• Best Toys for Six Year Old Girls

    Updated: 2011-04-30 03:38:27
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  • Baby Einstein Press and Play Pal Toy, Panda

    Updated: 2011-04-29 21:30:28
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  • Robot Film Festival: Submit a Film by June 5!

    Updated: 2011-04-29 02:19:09
    : All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Robot Film Festival : Submit a Film by June 5 Posted 29 Apr 2011 at 01:19 UTC by steve I caught the tail end of RobotGrrl's Robot Party tonight and learned that Heather Knight of the CMU Robotics Institute and Marilyn Monrobot is organizing the first ever Robot Film Festival You have until June 5 to submit an entry . There's only one requirement for submissions : please feature a robot as one of the main characters or framing devices of the . narrative So if you have a video camera and robot , you've got no excuse get out there and start shooting the winning robot film right now The actual festival will be on July 16-17, 2011 at the Three Legged Dog theater in Lower Manhattan . Winning

  • RobotShop Announces Ultimate Challenge Series – Wimpy Robots Beware

    Updated: 2011-04-28 20:08:24
    Here at RobotShop, besides the geeky (but admittedly awesome) projects Carlos and the other engineers are pumping out, we field hundreds of requests on a daily basis about the products we sell. Being very serious about the level and quality of our customer service, we endeavour to be as helpful as possible through the RobotShop Website, RobotShop Forum, Support Center, and by phone. [...]

  • RoboGames 2011 - Middle Weight Humanoid Kung-Fu Final (Video)

    Updated: 2011-04-28 01:47:32
    via www.youtube.com While the top players in the Lightweight Humanoid Robot Kung-Fu competition turned out to be from the US, the top middle weight robots hailed from Asia. The final Middle Weight Humanoid Robot Kung-Fu match was Zaura, from Japan, versus RND_Wimbleton, from Korea. You can recognize RND_Wimbleton by the...

  • RoboGames 2011 - Lightweight Humanoid Robot Kung Fu Final (Video)

    Updated: 2011-04-28 01:31:33
    via www.youtube.com The humanoid robot performance level at RoboGames has gotten better and better, year by year as the robot builders have gained experience in battle. This year at RoboGames 2011, they reached a totally new high performance level. In the Lightweight classification, under 2 kg. in total weight, Krunk...

  • Caterpillars Inspire Rapid Mode of Motion

    Updated: 2011-04-27 17:12:39
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Caterpillars Inspire Rapid Mode of Motion Posted 27 Apr 2011 at 16:12 UTC updated 27 Apr 2011 at 16:40 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast Researchers from Tufts University have taken inspiration from certain caterpillars to develop a rapid mode of locomotion , called ballistic rolling , for use by caterpillar-like robots . Two videos posted on YouTube show ballistic rolling in closeup and slow motion . The first shows an actual caterpillar displaying this behavior , followed by a robot mimicking it , and the second shows the robot again , in slow motion . This work is being done at Tufts Biomimetic Devices Laboratory BDL directed by Dr . Barry Trimmer in conjunction with faculty from Tufts'

  • Robots Beg For Money, Humans Comply

    Updated: 2011-04-26 14:50:39
    Among other things, robots can be made into adorable and pathetic little begging machines. The novelty and the sheer cuteness of a begging robot makes them quite effective and so far there are many sucessful examples. Gimme Gimme is a very pitiful and probably creepy looking robot. It simply follows any passing by human with its eye until it [...]

  • RoboGames 2012 Schedule Set

    Updated: 2011-04-26 02:52:57
    This year's RoboGames just wrapped up and we haven't even had the time to finish posting all the Robots Dreams videos. But, the schedule for RoboGames 2012 is already fixed. Next years event schedule is April 20th through April 22nd (Sunday) at the San Mateo Fairgrounds.

  • ROBOTECH Show On Schedule

    Updated: 2011-04-25 14:21:16
    The annual ROBOTECH show at the Tokyo Big SIght convention center is on schedule for July 13th-15th, 2011. It's not a big robot show, and can't even begin to compare to IREX, but if you are involved with service robotics and/or manufacturing technology it is definitely worth spending an afternoon...

  • RobotShop Accelerator

    Updated: 2011-04-25 00:38:11
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account RobotShop Accelerator Posted 24 Apr 2011 at 23:38 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast RobotShop a robotics distribution company , headquartered in Québec , Canada and representing over 200 manufacturers has initiated a new program to help inventors and developers bring their products to market . Called the RobotShop Accelerator the program begins with engineering assistance , with an eye to simplification , optimization , and targeting market segments , then moves on to pairing with a manufacturer for an initial production run , which RobotShop acquires for sale through its website , paying royalties to the inventor developer . It would appear to be a good deal for all concerned Robot of the Day

  • The Work Continues in Japan

    Updated: 2011-04-24 23:10:32
    The Roboticists Without Borders group has been busy since arriving in Japan. Dr. Robin Murphy has posted several videos, taken by a SeaBotix SARbot. She also posts... The Mayor lost his wife, and the City Manager, his wife and daughter, in the tsunami as they were at home by the water while they were at work when the wave hit. A reminder of why we’e here- it’ not the technology, it’ about people.

  • VaderBot Meets R2D2 at RoboGames (Video)

    Updated: 2011-04-24 16:23:09
    via www.youtube.com VaderBot flew all the way in from Japan and was shocked to realize that R2D2 made him look like a shrimp in size....

