Tag: Robots
Tokyo Institute of Technology demonstrates world first swimming robot, the Swumanoid
Robots aren't just being used on dry land to carry out various tasks. The Nakashima Laboratory at the Tokyo Institute of Technology has developed the world's first swimming robot, nicknamed the Swumanoid. In this case, the robot is actuated by 20 motors and uses all four limbs to get across the body of water (albeit…
WATCH: The robots in Interstellar were REAL (well… not CGI anyway)
Instellar was one of the biggest hits of last year, and two of the stand-out stars were the film's robots, TARS and CASE. What's surprising though, is that in many cases the two robots were physical puppets and not simply computer generated, like you might expect. Check out the above video to see how it…
WATCH: Disney beach robot that can draw pictures in the sand
Could Nemo soon be appearing on beaches worldwide? Or what about giant crop-circle style patterns? Check out this video from Disney, which has built a robot that if it were the 90s, would put Art Attack's Neil Buchanan out of a job. Here's the creators explaining how it all works: Conceived by Disney Research and…
WATCH: 1024 robots swarm together
Yesterday we showed you the terrifying implications of robotics, and with that in mind, perhaps here's a reason to get even more worried: The robots are getting organised. The CBC has been reporting on an attempt by Harvard University to build robots that can work together to form shapes: Think like how fish can swim…
WATCH: CGP Grey explains the robot revolution
If you watch one video today, make it this one. YouTube star CGP Grey has just posted an astonishing video to his channel, in which he explains essentially why everyone will soon be redundant thanks to robots. Seriously - watch the whole thing - every few seconds your mind will be blown. Is it depressing?…
Help this Kickstarter to build a MASSIVE ROBOT that can JUGGLE CARS
Do you dare to dream? Do you want to make the world a better place? Then it is your duty to get behind this noble campaign to build a massive car-juggling robot. A Kickstarter launched earlier this month to build the "Bug Juggler" - a robot that will literally pick up full size cars and…
Canadians invent hitch-hiking robot. Because why not?
Meet HitchBot. Sadly not a robotic reanimation of the late Christopher Hitchens, but a hitch-hiking robot that will be travelling across Canada over the next few weeks. A creation of a number of Canadian universities, the hybrid art-project/social experiment/folly is capable of talking and interacting in conversations with the people who pick it up along…
Russia deploys killer death robots
Russia has started using autonomous sentry robots to guard missile bases - that can identify enemies and make the decision to fire without a human being saying so. Yikes. Don't worry, this robot pictured only exists in Robocop. At least for the time being. As if we didn't have enough to…
Are robots coming to take our jobs?
Don't tell UKIP, but is seems that it is not just human European migrants who are coming to take all our jobs. It has been reported that the European Commission is now looking to strengthen Europe's position in the global…
Foxconn replacing workers with robots
Key Apple electronics manufacturer Foxconn are said to be replacing parts of their workforce with robots. The Taiwanese plant will be putting robots onto the assembly line to automate the manufacture of gadgets such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod,…
