Look at that little guy. No, seriously, look at him. You know why he's sad? He's sad because you haven't built him yet. He's thinking: "Oh, sure, life is grand on this work bench, picking up nuts and bolts, but I want to explore the big wide open.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.06.06 at 17:07
You're looking at a very Futurama looking man-robot from the latest mashup to hit the industry. This one has a brain. It's the result of research from Riken and BSI-Toyota whose goal is to develop robots and automotive systems driven by neurotechnology akin to that of our carbon-based brains.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.06.06 at 03:11
We wrote about this little guy a few months ago, but this new (ish) vid of him is worth watching, ’cause it’s Friday and I feel like ROCKING OUT!!!
And this, people, is what the Little Yellow Drum Machine does… He wanders around until he bumps into something, and then he drums on it.
Via BotJunkie | Posted on 2008.06.06 at 01:13
Okay, maybe not for you, not quite yet. But for ME! Because I sold my soul, and the souls of most of my relatives+pets+electronics+girlfriend, to wrangle myself a ticket to a WALL-E party and screening at Pixar this Saturday.
Via BotJunkie | Posted on 2008.06.06 at 00:49
RoboFish are old news (and so are RoboTurtles, for that matter), but the Nonlinear Dynamics and Control Lab at the University of Washington has taken it upon themselves to give their robotic fish some schooling in schooling.
Via BotJunkie | Posted on 2008.06.06 at 00:44
If you thought these bots were small, Duke University’s microbots are smaller. Much smaller. Measured in microns (that’s millionths of a meter), they’re 100 times smaller than any similar design at 250 microns long, 60 microns wide, and 10 microns high.
Via BotJunkie | Posted on 2008.06.05 at 22:46
It's been a few years since we checked in on Navirobo. The iXs developed bot is now fully grown and fettered to Fujitsu and Kawasaki on a Japanese press tour.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.06.05 at 07:02
We were beginning to wonder if the Roomba hacking community had been sucked dry of ideas, but leave it to longjie0723 to give us hope yet. This Roomba hacker (yeah, he also rigged his up for Wiimote control) managed to solder 448 yellow LEDs onto a board and program said devices to move in such a way that a Pac-Man-type image is seen.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2008.06.05 at 06:35
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