• RobotShop TV Evolves

    Updated: 2011-02-28 14:47:58
    For some time now we have been bringing to you cool videos about new Robotshop products, projects and much more though our Youtube Channel. Making videos is an art and we have learned a few tricks with time. Now, we are ready to bring you a new and improved RobotShop TV experience (in HD). Stay tuned for more. Related Posts:Automato Ketchup [...]

  • Robots Podcast #72: Telepresence Robots

    Updated: 2011-02-25 17:50:38
    : All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Robots Podcast 72 : Telepresence Robots Posted 25 Feb 2011 at 17:50 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast The February 25th episode of Robots Podcast features interviews with Jean-Christophe Baillie founder and CEO of Gostai previously known for their Urbi robotic platform now open source and makers of the recently introduced Jazz telepresence robot and with Trevor Blackwell of Anybots , . Inc makers of the two-wheeled , balancing telepresence robot recently featured in a popular YouTube video in which the robot rolls up to the counter of a coffee shop , where it represented its remote operator for a pastry purchase . Read , on or Tune in Robot of the Day Ester Built by Sirael Team Recent blogs 25

  • Robot Marathon Attempt Kicks Off (Video)

    Updated: 2011-02-24 11:14:52
    Usually in a race powered vehicles are penalized with a delayed starting time allowing the humans to get far enough down the course to make the competition somewhat equal. But VStone's robots are somewhat diminutive both in stature and endurance. They'll need their batteries swapped and perhaps their servos repaired...

  • Google To Send Robots to the Moon

    Updated: 2011-02-23 15:56:33
    As previously discussed, Google (a.k.a. Skynet) is getting involved in the development of very advanced robots. One of their most notorious robotics projects is the Lunar X-Pize competition. See the video below for a global explanation of what the X-Prize Foundation is. The Lunar X-Prize is a race to the moon for private companies. It was first [...]

  • Celebrities as Cyborgs

    Updated: 2011-02-23 14:47:24
    It is not very often that we get to showcase  (non robotic) Hollywood celebrity pictures.  Today we are lucky, a contest from Worth100.com resulted in transforming many famous actors and singers into cyborgs. See the pictures below for some Photoshop pleasure. Via Vincentabry.com Related Posts:Cyborgs – Info graphicCyborgs to Colonize SpaceRobotShop Poll on CyborgsNeato XV-11 Disassembly, See the Guts [...]

  • Get Ready for RoboGames 2011! (Video)

    Updated: 2011-02-23 04:51:38
    RoboGames 2011 kicks off on Friday, April 15th in San Mateo, California. Yikes! That's only about 6-7 weeks away! Time to get your robots ready, and to register online! Head on over to the RoboGames website now!

  • HEXBUG Robot Habitat Bags Toy of the Year Award

    Updated: 2011-02-22 05:29:52
    In principle we like the cute little HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures and can understand how they might be fun to watch and play with, even though we're not sure that they trigger any real long term interest in robotics or technology. At the same time, the toy community really appreciates...

  • "Local" Robot Boy Makes Good (Video)

    Updated: 2011-02-22 05:07:16
    ROBOCON Magazine isn't the Wall Street Journal or Scientific American, but among robot builders and researchers here in Japan it has become the go-to resource for the latest in robot news, behind the scenes event reports, interviews with robotics leaders, and great how-to articles. If you want to know anything...

  • Rear Projection isn't a Robot nor a Hologram (Video)

    Updated: 2011-02-21 11:42:43
    Manchester Airport has installed virtual assistants that some passengers, and the public, are mistaking for holograms or even actual human staff. The technology is readily available rear projection images on a substrate in the shape of the actor, and has been actively promoted by companies like 3M. While the virtual...

  • Choosing the Best VPS Company

    Updated: 2011-02-20 05:14:56
    There are a lot of VPS companies available today, and they aren’t all the same. They may try to set themselves apart on price, or they may focus on the service that they offer or something else that matters to web users, like security or privacy. No matter what else is offered, though, you need [...]

  • Every Competition Needs A Great Robot Cheerleader! (Video)

    Updated: 2011-02-20 01:44:39
    It's all about motivation, inspiration, and entertainment. Even when we have 'competitions' here the primary purpose isn't to see who is best at building competitive robots. It's about the experience, about engaging people and inspiring them to join in the fun, to show them how exciting building robots and competing...

  • Robot Launches Missles Around Blind Corners (Video)

    Updated: 2011-02-20 01:20:56
    Although in his YouTube upload he refers to it as a "guided missile" we're pretty sure that Paxshikai's latest i-SOBOT hack doesn't actually have any electronics onboard - but who knows? He's managed to coax his robot into doing some pretty amazing things over the past few years. Anything is...

  • Random Robot Roundup

    Updated: 2011-02-19 03:14:36
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Random Robot Roundup Posted 19 Feb 2011 at 03:14 UTC by steve This week's roundup starts with a reminder about the upcoming World Premier of Bots High Joey Daoud's documentary about high school students participating in Battlebots . If you're into remote controlled machines smashing each other , check it out There's an interesting Robotics Trends article on an AI control system for spacecraft called , no not HAL , but sysbrain . Alexey Burbin of Russia emailed to let us know about his cool Transformable Worm drive for amphibious robots . Pablo Rivera wrote to let us know about his new project , the International Programming Club their goal is to teach more people programming and they plan

  • Celebrate National Robotics Week at RobotShop

    Updated: 2011-02-17 17:37:46
    As you may already have guessed, robotics is very important to RobotShop. That is why we have joined the National Robotics Week movement. From April 9th to April 17th 2011, we invite you all to join us in the celebration of the National Robotics Week. This event is intended to recognize robotics technology as a pillar of 21st [...]

