• Random Robot Roundup

    Updated: 2012-11-30 18:44:59
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Random Robot Roundup Posted 30 Nov 2012 at 18:44 UTC by steve Bernard Froment sent us info about MOSAIC his collaborative open hardware project to develop service robots . Speaking of service robots , Shannon let us know that the 2013 International Robotics Summit Innorobo for service robotics is coming up March 19-21 in Lyon , France . We noticed a tutorial on PID control for robots using an Arduino it looks to be in Portuguese but that's what Google translate is for The Open Hardware news site , FreeIO.org mentioned an interesting interview with Catarina Mota Roboter Soong told us about the company he co-founded , Makeblock which makes components for robot construction . Remember those

  • HyTAQ: a Hybrid Terrestrial and Aerial Quadrotor

    Updated: 2012-11-29 17:11:10
    : All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account HyTAQ : a Hybrid Terrestrial and Aerial Quadrotor Posted 29 Nov 2012 at 17:11 UTC by steve The Illinois Institute of Technology's Robotics Lab is working on an interesting variation of the popular quadrotor flying robot . They've added a rolling cage that allows the robot to roll along the ground as well as fly . Why would you want to do that Because rolling requires a lot less power than flying . From the : researchers Experimental results show that the hybrid robot can travel a distance 4 times greater and operate almost 6 times longer than an aerial only system . It also solves one of the most challenging problems in terrestrial robot design — obstacle avoidance . When an obstacle

  • Autom, a Robot That Helps You Lose Weight

    Updated: 2012-11-26 23:03:08
      Autom is a small companion robot created by Intuitive Automata. Its main goal is to encourage people to have a healthy diet, and exercise regularly with the objective of loosing weight and staying healthy. This robot uses its social capabilities, which include speech and eye-contact, to engage with the users and create a bond with them [...]

  • Best Robot Photos of the Week

    Updated: 2012-11-26 17:25:11
    Every week we post a collection of the best robot photos submitted by our readers to our robots.net flickr group. Why? Because everyone likes to see cool new robots! This week's collection includes a law enforcement robot from Knoxville, a variety of robot art, some robot toys, hobby robots, and even a cat that likes robots. If you'd like to submit your robot photos, join the robots.net flickr group. If you're not already a flickr member, it's free and easy to sign up. Read on to see the best robot photos of the week!

  • Black Friday for Robot Builders

    Updated: 2012-11-20 17:36:27
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Black Friday for Robot Builders Posted 20 Nov 2012 at 17:36 UTC by steve It's almost time once again for Black Friday , the annual , post-Thanksgiving chaos of consumerism in the United States . As long as it's happening , we might as well point out a few bargains that will be of interest to robot builders . Pololu's Black Friday sale begins at midnight on Thursday . Exact details are still under wraps but based on previous years , it will be well worth checking out . Rick Stiles of Trossen Robotics let us in on the details of their : sale We'll be running 2 promotions from Black Friday through Cyber Monday . The coupon code Cyber2012 will be a 20 discount on the following products : the

  • Robots Podcast #117: Chris Chesher

    Updated: 2012-11-20 16:19:47
    Dr. Chris Chesher is a senior lecturer in Digital Cultures, and is currently conducting research into the cultures of contemporary robotics, in association with the Centre for Social Robotics at the Australian Centre for Field Robotics. His research investigates how various technologies become historically woven through social structures and cultural practices. He brings a new and interesting perspective as his approach mixes science and technology studies, media studies and ethnography in an effort to understand robotic technologies and everyday-life.Read On | Tune In

  • Best Robot Photos of the Week

    Updated: 2012-11-19 19:46:02
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Best Robot Photos of the Week Posted 19 Nov 2012 at 19:46 UTC by steve This is the first of a new weekly feature on robots.net . Every week we'll post a collection of the best robot photos submitted by you to our robots.net flickr group Why Because everyone likes to see cool robots This week's collection includes a little of everything to give you and idea of the sort of photos we'd like to see . Photos of real robots , robot competitions , robot being used in research and STEM education projects . But we'd also like to see robot art of all kinds , movie robot replica projects , vintage toy robots , pretty much anything related to robots . If you'd like to submit your robot photo for next

