Sony was the first to get a bipedal robot running, but then proceeded to drop out of the race. Other companies are now following in Sony’s footsteps. Robotis, for instance, just announced its running robot. Robotis RX is a little taller and little slower that the Sony Qrio. RX measures in at …
It looks like 2006 is gearing up to be the year of robot toys. The Associated Press say, "If children didn't get their fill of high-tech toys during the 2005 holiday season, they should brace themselves for more wizardry later this year." Apparently, the allure of iPods and Xboxes is caus…
Have you heard the one about the Volkswagen that drove itself, won the Darpa Grand Challenge, shone at the Detroit International Auto Show, and was awarded editor’s choice in Engadget’s Robot-of-the-Year contest? Of course we mean Stanley, built by Sebastian Thrun’s team at Stanf…
(Press Release, see also our First Look at Robot Magazine.)Robot Magazine is offering readers the opportunity to win a unique robot featured in the publication’s Winter 2005 premier issue.Editorial Board contributors Jamie Hyneman and Grant Imahara from the Discovery Channel’s popular …
In our original post on Pleo, Dave Thompson shared this link to the DEMO 2006 video. Thanks!In a word, it’s all about anthropomorphism. Let us start with the company’s name, which turns out to be pronounced "You Go Be". No remote required. Then there are the three laws,…
