Tag: Robots
CES 2007: Wild Charger charge in the wild sighting
Turns out the wireless charger we were hoping for demoed – albeit in a lesser form – today at CES. The Wild Charge uses conversion cases for your gadgets, which you then lay on its charging strip, and they…
Eclipse Solar Gear briefcase
The big green announcement at this year's CES is from Eclipse Solar Gear. They've invented a laptop case that's sturdy and covered in chrome, and if you leave it by your window it'll also power up your laptop. A…
Honda's Extreme eco-Batmobile
With a chassis that can be recycled after five years, the prototype Honda Extreme has a modular polycarbonate body which means if you get tired of the look, or it gets scuffed, you can just peel it off and…
First Games for Change salon in NYC tonight
Tonight in NYC, the first ever Games for Change salon is being held at the Lang Student Center, 55 West 13th St., 2nd floor, at 6:30pm. Participating will be Jesper Juul, visiting scholar, and Helen Nisselbaum, professor, NYU. There'll…
Venturi Astrolab solar hybrid car
Venturi, the same company that brought us the Eclectic wind-powered hybrid car prototype, will be shipping a solar hybrid car in January 2008. Range is about 100km and it can go about 110km per hour (though obviously not for…
CES 2007: The Star Wars R2D2 Mobile Entertainment System
Star Wars fanboys, prepare to wet your pants. This is one serious piece of kit. A complete mobile entertainment system in the form of an R2D2 robot, this baby will play radio, CD, MP3, WMA and most other music formats,…
Chevrolet Volt charges itself
Unveiled in Chicago mere hours ago, the Chevrolet Volt is a hybrid with a difference. Instead of using petrol to propel itself directly, it uses petrol to charge its internal batteries back up, for when you don't have time…
Carnival of the Green #59 opens at Hippyshopper
Hippyshopper hosts the first Carnival of the Green for 2007, and being the first one in three weeks, it’s triple packed. Up top we’ve got word from Carnival founder and Hippyshopper emeritus Al Tepper, who was tapped to write…
CES 2007: WowWee's Robopanda and FlyTech Dragonfly
WowWee really are excelling themselves at CES this year, the Tech Digest team are not only impressed with the Elvis-bot they’re showing, but the chaps who brought us the Robosapien back in the day have recently given us a sneak peek at a couple of their new products. Firstly, the sweet-as-apple-pie Robopanda has a head-mounted IR sensor, stereo sound, a fair amount of advanced sensors, and the best thing, it also reads bedtime stories, enabling it to be not only toddler-friendly, but busy-parent friendly as well. The next best thing in the line-up is the FlyTech Dragonfly, apparently the ‘world’s first radio-controlled flying insect’, which has 150 feet of wireless range, and can fly for 10 minutes, before needing a charge-up.
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CES 2007: Now Meccano (or Erector to our US chums) has its own robot – Spyke
What with all the Lego robot action it is no surprise to find that the other big toy construction brand from back in the day, Meccano has its own bot on the way. At CES it is unveiling a robot…