Here's a terminator police robot that could scare those who want to speed off and try to escape the police. For the moment, it's just an idea. This auto-moto is halfway between Robocop and a beetle. The idea: unmanned inside (so safer), it chases fugitives. It's an idea of Carl Archambault's,…
We've just received in the RobotShop store the Fez Domino microcontroller by GHI Electronics. FEZ stands for "Freaking Easy." It's a microcontroller which can be programmed in Microsoft .NET Micro Framework and is compatible with Arduino Duemilanove shields. One of the differences with Arduino …
Pierre Dupont's team at Boston University is in the process of developing a surgical robot which could be maneuvered in veins whilst also being harder than a catheter. The new technology called a "concentric tube robot" would have the flexibility of a catheter and the stiffness of a needle. The t…
Robotinho is a museum guide robot that talks and gives explanations to groups of children and tourists. But its main feature lies in its means of locomotion: the Roomba QuadDrive, 4 Roomba robot vacuums placed side by side with a Robotis Dynamixel RX-64 servo, which makes it an omnidirectional r…
Asus recently launched the AGAiT E-Clean, a robot vacuum. The robot by Asus also removes soil microbes with its ultraviolet lamp and can even add a touch of perfume. It has a battery life of an hour and a half (it automatically returns to the base) and it takes 3 hours to recharge. The E-Clea…
CTC (Concurrent Technologies Corporation) has won a contract worth 46 million dollars from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane (NSWC Crane) (United States). The project aims to develop land robotics systems which will eventually be able to save the lives of American soldiers in combat. The m…
How do you use a LEGO Mindstorms NXT to set off fireworks safely? This video shows you how. The robot is a MINDSTORMS NXT kit which uses two light sensors, one for detecting the lighting of a firework. The prototype also uses an ultrasonic sensor to adjust the height of the lighter in comparison…
Here's a fish robot that can lead an entire school of fish. Researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University has managed to create a robotic fish capable of displaying leadership and being the leader in a school of fish by using mathematics and artificial intelligence. One possib…
Chinese art students have built a Giant Transformers robot. Height: 32 feet, or 9.77 meters. Its weight: 4 tons (4000 kg). The steel and tire monster has been built out of... an old truck (photo below). Their project has cost around 4500 US dollars. Watch the animation video created for …
For the 6th anniversary of Kondo KHR robots, Kondo has indulged in some remarkable artistic performances. This took place in Tokyo at the Kondo Cup. Here's a traditional Japanese dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn2uMnkDi4U More rock but still impressive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_…
Here's a video that talks about the main facts and statistics in the world of robotics and the web. It makes us aware of the speed at which technology is evolving in our society and flooding our daily lives. The robotics market is undergoing radical transformation: between now and 2025 it should …
Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, has without doubt the largest R2-D2 in the world. The famous astro droid from the Star Wars film is actually a building... in disguise! And it even seems functional, a window opens! What you can't achieve with a little imagination and definitely some …
The Carnegie Mellon University soccer robots (USA) use physical science to score goals in soccer. The soccer player robots that are competing in RoboCup 2010 in Singapore use the principles of physics which predict the ball's behavior. Soccer robots don't only analyze their own movements but al…
RobotShop has only just created a nice promotion (package) on domestic robots, this time for pet lovers: cats and dogs. Starting with cats: -Domestic Robot Package for cat lovers: save 50 dollars. This includes an iRobot Roomba 562 vacuum, a Litter-Robot Litter Box, an automatic food dispenser a…
Here's a really fun video montage based on the film, I, Robot, with Will Smith. It's a tribute to the film (which is inspired by laws defined by Isaac Asimov), and to robots. I, Robot which was released in 2004 is a film by Alex Proyas who plunges us into our society in 2035, where daily life i…
A company founded by Rodney Brooks (who founded iRobot), Heartland Robotics, just hired Scott Eckert as CEO. Scott Eckert is a former executive of Dell, and a guru of online sales. He also founded and directed Motion Computing. He will replace Patrick Sobalvarro at Heartland Robotics. Heart…
