[CES 2008] Wowee is unveiling its new WiFi enabled robotic webcam that can be controlled remotely using any Internet enabled device: mobile phone, PC or video game console. Users can explore their home or office remotely through the Rovio’s built-in camera that streams video and audio transmitted via the robot. Continue reading »
Developed by Toyota, this violin-playing robot has 17 flexible joints and mechanical fingers. Measuring 1.5m tall and weighs 56kg, Continue reading »
The product has been described as ‘a friendly robot for lonely unmarried persons’. What I am talking about is an emotional and friendly Robot called YABO designed by the cool and creative designer Kim Yong Seong. It has been designed in such a way that like a nice wife/husband, it would wait for you to arrive back home, with an advantage that it would not nag you with complaints at that hour. It will also monitor the temperature at home and keep it just at the right level. Continue reading »
Japan is already racing to become the only country in the world where the population of humans is less than that of Robots.
The country has again inched forward towards that state by developing a robot which can remove the dead and the dormant from the streets.
I think the human population is falling so quickly that they want a body remover to clear the dead. Continue reading »
Japan has moved another step in being a human-free nation by developing this robotic maid that has been specially designed to help the aged.
Surprisingly the robot looks like a Gundam and not like some other humanoid robot.
The robot has been developed by Kawada Industries Inc. after four years of intense work. The result is even better as the robot can pour coffee from a bottle into a cup and even wash the cup after use. Continue reading »
This is not a dream. The RoboCup 2007 held recently in Atlanta, USA, had some great robots participating in the competition. There were about 33 teams taking part in this Robo comp. Here’s more details.
The competition was organized by the Georgia Tech. College of Computing. Some of the countries were China, Japan, Iran, Israel, Germany and Brazil. So it was an international scene. This was the place for geeks from all around the world. Continue reading »
 Chiba Institute of Technology has unveiled a unique robotic truck - Halluc II that encompass ‘multi-joint wheel module’ via mingled robotic technology and automobile technology in one self-directed mechanism.This robotic truck measures around eighty centimeters in length and weighs twenty kilograms. The Halluc II runs on eight legs via special wheeled modules to move sideways, turn around in place and to drive or walk to combat obstructions until 12 centimeters. Continue reading »
 The Robot Hall of Fame has been quite popular with its fictional bots but this year, the jury of 25 roboticists has chosen more real bots than fictional ones, including the LEGO Mindstorms (shown above), the NAVLAB 5, the Raibert Hopper, and Mr. Data . It was pretty expected to see Mindstorm and Data in the list but the jury also honored NAVLAB 5, a robotic Oldsmobile Silhouette for its journey from Pittsburgh to San Diego way back in 1995. The one-legged hopper named Raibert Hopper made to the final list for featuring the basic tech DNA that triggers all the multi-legged bots around us. It’s good to see the Robot Hall of fame giving more weightage to the real bots.
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