In the Netherlands, some robots are already replacing gas pump attendants. The robot's code name: Tank Pit Stop. So, you no longer need to leave your vehicle; it's a little like the drive-in at fast-food restaurants :-) This robot was invented in 2008 and costs 75 000 euros. Its effectiveness…
The first two domestic robots are on sale on the Imvu.com online community. You can purchase the vacuum robot for 650 credits in the online store. It's a world first: They're the first domestic robots to be sold on the site. The author is none other than JonnySalvo : -) You can buy two models…
RobotShop has just received a new product in stock that might please those who are building robot prototypes. The Dagu plastic polymer is a non-toxic and biodegradable polyester polymorph element. RobotShop is one of only two distributors in North America to distribute it. This polymer can b…
Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google took center stage at the Google Lunar X-Prize conference ... while being physically absent. But how, you ask us? He used a Texai telepresence robot by Willow Garage. This type of robot is quite simply the future of teleconferencing. It's very practically …
We've put together a few videos for our readers on contemporary robotics (domestic, professional, educational, health, military, and industrial robots) and future and research perspectives (last video). The practice and viewing are exciting. These videos are all now also available on our RobotS…
You know the fixed bar acrobatics by Hinamitetu. Now, along the same lines, still gymnastics, this robot is able to perform a back flip like a human. You have to see it to believe it. The prototype has been made by a Japanese robotics fan. (See his blog) What's more, his "baby" can even run and…
Here's a joke that we've found on the web that features a lie detector robot at the hands of 3 people. A father, son and mother. Who's lying and who's telling the truth? You'll find out :-) A man returns from work with a lie detector robot. His 12 year old son comes home 3 hours late from scho…
Warehouse robots that help with the packing and stacking of sugar bags, it's a lot faster than "arms". At first glance, these bags of sugar must weigh about 50 kg each. You can imagine the effort spent by workers on carrying out a similar type of loading. Featured in this video, industrial robot…
The Micropilot MP-Vision Glider is an unmanned air vehicle. It can be preprogrammed with specific flight plans in advance. This drone can be optionally equipped with a camera to take snapshots of crops or forest areas, for example. The MP-Vision has a radio control but can also fly autonomou…
A world leader of online robot sales is hiding in Quebec :-) Mario Tremblay and Sandra Fradet of RobotShop agreed to be interviewed by a journalist from Quebec's weekly, Echo de la Rive-Nord. The startup has existed for 7 years in Boisbriand on the Boulevard des Entreprises, Quebec. "We want t…
Tomohiro Shibata, a researcher in robotics and Satoko Inoue, who works for Kokoro (a robotics firm) in Japan, have found an original way of getting married. They used a priest robot. The humanoid robot, I-Fairy, officially performed the marriage. It's a world first. I-Fairy by Kokoro costs ab…
The International Robotics company, the pioneer of "Techno-Marketing" (Trademark) designs robots for commercial purposes to carry out the marketing operations of large companies. What's more, their list of customers is pretty impressive. Robot-Dreams has posted a pretty good demonstration video…
The RobotShop team is cooking up a revolutionary concept (according to what I've heard), behind a new site called MyRobots.com. And naturally, like you readers, I'm wondering about a few things. Because no, they haven't let their blogger in on the secret :-( , the little devils :-) So, I asked…
This sculpture is actually a robotic cube capable of keeping its balance by itself with an automatic stabilization mechanism to shift the center of gravity. The modules sway and can maintain the balanced position. Even more incredibly, the structure can be pushed and still not fall. Of course, …
The German Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics presented, at the IEEE 2010, a safety demonstration with an industrial robotic arm. In this case, they wanted to study the contact between a robot handling a sharp tool (scissors, kitchen knife, saw, scalpel) and human skin in order to prevent acci…
Have you heard of Robogames? It's a set of competitions in which robots compete in merciless fights, like gladiators in the arena. Well, here's the best of Robogames 2010 in a slow-motion video. The video was filmed with a Casio Exilim EX-F1 with 300 images per second. http://www.youtube.com/wat…
