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Tweenbot: Lost Robot

admin — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:46:16 +0000

Students at Tisch School of the Arts have performed an interesting social experiment that cleaves closely to her school’s mission statement, which is to “bring delight and art into people’s lives.” She made a couple little robots which have no powers other than looking cute and rolling straight forward.

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Creepy Bionic Eye

admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:19:35 +0000

This is a Terminator-style LED which is supposed to be “purely aesthetic” for a good cause: It is a technological solution against Retina blindness or eye damage which is the easiest kind of blindness to remedy by technology

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Dream on, Robo geek: MechRC:

admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:14:05 +0000

Most of us haven’t grown up to find our own action figure on the shelves of Wal-mart, but MechRC and ThatsMyFace have teamed up to offer you a consolation prize - for about $850, this miniature you can be yours.

Check out this fabulous YouTube-Video

(ThatsMyFace, MechRC, Gizmodo.com, Gizmodo.de)

TOKYObay Robots Unleashed on Unsuspecting Cubicles

jas — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:22:08 +0000

Limited Edition Retro-Inspired TOKIBOT Clocks Now Available at www.tokyobayinc.com
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Wearable Sensors Conceived at Harvard Robotics Lab Measure Hand Forces

jas — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:42:14 +0000

FingerTPS(TM) Put Comfortable Tactile Sensors at Your Fingertips, Literally
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Pioneer in Robotic Cardiac Surgery Completes Milestone

jas — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:44:21 +0000

Development and Perfection of Robotic-Assisted Mitral Valve Repair Boon to Patients…
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FANUC Robotics Introduces M-710iC/50 SE FoundryPRO Robot

jas — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:19:32 +0000

FANUC Robotics America just introduced its M-710iC/50 SE FoundryPRO robot. A new robot is designed for super harsh environments and is coated with a special epoxy, plus the wrist has protective covers to withstand high-pressure washing.
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Shkinder Maxim’s Concept Phone: Transformer phone and then some more

AkSh — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:36:57 +0000

Remember Softbank’s “almost Transformer” mobile phone? Here now comes a phone that is really akin to the Transformers. It doesn’t turn into a robot but this one can transform into many different things: mobile phone, camera, multimedia player, projector, 3D scanning. and holographic imaging. But hey, don’t get too excited because this is just a concept by designer Shkinder Maxim. (more…)

iCub: Baby Robot to Learn How to Walk and Talk

AkSh — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:16:14 +0000

Reading about robots that mimic humans is sometimes pretty scary. If the ReadyBot Dishwasher and Justin the Coffeemaker gave me the creeps, how much more will the iCub Baby Robot do to me? The robot’s head reminds me of Casper, the Friendly Ghost. But I am not sure if this one can be friendly once it learns how to think and talk. Researchers at the University of Plymouth are currently working on this project that is said to help them discover how language is taught. (more…)

Machines better than humans at fighting war?

erich — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:52:36 +0000

Well, in an era where fighting wars has becoming so common that it doesn’t even make front page news anymore, it is hardly something to worry about when robot manufacturers think they can use the technology to make robots that can fight wars. Well that school of thought comes from the fact that it is better to loose machines to war than men. I totally agree with this theory. (more…)