Category Archives: Robots

technology news about today’s emerging Robotic Technologies here.

VW Factory, WOW~

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Here are some pics from VW factory in Germany, all i can say is, WOW~ It looks more like a auto museum with standstill people rather than a factory… This makes you want to get a VW…

Check out all the robotic goodies they have including what seems like a rotating floor…

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Roobot Video – Pregnant Robot helps med students

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Wow, here’s some robots being put into good use in the medical field. This $20,000 “Pregnant Robot” — developed to help med students — “simulates the pertinent vital signs and exports of a pregnant woman, including blood, urine and a baby.”

Video overview after the jump. Even the baby simulates vital signs, and can change colors from pink to blue to signify oxygen deficiency. A huma

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Video – Bionic Arms

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Here’s a video of article featured couple weeks ago about bionic arms

Not quite as agile as Steve Austin but still very impressive, this video show’s Jesse Sullivan with two robotic arms. It is controlled using his own nerves, allowing him to control the robotic limbs as if they were his own….

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Embedded Ethernet – Obi-Wan the “finger” over the Internet by Thomas Edwards

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Hmmm… Thomas is up to something again, making some really cool artistic electronics,

check out this obi-wan the finger over ethernet by Thomas, it’s really cool, I wish there was a DIY…

Here is the most recent version of the “Touch”  which uses CUBLOC CB220, Pololu Micro Servo controller, and Lantronix XPORT. The two black boxes are sending the force-sensitive resistor data to a server about 70 miles away, where the pressure difference is calculated, a new common fi

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DIY – Minimalist Solar-powered Robot

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Check out this awesome solar-bot!

We are getting a lot of good ideas on what to do with this…hmmm….

any ideas appreciated on some ideas (please leave comments if you’ve got ideas for expanding this DIY)

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PDA Bluetooth controlled Segway Robot ROVIN

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Here’s PDA Bluetooth controlled Segway Robot ROVIN at a Robot Show in Korea, which also can run by itself and play with kids…

This would be a good platform to get started, except $15,000 is kinda pricey…

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Segway Robot ROVIN Update – Line-tracing Video

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Here’s a line-tracing video of the segway robot ROVIN mentioned couple weeks ago that uses a cutouch from comfile.

Kinda cool.

I found some pricing for these segway robots:

I guess the company robo3 is right now working on a humanoid version, which will help you clean your house and do entertain your kids… ROBIN 1500/$15,000 (ROBIN RMP 800+ABS body + Touch screen) ROBIN 2500/$25,000 (ROBIN 1500 + ARM) ROBIN 3500/$35,000 (ROBIN 2500 + Vision system + PDA remote controller) + Charger ROBIN 4500/$45

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Gameboys and robots!

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Cool robots using Atmel chips!

Here’s how to build a simple robot for $34 that is expandable to a wide range of projects. From sumo to fire fighting to soccer… Thanks Jose!

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Wall-bot – draw on your big empty wall!

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Here’s a cool automated wall-draw-bot, you can draw bunnies like this on your wall!

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Video – Bicycle riding Robot from Japan

I found this neat video of robot on bicycle on youtube:

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