Robotics Category - Page 4

It’s the combination of things that so often makes for exciting gadget news, and today we’ve got the combination of two strange things via Sony Music: a combination of Twitter and robotics that they’re calling the Talay Robot.

King Kong ain’t got nothing on…this new bike lock, folks. And movie references aside, it’s an item that melds together green technology and light robotics in one of the grandest possible ways.

Remember the Energizer Bunny? How preposterous its commercials were, how this little drum-banging bunny could go ridiculous lengths powered by nothing more than a handful of batteries? Well, we’re about to get our minds blown by the announcement that the Mr. Evolta robot has concluded its nearly 500 kilometer trek [...]

Considering that it’s Thanksgiving in the United States, and most of us are either planning to get or already are fuller than the proverbial tick (my own dinner is roughly two hours away and I do intend to eat my fill) you’re probably dreading those first few minutes after the [...]

Perhaps the holy grail of all toys–at least back when I was a kid–was the of a remote-controlled tank or car or most anything that could not only fly remotely but also shoot things remotely. Not just light-up guns or noises, either, but actually firing. And finally, someone has done [...]

It’s always a great day for me personally when I can bring out two robot stories, and today is one of those days. Seems that, during President Barack Obama’s big tour of the various Pacific Rim nations, for the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit,  he made a stop in Japan. [...]

You know, when I was a kid, I used to make Lego robots and long for the day when I could get them to sweep the floor for me, instead of me just pushing them across said floor while making beeping noises. Now, this day in which my childhood dreams [...]

The thought of letting a robot give you a sponge bath might make some people happy over the thought of getting clean without any labor on their part, though for many, the idea leaves them cold and frightened. At least, that’s the experience most people have around the Cody robot…at [...]

You know we love robots here. Robots that lift, carry, help people to walk or move in their wheelchairs…all of these are great. It’s hard not to love a robot, even when its function is, well, decidedly stupid. And that’s the whole thrust behind the Bacarobo competition, which just released [...]

It may well be every downtrodden geek’s dream to build a girlfriend, which is likely to be a disturbing concept to most. And it certainly didn’t help matters when Yamaha exhibited the HRP-4C Girlbot, which fueled the fires of possibility stoking in their minds. Today, we toss a little more [...]