Tag: robot
Looking for the perfect woman? The 'perfect woman' robot launches June 11th!
Meet the ‘perfect woman’. As of June the 11th, you’ll be able to order your very own Angelina, Gwyneth and err, Julie Andrews. The company AI Robotics has created the most superior robot to date (pardon the pun), which can cook meals for you, go shopping, do the housework and even given ‘massages’.
In addition to that, she can hold a conversation just like any other woman (well, most), and can entertain you with topics including music, culture and world travel. Just like the UGOBE Pleo, her skin contains thousands of sensors, her eyes have integrated cameras, and she even has inbuilt Wi-Fi!
Click over for a video of this impressive robotic girlfriend…
Flame head robot walks upright, mistakes hat-stand as girlfriend
If this isn’t your new best friend, then I’m shocked. Look! It’s a bipedal flame-head robot! According to BotJunkie, it walks just like a human, which is no easy feat for designers of robots to accomplish.
Measuring 1.3m tall, it was developed by a Ph.D student, Daan Hobbelen, who used seven motors, balance organ and springs to ensure it has a smooth gait, like that of you or I. Check out the video below the jump of Mr. Flame Head in action…
Cosplaying as Ripley out of Aliens? The Sarcos exoskeleton may come in handy
Right then, Mr Alien. Just you try and get your stinking, slimy, acid-filled fingers on poor little Newt NOW!
The robotic exoskeleton dream has just STOMPED one foot further toward reality, with the arrival of this – the Sarcos Inc. full-body robotic suit.
Sensing then almost instantaneously amplifying the movements of the wearer, Sarcos reckons this unit can strengthen the average US soldier by up to 20 times. The prototype unit exists, works, and the US Army is apparently planning on starting field tests as early as next year, when the robosuit…
Walking about to get easier – and fun! – with the Honda Walking Assist Device
Poor old walking is on the decline. Sitting down has enjoyed a massive period of growth over recent decades, relegating walking to the preserve of people whose cars have broken and the poor who can’t afford cars in the first place.
Well, walking’s about to strike back!
Just revealed by boffins at Honda is this – the Walking Assist Device. A simple mechanical gadget that supports your body weight…
'Sir Cut A Lot' Robomow RL1000 robot lawnmower – It likes big cuts and it cannot lie
I don't think I've ever heard of anyone giving St George's Day presents but if you have a particularly patriotic dad you might want to stock up for Fathers' Day now with this perfect dad gift.
This is the special edition Robomower RL1000 dubbed "Sir Cut A Lot"…
YouTube Hits: Is the G-Dog Japan's new Sony Aibo?
Continuing our obsession with robots here at Tech Digest, this G-Dog is Japan’s second chance at creating a successful dog-robot, after the demise of Sony’s Aibo back in 2006.
Measuring in at 14cm tall and 40cm long, it should be on sale in Japan this July, for around £500, a far cry from the number of notes the Aibo commanded…
Wiimote-controlled KUKA robot can play tennis and stab you if you ace it
Able to lift 1,000kg and with a reach of 3.2m, you could say the KUKA robotic arm is being put to waste when wielding a tennis racquet or sword for an intense Wii session. In the video above, you can see a couple of chaps controlling the KUKA with a Wiimote, which has been hacked with some light pattern recognition so it’d duplicate their arm swings.
The instructions on how to create a Wiimote controlled KUKA are over on their site, but first you’ll need to cough up a fair bit – here’s a second-hand one on eBay for $10k…
Shiny Video Review: Hyde Park Robot Wars!
Last week Gary and I toured London’s Soho sex shops, this week we regressed to our ten-year-old selves and battled in the famous Hyde Park. I present you with…
ROBOT WARS!
Featuring Pleo the dinosaur, available from IWOOT for £249, the Meccano Spykee Micro also from IWOOT for £19.99, and the iRobot Roomba which is available for around £135.
So, who won in this bloody battle? I’ll tell you what, it certainly wasn’t our pride, which was wounded and is lying in a pool of blood somewhere in a central London park….
Better put your clothes on! British Transport Police owns a $60,000 flying video-enabled robot!
Good to see our taxes are going towards worthy things, like supplying the British Transport Police with one of these $60,000 r/c flying robots.
Apparently the theft of metal on our British railways is a huge problem, so the Transport Police use these expensive Microdrones to target the thieves – with the bots’ squirting water at the perps. It’s…
Remember Tachikoma robots from Ghost In The Shell? Here they are, USB cable and all!
Bandai, creator of Tamagotchis and all manner of Japanese fun, has cranked out an amazing Artificial Intelligence-holding robot from the Ghost In The Shell series, Tachikoma.
Pluggable to your PC via USB, the metal robot contains various sensors, lights and speakers, and can even act like a Nabaztag rabbit, alerting you when you receive a new email. It allows you to play mini…
