Fun robotic happenings such as movies, art installations and performances, music, and more.
Welcome to the sixth installment in our monthly series, What's Trending in Robotics News! We will cover all the breaking news, hot issues, trending stories, and cool stuff that is happening - or has happened - in the robotics industry. Welcome to the new year of 2020! It's time to set th…
Throughout all of it, RobotShop has been there - giving you a first-hand look at all the remarkable achievements in the industry throughout 2019. Here are the stories that received the most attention and reactions.
Welcome to the fifth installment in our monthly series, What's Trending in Robotics News! We will cover all the breaking news, hot issues, trending stories, and cool stuff that is happening - or has happened - in the robotics industry. Let's see what caught our attention this month.…
There are some obvious benefits offered by companion robots. The concept of a fully-functioning, life-size robot is still one that's not readily available to the public, but it's something that many believe will be commonplace in homes in the future. Keep reading to learn more.
Robots are on the rise everywhere; even in the world of sports. In the upcoming Olympic games in Japan, they'll be demonstrating exactly how useful their skill-set is. Here's what you can expect from the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
Are you a fan of robots and coffee? This is where you should go next time you visit Montréal! Code & Café is a coffee shop where you can play with robots!
NetFlix released their new series, Love, Death & Robots. The series has been compared to "The Matrix" mixed with "Black Mirror" and has technological aspects in most episodes. Which robot is your favorite?
CES 2019 was quite eventful this year with a whole bunch of new robots announced. If everything goes right, you might even be able to get your hands on a couple of robots on this list in the following year! There is no clear order in this list, I just wanted to show off the ones that struck me t…
The Electrocuting Practice Robot A robot that detects the notes you are playing and delivers an electric shock if you play the wrong note. Made using an Adrunio and programmed in Python.
Drones and UAVs are used more and more in the professional and recreational sector. Every day they're getting more and more powerful, precise, smart,... These innovations can be harnessed for the aforementioned applications, but also in the entertainment sector. Intel is a leader in this and has be…
Superbowl 2017 was quite a rollercoaster for fans of both teams and kept viewers at the edge of their seat. The halftime show was really well done and Lady Gaga did a great job. At one point, she was singing and the camera shows lights behind her which were "dancing" in the sky, eventually forming …
More than 1000 humanoid robots (1007 to be exact) staged a dancing performance at the Qingdao Beer Festival in the eastern coastal province of Shandong in China, beating UBTECH's previous record of 540 robots.
For many of us, R2D2 was one of the first "real" robots we wanted to "get to know" as a robot friend (sorry C3P0, you were just too opinionated). Tony Dyson was the master builder of the R2D2 droid, and he passed away on March 4, 2016 at the young age of 68.
The creators of Formula E along with the tech-investment group Kinetic have announced the first global autonomous car racing championship, the ROBORACE, which will start in 2016. The Formula E is a class of auto racing that is using only electric-powered cars.
Each year, Make has an online summer camp covering many topics relevant for makers. This year's Maker Camp in currently in full swing (July 7th-August 15th) and includes many interactive discussions on Google Hangout. Last week's theme was Science & Technology, and it covered electron…
[youtube Hi All, Yesterday one of our RobotShop Forum members "osfreak" posted a video of a Dell commercial which used Lynxmotion products. If you look closely starting at about 0.16s you can spot an SQ3 Quadruped walking Kit and parts included in the AL5 Robotic Arms. On top of that, you
