Category: Robots
R2D2 mobile media robot – more video footage
Look at you, being all blase. You’ve seen it all before, haven’t you? Modern cynic. Try taking a look at this. He may be familiar from CES, but we got new footage of the R2D2 mobile media centre at London’s Toy Fair yesterday, and we know you haven’t seen it before.
Shiny video preview: Spidersapien
You lucky, lucky people. First we bring you news of the Homersapien and Spidersapien, Robosapien-alike film tie-in toys. And if that alone were not enough, we now give you video footage of the Spidersapien in action. There’s no need to thank us.
Wowee! It's Spidersapien and Homersapien!
Coinciding with the release of the new Spiderman movie, the Wowee Spidersapien makes Spidey-type noises, makes web-slinging gestures, and swings from curtain to curtain to try to save Dancing Princesses Barnie. (I meant Barbie… Then again, who am I…
Street-fighting robots? Singapore wants YOU!
Imagine an urban-warfare robot that could roam the streets picking off humans at will. Well, it'd certainly liven up the opening credits to Coronation Street. Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency has launched a competition – the TechX Challenge -…
Coming soon to your hospital – robot nurses
The flying car might not have arrived as yet, but that other staple of vintage sci-fi, the robot, looks set to enter our everyday lives with the introduction of robot nurses in the next three years. The robots, which are…
The Contour Crafting appliance that makes your home
Going one step beyond designing a house for your virtual reality avatar to live in, Contour Crafting lets you develop a virtual version of your house, then hire a robot to build the shell in 24 hours. It uses…
Vintage-style Karakuri sake-serving androids
If you've always wanted a slave, but are too darned ethical to buy a live one, how about a handmade sake serving automata made from cherrywood and porcelain? These lovely little robots are all based on clockwork, and use…
CES 2007: top 10 (final edition)
So it's over. The geeks have left town, and there's nowt to do in Vegas but drink and gamble.
Time, then, for us to show you the top 10 videos you've liked the most – the little things we filmed that our counters tell us were most popular with you, the readers. Not only did are you everyone's person of the year, but you contributed to Tech Digest in your own special way. I hope that makes you feel good.
CES 2007: Honda's Asimo robot shows off his moves
Honda unveiled their newest Asimo robot at CES today, and he showed off some sweet moves, including running the length of the stage, running in circles, dancing, playing football and going up and down stairs. Here's four videos showing it….
CES 2007: The Top 10 vids so far
We've been blogging and shooting videos for what feels like weeks, so we thought it time to give you a rundown of the Top 10 CES 2007 vids so far. Drumroll please…