The Hamamatsu Science Museum in Japan has a few different robots which entertain the visitors. First there's the little blue and green robot which acts as your talking guide in the museum. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfMEQrEG_Vk It can recharge by itself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnfW2…
The Petman robot by Boston Dynamics is a mobile robot prototype on two legs which moves like a human being. Petman can walk at a speed of 6 km/h. Look closely at how its feet and legs move in slow motion; he walks like a man. Now imagine once this biped robot has been developed without cords, …
RobotShop currently has a special promotion on Lawnbott robot mowers. Should you be the happy winner, this exceptional offer could let you win a complete refund of a Lawnbott Spyder if you buy one, or partial reimbursement of the value of the Lawnbott Spyder if you buy another Lawnbott model. I…
Acel by RobotBaka is a small humanoid robot that we really like. Provided with wheels, this mini transformer can ride like a motorcycle with two front wheels and two mini wheels in the feet. It's capable of hitting a ball, running, dancing and moving quickly. The Youtube link of Robotbaka: ht…
Here's a video which shows the full range of the capacities of Bioloid robots. They're dancing here to the song "Sorry, Sorry" (5 humanoids synchronized) and then one of them (transformed into a robot dog) opens the refrigerator so that a second one can help itself to what's inside. N…
We've received a new mobile development platform from Dr Robot: the Wifi Scout. This platform is particularly suitable for remote monitoring which also requires the manipulation of objects. It is powered by two 12-volt motors, has WiFi, a color screen, audio, 6 infrared distance sensors, 3 ul…
AILA is a new humanoid robot prototype presented at Hanover Messe 2010 which is taking place right now in Hanover in Germany (from April 19 to 23). The robot uses RFID and SemProM (Semantic Product Memory) coupled with a 3D camera to grab and carry various objects. Aila is able to remember the …
The best Tetris players now have competition from this Lego robot that plays the Tetris game all on its own. Branislov Kisacanin has created a robotic player prototype with the help of Mindstorms parts, a webcam and a computer. A Texas Instruments DSP board (TI DM6437 DSP board) decrypts what happ…
Designer Kare Halvorsen has updated his Hexapod robot. It looks more like a giant ant, very realistic. Since 2009, Kare has been improving its operation and his prototype can now manipulate objects more easily. The hexapod has 2 degrees of freedom on the abdomen and 3 on the head, and has 6 leg…
South Korea is going to inject 20 thousand won, that's 18 million dollars, to develop underwater robots. The aim is to invent robots that can swim but also walk on sea beds up to depths of 6000 meters by 2016. The initiative is supported by the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs in Sou…
Adept Quattro is known for being the world's fastest industrial robot in terms of packaging (picking/placing) objects. Watch the video below to be convinced. The speed is simply incredible. And, in order to make it more difficult, the person uses a Wii joystick which constantly moves the recept…
Another great new product that we've just received in stock: the Minoru Webcam 3D. It's the first commercial 3D webcam. The connection to a computer or robot is made via a high speed 2.0 USB port. The Minoru 3D can also be used as a sensor. Furthermore, it works with Windows XP, Vista and Win…
photos from botjunkie & Cnet Can robots perform as well as humans in sports? This is what the designers at Ziggy wanted to find out during the Robogames. The American football player Joe Nedney pitted his strength against Ziggy to hit the ball as far as possible and accurately. Even if …
Two Indian students habe had fun developing a farm tractor which can be steered only by using a cell phone. The tractor has a video camera and sensors which allow it to stop in an emergency if it detects an obstacle or human in front of it. Everything is controlled remotely via the phone: the a…
RobotShop has just received several mobile robotic development platforms from the company Dr Robot. A quick introduction to the new products: -Mobile Development Platform with WiFi Head DRK8080 Dr. Robot: A platform on wheels with sensors, 7 degrees of freedom, Wi-Fi. It comes pre-assembled, r…
We were telling you yesterday about the new Robovie R3 robot prototype by ATR-Robotics and Vstone. Well, suddenly today we can finally find videos of this humanoid robot from Japan. As a reminder, the Robovie-R Ver3 is intended to act as a support guide robot for the elderly and people with impa…