  • Toys That Take Education Online

    Updated: 2012-11-19 02:21:16
    Parents today are focused on providing a learning environment for their children from infancy through their traditional school years.  Buying educational toys and books that inspire their child to learn are tools that have been used for many years.  It is proven that learning starts from the very beginning of a child’s life, the more [...]

  • Random Robot Roundup

    Updated: 2012-11-18 18:30:22
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Random Robot Roundup Posted 18 Nov 2012 at 18:30 UTC by steve This week's dump of stories from the editor's in-box include an NFS news release about robobees a story of NASA engineers building a fuel-cell powered UAV in their spare time to do wildlife surveillance and other ecological missions . A review of Thomas Nagel's new book on consciousness We've also got a story about a US DOE initiative to develop a simple programming language for biology lab robots , called PaR-PaR . Reader Kra5h sent a link to his instructable on hacking the Snap Circuits Rover FIRST robotics Team 3940 has created an Indiegogo campaign to fund AutiBot a robot they're developing to help Autistic children . The

  • Bad Idea: Giving a Razor-Sharp Knife to a Robot

    Updated: 2012-11-16 20:43:11
    The Korean Institute of Science and Technology had the very good (read “terrible”) idea of giving a very sharp kitchen knife to a robot and teaching it how to use it. Fortunately until now, CIROR, the knife-wielding humanoid robot, can only cut cucumbers with its new tool. It is nice to see how robots evolve and become [...]

  • NIH Funds UMB Brain Surgery Robot

    Updated: 2012-11-15 19:34:38
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account NIH Funds UMB Brain Surgery Robot Posted 15 Nov 2012 at 19:34 UTC by steve According to a University of Maryland news release the National Institutes of Health NIH has awarded a 2 million grant to UMD and UMB to further their development of a tiny surgical robot that would assist neurosurgeons in the removal of hard to reach brain tumors . The robot is known as the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Intracranial Robot MINIR and has been under development at the Robotics Automation Medical System Laboratory for a number of years . The MINIR Prototype has been tested while under continuous magnetic resonance imaging . The grant will allow the development of a second-generation prototype ,

  • DARPA Working on Sub-stalking Robots

    Updated: 2012-11-13 17:33:48
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account DARPA Working on Sub-stalking Robots Posted 13 Nov 2012 at 17:33 UTC by steve A DARPA program is developing autonomous underwater robots that will stalk submarines and continuously report their location and movements . In particular , these robots will look for the quiet diesel submarines that are becoming more common and perceived as a threat to both military and civilian maritime activity . Russian and France are selling these inexpensive 200-$300 million submarines like crazy to anyone who wants them and at least 40 nations now own and operate them including tiny countries like Venezuela . From DARPA's news release program manager Scott Littlefield : says “Key features and technology

  • Share a link on Twitter

    Updated: 2012-11-08 02:37:52
    Twitter Sign up Share a link with your followers Tweet Text Just got a sweet deal from GoDaddy . Picked up a new COM for just 7.99 for the first year . Get yours while you can . http : x.co o0Kd Sign in to Twitter Username or email Password Remember me Forgot password New to Twitter Sign up Get instant updates from your friends , industry experts , favorite celebrities , and what's happening around the world . What is Twitter Learn more

  • More Than 1000000 Views in Our YouTube Channel

    Updated: 2012-11-07 21:25:14
    We are happy to announce that our YouTube channel RobotShopTV got over one million views! It makes us happy and proud to know that you are watching our videos. Below you can see one of our latest videos for your enjoyment. Head to our channel for more robotic fun and subscribe! We understand we are not hollywood and [...]

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