Tag: BotJunkie
BotJunkie Reviews The Evolution Robotics Mint Sweeper
By Andrew Liszewski
The big downside to all the toys and gadgets you get to see and play with at CES is that often times...
National Robotics Week Coverage On BotJunkie
By Evan Ackerman
Last week was National Robotics Week, and over on BotJunkie we posted a lot of great stuff, including a bunch of live...
Flyfire Creates Giant Dynamic 3D Display With Self-Organizing Micro Helicopters
Update- Apparently Flyfire is a secret still, since it looks like MIT has pulled the video, plus the website, just an hour or so...
Autonomous Bipedal Robot Built Out Of DNA
By Evan Ackerman
I don’t know enough about molecular biology for how this works to make any sense to me, but apparently, researchers at NYU...
[CES 2010] Neato Robotics XV-11 Hands On
By Evan Ackerman
We covered the Neato Robotics XV-11 robot vacuum in detail on BotJunkie back in December, and last night at Digital Experience here...
Neato Robotics XV-11 Robot Vacuum Uses Laser Mapping To Navigate, Will...
By Evan Ackerman
We’re continually bemoaning the fact that the selection of practical robotic vacuums is extremely limited here in the US (although not so...
Cyborg Insects: Now Nuclear Powered
By Evan Ackerman
Even if you’ve got a micro air vehicle that provides its own power for thrust, like a Rhinoceros beetle with an implanted...
Autom Will Help You Lose Weight, Says Not Eating Works For...
Introducing Autom™ from Erica Young on Vimeo.
By Evan Ackerman
We first met Autom two years ago, back when she was a resident of the MIT...
Heroic Israeli Roomba Saves Children From Deadly Viper
By Evan Ackerman
This article, from Israel’s Yediot Acharonot newspaper, is titled “‘A Vacuum Cleaner Captured a Snake.” It looks like “captured” is a bit...