It's not an April's fool. A Japanese company has created a chick robot which imitates a real 3-day old chick. Actually, it's a little domestic companion for kids or big kids :-) It responds to touch, flaps its tiny wings and lets out little chirps when you ignore it. More info on SegaToys. …
This little Facebook Penguin robot Pingo My Desk Friend has just arrived at RobotShop and is already selling like hot cakes! We were telling you about it just a month ago here (see the info + demo videos). It's made by the Swiss company, Arimaz. Its features include announcing new emails from …
According to Industrie.com, the Swiss-Swedish company, ABB, has launched a touchpad allowing the guided repair and maintenance of robots. This tablet PC allows all minor operations to be carried out without necessarily using a technician on site. It explains in detail the procedure to follow in…
Recently we talked about Stats Monkey, the automated program capable of replacing a sports journalist. And now we have the life-size journalist robot. It can move independently, interview people, take photos, conduct internet research and post articles online. The jobs of journalists and blog…
Pirobot is a robot prototype which can focus on a ball of a specific color until it gets it and then concentrates on a second ball. In the video below, Pirobot only sees the green ball; it follows it with its eyes (with its camera) until it can finally hold it in its hands. Immediately afterwa…
The Dagu robotic gripper is one of our newest products on sale at RobotShop. It's a gripper which comes pre-assembled. It's powered by two servo motors with 2.3kg/cm of torque at 6V and 1.8kg/cm at 4.8V. The gripper opens to a maximum of 5 cm. CLICK HERE TO ORDER OR VIEW MORE DETAILS ON OUR O…
We've already introduced you to PR2 in the past, the open-source robotic platform by Willow Garage. Recently we saw that the PR2 was able to autocalibrate on its own. Well, now it can also fold the laundry! The PR2 faced the test of folding 50 towels and succeeded with 100%. For now it only fold…
Hobbymedia.it, an Italian blog has mentioned in a post how their Japanese friend Zak created a small robot hack of the manga HoiHoi-san figure. The little plastic doll has been completely assembled (kit toy) by adding wires and Microcontrollers to it. The end result is a small autonomous robo…
Botmag aka Robot Magazine now has an account on Twitter. You can follow it on: twitter.com/Robot_Magazine Robot Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine in the United States, whose first issue was released in 2003. It addresses mainly topics such as robot manufacturing, education, events and robotics…
Do you remember Truckbot HTC G1 which we told you about in early March? Well, here is a new version of this little robot from Tim Heath and Ryan Hickman, this time flashier, in green transparent plastic and mainly, with improved capabilities. Truckbot used to respond to commands via a laptop. …
We have just added the robotic tank toy, Titan, by Elenco to our products. Ideal for children aged 10 and over, this remote-controlled tank only costs about thirty dollars! Equipped with 6 wheels, it can go in any direction. Titan is steered at a distance using a wireless infrared remote contr…
Creating wooden robots, it had to be done :-) We reassure you that these are just decorative and toy robots rather than real functional, mobile and autonomous robots. Produced by Japan's Take-G Toys, these little gems are robotic decorations made entirely out of wood and cost between 50 and 80…
The Japanese laboratory, Kobayashi Lab, at Waseda University is in the process of developing SCHEMA, a new humanoid robot. It's 1.19 m tall and has 14 degrees of freedom, 6 in the arms and 8 in the head. The aim is to create an emotional humanoid. To achieve this, Schema has been given several …
At RobotShop it's always Christmas! Take advantage of the spring sale where we have selected more than 73 products to offer you at reduced prices, including: » Nabaztag Ears: $4 instead of $9.99 » Programmable Remote-Controlled Roboni-I Robot: $219 instead of $249 » Automatic Self-Cleaning
Here's a really fun toy on Youtube. We are considering possibly adding it to our products. It's a remote-controlled car which transforms into a robot firing missiles. 3 frequencies are available, allowing transformers to engage in combat. Video after the break: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…
Here's another RobotShop novelty: the Dagu Wild Thumper, an all-terrain robot with 6 wheels. This mobile platform can carry 8 kg of load and is powered by 6 gear motors. Outdoor exploration and rescue missions are possible applications for Universities or for military use. It is one of the fir…
