Now I’ll admit; this probably isn’t one of the most appealing robots to think about when considering just what might lurk under the depths of water. Originally, you could only find dangers like sharks or irukandji jellyfish in the ocean, but this robotic snake could show up in your backyard! Though hopefully that won’t be […]
This is more of a fun robot to have around. Anyone who has ever been a Transformer fan will probably have also been disappointed by the lack of automated “transforming” that goes on. But this robot, built by Kenji Ishida and JS Robotics, actually transforms from car to humanoid, and can walk around and fire […]
If you want to juggle with someone who will never drop the ball, then come to Disney! Disney Research has recently been working on more interaction between entertainment robots and guests at its theme parts, that juggles and throws balls with a human player. The robot uses the video provided by an external camera, and […]
People often think of composing music as something innately human, that requires the creativity and flexibility of a human mind. Well, that may be true for a while. But for now, robots can actively play music already. This group of swarm robots (Khepera III) was built by the Georgia Robotics and Intelligence Systems (GRITS) Lab. […]
Yet another prosthetic limb has entered the world. But why is this one special, you might ask? The end goal of prosthetic limb development is always to make a prosthetic that can go above and beyond the original limb, uses energy efficiently, and emulates the natural motion of the actual body part. Well this is […]
The newest form of dieting? Well robotic, of course. And now, we have the newest motivational robot for dieters, Autom. Autom is a cute little robot that seems like just another thing on your table. It’s an interactive robot with information about many thousands of types of food, monitors when you sleep, and more, that […]
How do you make a robot to monitor things while still at home? You make a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), an ASV (Autonomous Surface Vehicle), or an AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) . But what if you need to monitor three areas at once, like from the sky, the surface, and underwater, what do you do? You […]
