Boston Dynamics' LittleDog has made progress recently. Not only was this little robotic critter able to move alone over difficult terrain, but now it does so with greater confidence: It jumps, climbs stairs, and reacts to real-time obstacles. "Little Dog" means "petit chien" in French, and it i…
Here's an all-in-one robot vacuum cleaner design from Yanko Design. It can operate as a conventional upright vacuum, and the round robotic cleaner can be detached from the main body. Just like a conventional robot vacuum, the autonomous part has no problem vacuuming under the sofa. Moreover, t…
The Advanced Security Guard (ASGuard) is a design by the Center for Robotics Innovation at the University of Bremen in Germany. This robot prototype can go underwater and on any type of rough terrain. Its role is to intervene in rescue operations during accidents or natural disasters. Asguard …
On Saturday and Sunday, May 29 and 30, the EPFL Robotics Festival will take place at Lausanne, Switzerland. Robosphere will be in booth No.10 at the EPFL Robotics Festival on the 29 and 30 of May. Approximately 20,000 to 40,000 people are expected. Robosphere, jointly with Robolounge, will dis…
Here is a pretty amazing performance by a small humanoid robot. Surprising for two reasons: The first is that the stunts are rather sophisticated: he can do a handstand comparable to a great gymnast. The second is more mysterious: the music that accompanies the video is a song by Jacques Brel's …
The TheCorpora blog by Francisco Paz has revealed more details on the Open Source robot QBo. This robot DIY weighs around 10 kg, measures 46 cm high, and it can recharge all by itself. It has four infrared sensors, four ultrasonic sensors, two video cameras in the eyes, two microphones in the e…
Here is a conference table robot that is able to adjust itself by taking various forms. This table is composed of four elements and is able to be separates and re-assembled, without any human intervention. The Intelligence Laboratory Robotics University of Tsukuba in Japan is behind this origin…
This week Germany has hosted an exhibition devoted to demonstrations of military robots . The Expo brought together European robotics researchers for the 2010 edition of the ELROB (European Trial of UGVs). These kinds of robots are in demand, especially for perilous and dangerous missions fo…
Anybots launch the commercialization of QB, a telepresence robot, for fall 2010. Starting price: 15 000 dollars US. QB moves at a speed of 5.5 km/h and only weighs 35 pounds(16 kg). It’s autonomy (battery) lasts 8 hours, it supports Wi-Fi, and has a 5 megapixel video camera. The principle o
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…
