When we first saw Robotis release their new line of professional (and large) Dynamixel Pro servo motors, we knew it would not be long until they were used to create larger humanoids. So, not long after their release, "THOR" was revealed; Robotis' child-sized humanoid entry into the…
HRP-4C, HRP-4's older sister, did a nice dance demonstration along with some human fellows. The female robot (or gynoid) comes form a large humanoid robot family made by Kawada. The HRP-4C nevertheless, is by far the most human-like of all the brothers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcZJqiUrbn
Marvin From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy This Japanese robotic ice cream making machine must be the most expensive and slowest way of making ice cream. One can imagine that if the robot big (actually huge) head is filled with computational power, it must be a very bored and depressed rob
The RoboBuilder robotics kits from a Korean company of the same name (or is it IRobou?) is now available for purchase from RobotShop. The kits, which are similar to the Bioloid robotics kits from Robotis, employ modular components, like motors and sensors, to allow builders to quickly creat…
We received a note from Sven Behnke of team NimbRo. He pointed us to a video the team had uploaded of the final RoboCup match between NimbRo and Team Osaka. We also took some video of the event, but unfortuatenly it didn't turn out well. Sven wrote: RoboCup 2007 took place from July 1st to July …
