Robot Film Festival 2012 The 2012 Robot Film Festival took place last weekend (on July 14th) in New York. The festival opened with a per-screening of the upcoming movie Robot & Frank, winner of the Sundance Film Festival. http://vimeo.com/45874395 The festival features a myriad of short fil
In The Mail We are back with another "Feedback Friday". As you may know, at RobotShop, we strive to offer the best and fastest service possible. We do this by answering all of our communications within 24 business hours (the majority of which are answered within 3 working hours) and by shipping y
For some time we thought dubstep was simply a new awesome type of music that probably comes from aliens, and that features some amazing beat drops. However, we now understand that it comes from angry robots. Dubstep As shown in the menial kitchen robotic dispute in the video below, a rather
Researchers from the Vere project are using an fMRI machine to "read" thoughts from a human user and use those signals to control the motion of a small humanoid robot as demonstrated in the video below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXFmRzNZHqc This project is very interesting because the use o
Not many robots enjoy full autonomy; humans often prefer to supervise them and make sure they are doing their job right. However, there are some situations where direct supervision is impossible. For instance, when sending robots to explore space, the communication latency increases as they get far…
Robot Vacuum Comparison RobotShop is the leading source for domestic robot technology. We offer a varied selection of Robot Vacuums and our services are unmatched. We have several models of robotic vacuum cleaners and it sometimes can be difficult to choose the right model for a situation or envir…
In the Mail It is the time again to review our mail and share with you some of the most interesting feedback we got this week. Get ready from a blitz of positivism from our beloved customers: Outstanding customer service! Was expecting to have to ship in our broken unit and then wait for repairs a…
Roomba 790 Vacuum Cleaning Robot The new Roomba 790 from iRobot is now available at RobotShop. You can place an order right away and the stock should be coming in the following days. What is new about the 790? iRobot Roomba 790 Remote Control The most important innovation in the Roomba 790 is its…
We announced in the past that the MyRobots Connect, a serial-to-ethernet gateway that allows you to connect simples devices to MyRobots.com was available in stock. MyRobots Connect Kit Now, we decided to present it in a video to show what you get when you buy one and how easy it is to connect i
The savvy tech geeks at POPSCI recently included the Windoro as part of Junes's hottest gadgets; we couldn't agree more with that choice. Windoro WCR-I001 Window Cleaning Robot The Windoro is really the first window cleaning robot available to normal consumers. This autonomous robot uses microf
Sphero, by Orbotix Sphero is an amazing robotic ball that can be controlled via a Smartphone using Bluetooth. There are various free apps designed specifically for this robot ball allowing it to be programmed to follow patterns, play games, scare your cat, and more. Most importantly, it is no
As it is tradition now for Fridays, let's review some of the feedback we got from you, our beloved customers. In The Mail Really happy with the turnaround time and shipping of a new unit right away, along with the free shipping back {for the defective unit}. This is pro service and I will be sure …
3D Printed Animatronic Hand Hairygael has put together an amazing project. He 3D printed an entire robot hand and forearm and used hobby servo motors and an Arduino board to drive it. As you can see in the picture above, the hand looks amazing and if you watch the video below, you will see it mo
PROFIT 200 Canada's Fastest-Growing Company The 24th annual PROFIT 200 ranking of the top 200 Canada's fastest-growing company has been released today. We are very proud to report that RobotShop is the number 63 on that amazing list with an 843% growth in the last five years. We must say
In the Mail At RobotShop, we strive to put robotics at your service by providing you - yes you - our beloved customer, the best service we can. For this reason, we are happy to receive your comments, suggestions and feedback about your experience. Take a look at just some of the comments that c
Heartland Robotics Heartland Robotics (covered before) is a company that promises to bring the robotics industry to North America by creating a low-cost robotic manipulator that will make complex-robotics available to everyone. But... you probably knew all that already. What is new and exiting i…
