Do you really know the world of robots? See also History of Robotics on RobotShop.com. Here is an illustration on the history of robots and robotics that will teach you everything that you don't already know. For example, did you know that the first robot was built by the Greeks in 400 B.C. ? T…
This year, the International Confrence on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) will take place in Anchorage, Alaska, from May 3rd to 8th 2010. Major players in robotics, such as iRobot, Aldebaran Robotics, Boston Dynamics, Gostai, Willow Garage and Kuka will be present. The theme of the 2010 ICRA is …
Simon the Robot made its first appearance during The Atlanta Conference on Human-Computer Interactions. Simon is the result of 3 years of research on Technology institute of Georgia. The prototype understands what is being said (voice recognition) and has a OpenCV [Open Source Computer Vision] …
The US Navy's Fire Scout helicopter robot detected a drug deal (cocaine) at sea during a test flight. The Fire Scout has conducted tests since being based in the high seas aboard the American warship, the USS McInerney. It had completed testing when it saw that a suspicious boat was speeding du…
What a wonderful idea to send a Drone to scan the Tyrolean Alps. This drone is equipped with a High Definition camera; the pictures taken show the beauty of this magnificient landscape. It skims the trees and the summit of the mountains while flying. This is very daring since its prototype coul…
We offer you this moment of inspiration for National Robotics Week. A student from Togo, Sam TODO, has succeeded in creating a robot prototype with some used television parts. The imagination knows no limits. Even without the financial means. His robot is called SAM10. Sam wants to try to mak…
A week ago we told you about the skeleton robot by CBS. Well, just imagine that this prototype was such a hit with the public that CBS has decided to give it a job on Craig Feguson's Late Late Show. It's even been given a name: Geoff Peterson. The humanoid skeleton was built by Grant Imahara f…
Here's a two-part video which will delight all robotics technicians. It shows us a complete dissection of a Roomba robot vacuum. The dissected model is from the Roomba 4000 series. The man behind this instructive video is Dino Segovis of Dinofab.com. The Roomba is one of the robots preferred by…
Here's a viral video which is circulating the web to announce a new robot vacuum by Samsung, the Navibot. It shows a team at Samsung in the middle of a discussion in a conference room when suddenly the Navibot, quiet until then, takes off! Nice buzz by Samsung on Youtube. The Navibot will soon b…
We've just received in our new products an infrared robotic ball by manufacturer Hitechnic. Ideal for robot soccer competitions, the autonomous ball has almost 20 infrared LEDs. It also respects the rules of the Robocup Junior competition. The robotic ball measures 7.5 cm in diameter (3 inches…
Grupo Santander (Bank) in Madrid has 5500 employees spread out in 9 buildings. It's enormous (one of the largest banks in the world in terms of capitalization) and the possibility of getting lost is only proportionally significant. That's why officials have had a genius idea: to implement an ar…
Roboplant is a decontaminating plant robot prototype by Gilberto Esparza, a Mexican designer. The prototype feeds on contaminated water. Then it transforms this water into energy needed by the robot to move via a microbial fuel cell. Then the surplus is used to feed the plant which then grows n…
It's historical! Like... the first step on the moon. Well ok, not quite but almost : -) Asimo by Honda and Tsutenkaku have formally met in a memorable face to face meeting. The two humanoid robots were a bit embarrassed at first and it was Tsutenkaku who made the first move. http://www.youtu…
Exclusive!! Viva la Robolution - Une nouvelle étape pour l'humanité (A new step for humanity), the book by Bruno Bonnell, CEO of Robopolis, will be on sale at RobotShop in a few days. "After the tool that extended its hand, then the machine that increased its strength tenfold, man n…
It's National Robotics Week in the US this week and RobotShop is marking the occasion by offering you discounts on certain products in our shop. From April 11 to 17, 2010, (until Saturday), take advantage of a 7% discount coupon on any order over 50 dollars on RobotShop.com. COUPON CODE to ENTE…
Marathon Robotics has developed some special Segway robots for training snipers in the Department of Defence in Australia. The Segways are especially adapted for military exercises, moving and responding virtually like humans. They move autonomously, can avoid obstacles at the last minute, go i…
