Category: Robots
Largo Wiping Robot
We didn’t manage to get hold of any pictures of LARGO, the wiping robot (although Engadget have one up) so we put a picture of mîcrorobot’s Owl Robot up instead (capable of "Bowing, Striding, Pecking, Nodding, Skipping, Sliding legs" as…
Smiley, happy robots
Not that we have a spare £3000 knocking around, but if we did chances are we'd invest the lot in an irobi from Yujin Robotics. Quite the cleverest robot at CES irobi is a web based perky-looking android (there's…
£20 robot from Wany
Ok, so it isn't completely new, but at CES we fell in love with err, Zig Zag Zog. It might be a toy aimed at two year olds, but the Zigster is also a fantastic piece of infrared based…
Wany's robot vacuum cleaner
One of our fave companies at the show is French robots specialist Wany, an OEM maker that licenses its products to other manufacturers. This year it not only displayed the wonderful Zig Zag Zog, (an alien in a spaceship…
Meet Robosapien's big brother (ulp)
Last year at CES we got our first glimpse of the Robosapien, that kung-fu kicking, farting robot that become top of every 12 year old's Christmas wishlist. This time round Robo's creators Wowee have gone completely bonkers unveiling three…
ASIMO learns to run
OK, so he could run before, but Honda’s bipedal robot is now taking faster giant leaps for Robotkind. ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative MObility) now comes with "Posture Control" that means he can now run more like humans, twisting and…
Roomba gets thumbs up
Ashley's been playing with the new Roomba this week and he's utterly sold. Apparently, it's far better than the original version, and he can now see the carpet in his study for the first time in years. The dog…
Robosapien wins Best Toy award
We're not sure who told Hamleys that the Robosapien was a children's toy, instead of an karate chopping robotic companion for a generation of 20-something computer nerds. Well, no matter, the robot has just impressed the judges on the Hamleys…
Swap your PDA and iPod for an AIBO
If you're struggling to find a way to justify the purchase of a robotic dog, try Sony's suggestion for size. The company is pitching its latest Pearl Black AIBO model as a replacement for a PDA and MP3 player. The…
Robot that eats flies and stinks of poo
What could be better! A robot that eats flies and then uses the energy generated from that to power itself. The robot lures the flies in with a bait made from human turd, making it probably the best robot ever…