By David Ponce
You'd think that the impetus behind our slow walk towards complete robotic annihilation would be fueled by our desire to have stuff done for us more cheaply, and more efficiently. And, of course, you'd be right....
By David Ponce
It's beginning to look like the company Boston Dynamics (makers of the lovely BigDog) are producing some wicked (albeit marginally useful, for now) bots. For proof, just take a look at the RHex.
It looks a...
By David Ponce
Being trapped beneath a pile of rubble is a bad way to spend your weekend. And while people in earthquake prone areas are more likely to benefit from the Hibiscus rescue bot (a design of Chiba...
When I was a young child, my parents took me to Disneyworld. Somewhere in there, they had this nifty contraption. You waved your hands over some spots of light, and you'd get some control over this orchestra...
By Evan Ackerman
This is a photograph of a soccer field for robots, part of the RoboCup games taking place though July 10 at Georgia Tech. There are various size brackets for different robots to compete in, and this particular...
Fuel cells sure seem to be the way of the future, least as far as alternate sources of energy are concerned. They're getting smaller and more efficient everyday. Japanese company Speecys Corp. has annouced the release of...
By David Ponce
Ok, either Finland is terribly behind the times in terms of robotic development, or else the WorkPartner robot has a bunch of ninja skills I didn't manage to learn about in the twenty minutes I spent on...
By Andrew Liszewski
While it's not quite the scale of the Jaws we all know and love, this Robotic Shark from Hammacher Schlemmer is still quite impressive.
At 2 feet long, this robo-shark is fully articulated to replicate the actual swimming...
By Bruce Eaton
With any product whose main feature is FLY!!!!, you know this is going to be great. The R/C Flying Doraemon has just gone all the way to the top of the list of "Things I need to...