  • European Robotics - Part 1

    Updated: 2011-04-23 16:58:38
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account European Robotics Part 1 Posted 23 Apr 2011 at 15:58 UTC updated 23 Apr 2011 at 16:12 UTC by John_RobotsPodcast Robots Podcast 76 is the first part of a two-part series focusing on European robotics . At the invitation of EUnited Robotics interviews were conducted at the European Robotics Forum 2011 held April 6-8, in Västerås , Sweden , jointly organized by the European Robotics Technology Platform EUROP and the European Robotics Research Network EURON and hosted by Robotdalen The first interview is with Jessica Karlsson , Communications Manager for Robotdalen Robotdalen represents a Swedish initiative aimed at enabling commercial success of new ideas and research in robotics . Next up is

  • Mech-warfare bot controlled over the internet from Japan (Video)

    Updated: 2011-04-22 00:26:09
    via www.youtube.com Michael Overstreet, a multiple medal winner at RoboGames for the past few years, managed to capture some of the setup testing for the Japanese Mech Warfare robots remotely controlled from Japan.

  • Exterminate All Humans with Ride-In Daleks

    Updated: 2011-04-21 01:52:48
    The robopocalypse is near. Now you can get your very own Ride-in Dalek from Dr. Who at RobotShop and EXTERMINATE ALL HUMANS (read in Dalek voice). The 1.3m tall Ride-in Daleks are made by Kids@Play and  can fit a small human of at most 30 kg. So if you are a grown-up Dr. Who fan [...]

  • Random Robot Roundup

    Updated: 2011-04-20 22:08:44
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Random Robot Roundup Posted 20 Apr 2011 at 21:08 UTC by steve It's been over a month since our last news roundup and it's well past time I just returned from the 2011 VEX World Championship in Orlando , FL where I got to meet aspiring robot builders from all over the world , as well as hang out with Kari Byron from Myth Busters . I'll be posting more that soon . Meanwhile , Dave Couzins writes to tell us about his new book called Domers about a future in which teleoperated robots and native Americans fight an invading Mexican army . Tim Smith wrote to let us know about the new Willow Garage TurtleBot platform . Nicki Escudero wants you to know about the top five robots from USC's Robot

  • Boxing Robot Packs Some Punch

    Updated: 2011-04-20 18:08:59
    Usually robots are intended to help us out by accomplishing unwanted or dangerous chores, but the Punching Pro is designed to punch you in the face over and over again. The robot throws punches following certain patterns in order to simulate different fighting styles and beat its human adversary. You can see the robot below going at [...]

  • Bilibot Now Available for Purchase

    Updated: 2011-04-20 17:54:59
    The Bilibot platform, which combines an iRobot Create base with a Kinect sensor, has gained a simple arm, and has become a commercial product. The company website is Bilibot.com.

  • OctoMap Integrated into PCL/ROS

    Updated: 2011-04-19 18:04:17
    In a blog post, Willow Garage has announced the integration of the 3D mapping library OctoMap into the ROS and PCL frameworks. This integration was accomplished by Kai Wurm of the University of Freiburg. OctoMap is capable of combining information from multiple sensors of different types and different resolutions.

  • RoboGames 2011 - 3:3 Robot Soccer Final Match - US vs. Japan (Video)

    Updated: 2011-04-19 12:10:16
    via www.youtube.com After three days of intense RoboGames 2011 action, the 3:3 robot soccer competition came down to the US vs. Japan in the match to determine who would go home with the gold medal.

  • iRobot Packbots Enter Reactor Building

    Updated: 2011-04-18 18:06:22
    Engadget reports that a pair of iRobot packbots have entered reactor building #3 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The robots carry sensors to measure temperature and radiation levels, as well as video cameras. The Engadget article embeds this video.

  • BBC Gallery of Robots at Fukushima

    Updated: 2011-04-18 17:38:09
    BBC News has published a gallery of robots in use inside the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

  • SRI Robot to Deftly Defuse IEDs

    Updated: 2011-04-18 05:07:03
    IEEE Spectrum's Automaton blog reports that SRI International showed a prototype bomb-defusing robot, for the first time publicly, at the National Robotics Week Robot Block Party at Stanford's Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Lab. This prototype, called Taurus, possesses manipulators reminiscent of those found on surgical robots. This should come as no surprise, considering SRI spun off Intuitive Surgical in 1995.

  • Hottest Summer Toys for Boys

    Updated: 2011-04-17 18:29:44
    With just over two months until summer many parents are thinking about how they are going to keep their children entertained during the summer especially if they have boys. In this article you will find a list of the very best summer toys for boys. Toys For The Pool Inflatable Pool Toys – No matter what size [...]

  • New Products From Aperture Science

    Updated: 2011-04-13 19:42:07
    Aperture Science, the well known research company, came up with some new awesome domestic robotic products. Do not be surprised to see them listed at RobotShop. You can see the new and innovative products below as presented by Cave Johnson, Aperture Science Founder and CEO. For all of you who would like to invest in more profesional robotic [...]

  • Da Vinci, The Surgical Robot With a Sense of Humor

    Updated: 2011-04-08 14:37:38
    The Da Vinci surgical robot created by Intuitive Surgical is a 1.3M $ surgical robot that can conduct complex non invasive operations. This robot is incredibly precise and dexterous as you can see in the video below as it operates on humans and test dummies. We know that surgical interventions are a serious matter, but [...]

  • Geminoids Meet Their Original Humans

    Updated: 2011-04-05 16:31:16
    Geminoid F, Geminoid HI-1, and Geminoid DK met their original humans, an anonymous young lady, Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University, and Prof. Henrik Scharfe of Aalborg University, in Denmark. This is the first (and probably the last) time that the Geminoid robotic family meet together with their human counterparts. As shown in the video below, [...]

  • Saturday Evening Post Tin Signs

    Updated: 2011-04-04 16:31:16
    If you’re looking to add a touch of Americana to your décor, we have a beautiful collection of Norman Rockwell tin signs and prints to choose from that would add the All-American look you want.

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