Category: Robots
CES 2007: iRobiQ ubiquitous home robot
Definitely one of the big trends in consumer robotics – at this CES at least – is the convergence between robots, home entertainment and wireless networking. Take iRobiQ, which maker Yujin Robot describes as an 'ubiquitous home robot'. And he…
CES 2007: The iRobot Create can also fetch your beer from the fridge
More iRobot Create video, following the previous story about hamsters driving it. Someone else has adapted iRobot's new programmable bot to go to the fridge, open the door, and fetch a beer (or in this case, a soft beverage). Now…
CES 2007: iRobot Create is the robot that your hamster can drive
You might know iRobot for its Roomba and Scooba vacuuming and floor-washing robots. However, at CES, the company has announced a new programmable bot, called iRobot Create. The idea is that students and robo-enthusiasts can use it as a base…
CES 2007: Spyke spy robot
Stand by for a robo-splurge: I've been wandering the Sands Hall at CES, and there's all manner of robots hiding away in the corner. Starting with this Spyke spy-bot, which lurks in your home keeping beady eyes on what's going…
CES 2007: The Star Wars R2D2 Mobile Entertainment System
Star Wars fanboys, prepare to wet your pants. This is one serious piece of kit. A complete mobile entertainment system in the form of an R2D2 robot, this baby will play radio, CD, MP3, WMA and most other music formats,…
CES 2007: UBOT is a robot vacuum AND a robo-mop!
Are robo-vacs old news? Not in Korea. The UBOT only went on sale recently, and is a combo device that sucks dust off your floor, sweeps AND wet mops it in a single pass. Now that’s cool. And it’s got…
Control Robosapien with your wiimote
Over at WiiWii.tv – Shiny's Nintendo Wii blog – you can now read about how to control your Robosapien with nothing but your wii remote and voice. This new wiimote "hack"
EveR2-Muse Robot smiles, yawns, sings
Resembling a human woman with the eye-sockets of Kermit the Frog, EveR2-Muse Robot is the latest offering from AVING, and can show the gamut of emotions from anger to boredom. Her eyes are actually wide-range CCD cameras, so her…
Rights for robots in 2027?
A problem that may plague your children: sometime in the next twenty years, someone may develop a robot to agitate for robot rights. A study from the UK government suggests that "correctly managed, there is a very real possibility…
Go-Robo! lets you script your WowWee Robosapien and its friends
Go-Robo! adds some extra spice to your already super-cool WowWee robot (such as the Robosapien or Roboraptor). Since the robots are programmed with a common function set, Go-Robo allows you to tap into its core being (in a fashion…