It's not like DARPA hasn't been trying to miniaturize unmanned aerial vehicles already, but its Nano Air Vehicle program is yet another attempt to find tiny, ultra-lightweight devices that could theoretically "perform indoor and outdoor military missions.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.06.05 at 04:35
This adorable little teddy bear is nothing less than a fully equipped GPS guidance system for your car. In fact, he is more than fully equipped. He’s borderline over equipped.
Via BotJunkie | Posted on 2008.06.05 at 03:25
It looks like relative upstart Seegrid is doing its part to help robots snag a few more jobs normally reserved from us humans, with it now showing off its autonomous Industrial Mobile Robot system (or IMR), which promises to let self-navigating material handling vehicles work in environments that were previously not economically or technically feasible for them to serve.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.06.04 at 16:56
Unless you've specifically been lookin' out, you may have very well forgotten about WowWee's crazed robotic dog that was uncaged at CES.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.06.04 at 12:51
It's not always a question of why -- sometimes why not will suffice. The rolling bot above relies upon the Mindstorms NXT light sensor's ability to read the contrasting colors on the iPhone display.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.06.04 at 03:43
University of South Florida professor Robin Murphy has received a $500,000 grant from Microsoft to develop a robotic companion to be friends with people who find themselves stuck in uncomfortable situations.
Via BotJunkie | Posted on 2008.06.04 at 02:07
We won't even front: Duke's quasi-invisibility cloak is far cooler than this, but a team of microscopic robots sure have the potential to do more good than a glorified figment of someone's imagination.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.06.03 at 23:56
Okay, so even by my definition of robot (i. e. if I think it’s a robot, it’s a robot), this thing may not completely qualify. But there’s just something about it.
Via BotJunkie | Posted on 2008.06.03 at 03:00
This Wall-E toy doesn’t appear to be either of the models we’ve seen before, and the Eve toy is definitely new. Called the InterAction Wall-E and Eve, it looks like bringing the toys near each other gets them to start pining for one another.
Via BotJunkie | Posted on 2008.06.03 at 02:41
What’s round, travels in straight lines until it runs into walls, and likes to eat stuff? That’s right, Roomba. And Pac-Man. And especially Pacmba, A Roomba covered in LEDs by Ron Tajima to make a Pac-man shape.
Via BotJunkie | Posted on 2008.06.02 at 05:10