iRobot 110 FirstLook Is Designed For Throwing
Of course, you can throw any small, lightweight robot — not just the iRobot 110 FirstLook. However, this...
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Need A Back Rub? Put The WheeMe Robot To Work
Need a soothing back rub to get you through a hard day? Forget the wife, call the robots. ...
Land Crawler exTreme Is A 12-Legged, Load-Carrying Robot
Rolling on a longboard is cool. Getting around town being carried by a twelve-legged robot is even cooler. ...
Bowling Robot EARL Throws Consistent Shots, Still Loses To Human
Going up against a bowling robot that can throw at the exact same angle with the exact same...
Kid’s Walker, An Exoskeleton Robot Amusement Ride
Six years ago, a Japanese company produced an awesome bi-pedal personal robot suit called the Land Walker. Since...
Windoro, The Spider Robot Cleans Your Windows
Roomba, meet your future companion. Called the Windoro, it’s a vertical-climbing robot that can clean windows on its...
Solar Powered Breeze Robot Cleans Your Pool All Day
Owning a pool is great. Cleaning a pool is definitely a boring task. Let the robots clean it...
Modular Robot Snakes Can Climb Trees, Slither Into Tight Spaces
Apparently, some people still think it’s smart to design robots like scary predatory animals. Why else would engineers...
Midbot, A Low-Cost, Functional Telepresence Robot
Need a roving security robot to watch your palatial abode while you languish in a cubicle at work? ...
Roboscooper Can Pick Up Litter, Whack Everything In Its Way
Robots really need to start doing more of our stuff. I mean, they’re going to be our overlords...
GearBox Ball: A Smartphone-Controlled Robot Platform
Robots controlled by your smartphone – that’s the concept GearBox is promoting. More importantly, though, the robots themselves...
EMILY, The Robot Lifeguard To The Rescue
Those Baywatch babes were awesome. In reality, though, you can drown every summer all you want, you will...
China Can Do Giant Robots Too: Robo Guan Yu
Who says only the Japanese can erect robot monuments? If the Chinese can do up a giant wall...
Pincher Robot Can Destroy Explosives Safely From Afar
Think you can contain the robot takeover by setting traps that will blast our future overlords to pieces?...
Miguelin, A 21-Foot Tall Robot Baby
It’s easy to want to shoot down giant enemy robots when they look like Voltron or Gundam. But...
Husqvarna DXR 310 Is A Remote-Controlled Demolition Robot
Need to get rid of a wall? Forget the sledgehammers and unleash the wrath of the Husqvarna DXR...
Meet Dustbot, Your Future On-Demand Garbage Collector
Forgot to take out the garbage and missed the collection schedule? Had a party and want to send...
Plantas Nomadas Is A Self-Sustaining, Plant-Breeding Robot
We all know what kind of species will inhabit the Earth in our robot overlord future: half conventional...
Dancing Samurai Robot Waiters Bring You Sushi, Dance Moves
Dancing and singing waiters? Been there, done that. How about Dancing Samurai Robot Waiters with goofy eyes and...
Autotec’s Gentlemanly Wearable Robot Opens Doors For You
It’s official. You can’t lock robots inside the house anymore. A new robot arm from Japanese manufacturer...
NASA Builds Humanoid Robonaut 2, Gives It Human-Like Hands
We all love robots. Humanoid automatons, on the other hand, are just freaky to me. I don’t want...
Willow Garage Giving Away Free Open-Source Robots, Mad Scientists Rejoice
Willow Garage has an idea about how to advance the state of robotics: make the development of robots...
Robo Cafe Puts Robots In Charge Of Waiting Tables
Before robots become our overlords, they’ll have to be our servants first. And serve our hungry fellowmen is...
Robotic Weapon Is A Roving RC Robot That Sees In The Dark, Fires Paintballs And Makes A Quick Escape
Want to have your own weaponized robot on wheels patrolling your home against criminal elements? Me too. Since...
Japanese Company Now Taking Orders For Actoids, Your Very Own Robotic Doppelganger
Ever wanted to be in two places at one time? Now you can. Sort of. Japanese retail store...
CoolerBot Is A Wildlife Papparazi Robot That Looks Like It Wants To Bomb Your Village
Robot hobbyist Steve Norris named this the CoolerBot , but its functions have nothing to do with either...
Anybots’ QA Telepresence Robots Will Substitute For You In The Office, At Meetings, Maybe With Your Spouse Too
Screw telecommuting, the future is all about robotic doubles in the office. At least, that’s what Anybots’ QA...