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If your Roomba Discovery 4XXX/4XX series is having a problem or is not working properly, it will communicate this to you by beeps, songs, and lights. The following table is essential in understanding possible problems the Roomba can have. Roomba will tell you what problem it has in order for you…
AR.Drone 2.0 by Parrot The popular quadcopter AR.Drone 2.0 is now available at RobotShop and in stock. Since this is a very popular flying platform, we expect it to sell very quickly, so if you want yours without any delay, we recommend placing an order as soon as possible. This quadcopter co
This repair guide explains how to replace (or clean and lubricate) the main brush casing gears on a 500 series Roomba. For details on how to first disassemble your Roomba, please see Roomba 500 Series Servicing and Repair Guide Chapter 3: How to Open Up Roomba. Some of the 500 series Roombas are…
Automated Parking As we wait for a future where cars autonomously park themselves after they have transported us around, it is currently possible to get your car parked by a giant robot. Automated parking towers are able to store a vast number of cars very efficiently (saving time and space). Th…
The Winbot 730 from Ecovacs finally arrived and is available for immediate shipment. Want to know more about this robot? We opened up a brand new robot just for you. The Winbot 730 is part of a new line of window cleaners that does not need two halves that hold together with permanent magnets. S…
Grishin Robotics Dmitry Grishin, co-founder and chairman of Mail.ru, one of the largest internet companies in Russia, recently launched Grishin Robotics. The Russian tycoon is now following his dream of working towards the creation of personal robots. Our planet has not seen revolution…
Anki DRIVE Earlier this week Anki, a new robotics company, was introduced at the Apple WWDC 2013 by Apple CEO Tim Cook. "Anki uses iOS devices and the iOS platform to bring artificial intelligence and robotics into our daily lives." -Tim Cook Anki is launching Anki DRIVE, a physical gaming
This is a review of getting started in electronics. After hearing lots of talk about Forrest Mims Getting Started In Electronics, even from electronics/robotics veterans, I decided to pick up a copy. Since this book is published by Radio Shack, you can probably pick up a copy at a lo
Ecovacs Robots We are happy to announce the availability of the Ecovacs product line at RobotShop. This innovative manufacturer currently produces three different robots: the Atmobot, the Deebot and the WinBot. Atmobot is an air-purifying robot that roams the house seeking pollutants in the
At RobotShop, we're lucky enough to see hexapod robots every day, but sometimes there are some hexapods which are more impressive than others. Mantis Giant Hexapod We recently discovered "Mantis", a 2.8m tall, two ton hexapod vehicle created by Micromagic Systems. The project took four years …
The fascinating thing about robots is that we can get them to do anything... or almost. After the gymnast robot Hinamitetu with the fixed bar, now comes the acrobat robot on a ball. This prototype has 3 wheels to stabilize the yellow ball and works with two Gyroscopes. It's incredible what y…
Maintaining your Roomba is very important. Here is a video for a suggested routine maintenance for your Roomba 500 to 700 series. This cleaning can be done after every few cleaning cycles depending on your environment.
Precise Path RG3 (Robotic Greens Mower3) is a new robotic lawn mower model. The RG3 is powered by three lead acid batteries and a 24-volt DC motor. Its robotic autonomy is 3 hours on a single charge and it travels at a speed of 5.5 km/h (it takes 8 hours to recharge). This robotic lawn mower is…
A major trend in robotics is cooking and domestic robots, especially over the last three years. And this is without taking into account those domestic robots that do the dishes or place your laundry in the washing machine. This is what we call "robotics for the benefit of humanity" :-)…
Wheeme Giving a Massage We tend to associate giving or receiving a massage as a process involving only humans - until now. Of course, robots don't need massages, so they tend to concentrate on providing them instead. The WheeMe Massage Robot by DreamBots is a palm-size four wheeled robot
Autom Diet Robot Autom is a small companion robot created by Intuitive Automata. Its main goal is to encourage people to have a healthy diet, and exercise regularly with the objective of loosing weight and staying healthy. This robot uses its social capabilities, which include speech and eye-
