, but Lately, Hanson Robotics (from the USA) has been working hard on producing remarkably accurate human-like heads for robots. These heads can express emotions through facial expressions, can talk and
SaRTrE Volvo Auto Train Volvo is testing their new Safe Road Trains for the Environment, which basically means, cars that drive autonomously. The system is intended to be used on highways where a lead (human driven) truck will be followed by autonomously driven cars. The cars will receive instr
