Tag Archive for 'robots'
This little dog is amazing. I just wanted to get that out of the way first off, most of the time, if you see a robot that can handle rough terrain, its because it has tank treads, not this little dog.
No, this dog uses legs. There are three motors in each leg, and sensors enough [...]
Right, I wanted one of TOMY’s new i-SOBOT robots before, but having seen this official video of the little electronic dude in action I simple have to get one. Never mind “will robots be able to do everything humans can do?”: i-SOBOT can somersault, which means he’s actually more talented than I am. I just [...]
The full name is the Rolly SEP-10BT Sound Entertainment Player and its quit an amazing little toy. You can play music from its 1GB of internal storage or you can play it from another source via Bluetooth.
Did I mention that its sort of a robot with two wheels and various dance patterns? Oh well, it [...]
SlashGear’s robot-mad tipster Robert Oschler has slipped a few new videos into our inbox of Tomy’s i-SOBOT, the 6.5-inch tall mini-marvel that is set to push the robot price point way down. Available to pre-order from Amazon and other retailers for $299.99, i-SOBOT is expected to ship in October.
Check out the videos of i-SOBOT in action, [...]
And roll. Apparently the robot can use its legs as just that and then convert to a skating robot (sk8rb0t?). It is really quite amazing and the video is definitely worth a watch.
The robot made by Hirose-Fukushima Robotics Lab, basically uses the skating wheels on their side as feet when walking, then in a well [...]
Some of you may recognize this character from one of the many works of art by Dean Bradley. Well apparently Mr. Bradley has decided to produce a few hundred of these things as real life figurines.
With a head made out of a monitor, an axe in one hand, and feet made out of god knows [...]
I don’t know how many of you have had the opportunity to enjoy the task that is cleaning out your gutters, but let me tell you, it’s a blast. Many people tend to put it off as long as they can, which isn’t exactly good on your gutters. But what if I told you cleaning [...]
Our robot-obsessed friend Robert Oschler pointed out this awesome hack involving Skype, a WowWee Roboquad and internet connection, that lets you call up your robot from anywhere in the world, control it remotely and - thanks to a head-mounted video camera - stream live media back to you. Here’s a clip of the beastie in [...]
They are sold in a kit from Edmund Scientific and can do tons of things. Apparently, once you assemble it, it already works in three very basic modes.
Those modes are obstacle avoidance, sound control, and following a line. Using a Windows-based PC you can connect the bot via a serial cable and use the included [...]
The robot itself has to two positions it can be in, and upright one, and one more closely resembling a scorpion. It also moves around via tank-like treads and has a light atop its head.