  • RIC Android Makes the Cover of RoboCon Magazine

    Updated: 2011-02-17 02:10:33
    You know that a robot is really "hot" when it attracts enough interest among the robotics guru's at ROBOCON magazine to be featured on the cover. To say that they were impressed by RIC Android, the Google Android powered humanoid robot created by RT Corp would be an understatement. Of...

  • Robots Move from Pancakes to Whiteboards

    Updated: 2011-02-16 17:30:40
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Robots Moves from Pancakes to Whiteboards Posted 16 Feb 2011 at 17:30 UTC by steve Remember that pancake flipping robot we posted about last year The same researchers are still investigating upper-body kinesthetic teaching in robots and a reader let us know about the latest results : The team of researchers from Italy and Japan , lead by Dr . Petar Kormushev has taught a Japanese humanoid robot how to clean a whiteboard . The approach that the team developed is called upper-body kinesthetic teaching and can be applied to a wide variety of vertical surface related tasks , such as window cleaning , wall painting , wallpaper fitting , drawing on a wall , etc . The new research will be

  • Robots in Education, Prepare for Tomorrow’s Challenges

    Updated: 2011-02-16 15:37:03
    At RobotShop, we strongly believe robotics will be taking a larger and very important part in education. The video below summarizes our views and shows how important robotics in education is when preparing for the future challenges. Those who were at the CRC competition might recognize this inspiring video since it was played at our booth. If [...]

  • Robotshop at CRC 2011

    Updated: 2011-02-15 21:05:12
    As we announced previously, RobotShop was at the CRC Robotics Challenge this year. On this 10th anniversary of the competition we had lots of fun at our kiosk. This is an amazing competition for high-school and CEGEP students, allowing them to design and build their own robot in order to accomplish a meaningful task. The picture below shows all [...]

  • Jazz Telepresence Robot Available at RobotShop

    Updated: 2011-02-14 19:38:00
    We are proud to announce that the very awesome Jazz telepresence robot by Gostai is available for sale at RobotShop. This robot can virtually teleport you to any place in the world and allows you to work remotely. As a result, you can save on business trips, boost productivity, quickly manage problems in multiple distant locations [...]

  • Humanoid Robot E0 to E3 Evolution

    Updated: 2011-02-12 20:37:19
    Honda was investigated in two-legged humanoid robots began in 1986. The first milestone was the development of prototype biped could walk in a static mode and rectum. It was from this early progress that could reach the next key stage of development, which was to develop a more stable and dynamic way. Added to this [...]

  • Robots: Robotics Roadmaps - Japan

    Updated: 2011-02-12 00:46:07
    : All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Robots : Robotics Roadmaps Japan Posted 12 Feb 2011 at 00:46 UTC by IKE_RobotsPodcast The February 11th episode of RobotsPodcast is the first part of a series on funding strategies worldwide , which will cover America , Asia and Europe . Starting from Japan we talk to an expert and leading figure in Japanese Robotics , Tomomasa Sato , who is currently a project manager for intelligent robot projects supported by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry otherwise known at METI During this interview , Tomomasa Sato tells us about the money spent in robotics the differences between industry and government funding and developments and the cultural differences that make Japanese

  • Security and Robotics System in Industrial Robots

    Updated: 2011-02-06 21:54:43
    The use of robotics in medicine was initiated several years ago and the problem of security in an environment where man is very far. The complexity of such systems and the transfer of responsibility of the surgeon to drive the robot designers to incorporate into their studies of the safety requirements of operation, including one [...]

  • Robots learn by experimentation and observation

    Updated: 2011-02-05 19:58:52
    Researchers in the European project XPERO have developed a machine learning method that enables a robot in a position to learn fundamental mathematical concepts such as location and orientation in a coordinate system. The robot initially moves aimlessly through the neighborhood and is characterized, through its sensor data, without being aware of the information contained [...]

  • Popular Robotic Surgery Today

    Updated: 2011-02-05 19:58:51
    Medical robotics and robotic surgery appear to be the future of medical operations. Although the cost of a surgical robot is approximately $ 1.7 million, it is a very large extent. The medical world sees this technology as a remarkable and revolutionary step towards less invasive surgery. Through the use of robotics more complex operations [...]

  • Master class in the game of billiards on the robot PR2

    Updated: 2011-02-04 19:56:11
    The guys from California’s Willow Garage to have an interesting thing – they support a free robotehnicheskuyu Robot Operating System platform open source. As a final demonstration of ligament ROS and PR2 robot masters “taught” the last game of billiards. Just a week developers were able to achieve good results – the robot safely play [...]

  • If robots outperform humans

    Updated: 2011-02-04 19:56:11
    Machines are becoming more human-like – in Japan, robots already were tested in the classroom. But this is only the beginning: scientists predict that people will in future not only have sex with androids, but that machine us no later than 2070 to trump intelligence. Last month the company announced Gecko system, that you had [...]

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