Category: Robots
KONDO KHR-2HV Humanoid Robot Kit
The trope in science fiction involves robots that can build other robots, but as long as they can trick humans into paying money for the privilege of doing it, why should they bother? Such is the case with the…
Robot chair goes on tour with its fall-apart pull-self-back-together act
The Robotic Chair looks like a regular wooden straight-backed chair, until it falls apart into several pieces… whereupon the pieces invoke their 14 motors, 2 gearboxes, and various other components to pull the entire chair back together into a…
Net Tansor: The Voyeur Robot
We all remember those godawful X10 pop-up-over-under ads that plagued the net the way libido-booster ads plague late-night telly. Apparently tiny wireless webcams weren't enough for one planet, so Friendly Robotics have stepped up with the Net Tansor, which…
Walking Partner Robot
Another droid from the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, er, Japan, Nomura Unison Co. Ltd has invented a robotic walker that senses stairs, crosswalks, and generally enables people who can just barely walk to get around more effectively. For those…
AIC-AI Cookingrobot cooks and Robot Waiter 1 serves
We’re nearing a golden age for lazybones in the kitchen: the AIC-AI Cookingrobot prepares Sichuan, Shandong and Canton cuisines, meaning it can make spring rolls, Mongolian beef, fried wonton, and butterfly shrimp. It steams, bakes, broils, fries and sautés….
Zou Renti and His Robot Clone
Here we have a portrait of Mr. Zou Renti of the Xi’an Supermen Sculpture Institution and his robot clone at the 2006 China Robot Expo at the International Convention Center in Beijing. They’ve come by to show off the…
Actriod DER2 Fembot
Kokoro just brought out a brand-new robot, the Actroid DER2, who loves Hello Kitty and has improved movement patterns over the original Actroid DER. She's presently the guide-bot at the Sanrio headquarters in Tokyo. She has more accurate-looking limbs…
Driving Miss Penguinbot
Oddly resembling the good-natured younger brother of HAL 9000, the Pioneer Penguinbot is actually intended to improve your driving by warning you about red lights or speeding, letting you know when you're getting lost or passing by some point…
Get your own C-3PO on eBay
He's everyone's favourite camp movie droid, and now C-3PO is available to stand in the corner of your living room. At least, he is if you have $2,500 to spend on a life-size replica that's for sale on eBay….
Kao + Kelo = feels-like-skin for robots
Skin is often the slight flaw in the robotic character, but the Kao Corporation and a team from Kelo University have come up with a false layer that ten out of twelve people (under, they admit, highly unscientific circumstances)…