Robotics

Ok, first off, if you ever see a headline this adorable on the site again, please take us out of our misery. Secondly, Segatoys presents its Dream Cat Smile, the most realistic robo-kitty we’ve ever seen. Dream Cat does pretty much everything a real cat does except shit on your stuff, eat food, or drop allergic reaction-causing dander throughout your ...

Korea’s very own worker bot Hubo has learned a cool new trick. Hubo now has the “first robot to ride a Segway” attribute to add to his resume. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology claims they were able to teach Hubo how to man this powered scooter with the help of the company that makes Segway. Because of ...

Some people hate being in the spotlight. If you are one of those people, we do not recommend AUR, which is a smart robotic lamp. AUR tracks your movement so that you always have the proper lighting when you need it, where you need it. This little “lighting assistant” was made to explore the relationship between humans and robots. Combining ...

This is no April’s fool joke, but the above picture shows a real product label of a device named PS3 that is made in the mysterious country of Koera. Strangely enough there is also an IMEI code. Jump to find out more.

A new prototype robot could help doctors be more prepared for whatever obscure ailment you might face. The sick patient bot, developed by researchers at Gifu University’s Graduate School Of Medicine, can respond verbally to questions posed to it about its condition, while also moving and acting the way a human might if handling the same condition. The sick bot ...

These Nike kicks might look just like any old pair of sneakers, but you’d be wrong in thinking so. In fact, each of these sneakers is actually a Transformer robot. The set only comes with one shoe at a time and every shoe is for the left foot, so don’t think you can just go walking around in a pair ...

Let’s be realistic. If you’re sitting in front of a computer screen all day, chances are that your insides are slowly becoming a gelatinous blob of what use to be considered muscle. The Muscle Suit promises to increase the average human strength by using a cyborg exoskeleton. Soon, we too will have a chance to compete in strongest man competitions. ...

We were pretty psyched to get an early peek at the R2D2 mailboxes that the USPS distributed through the U.S. to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the series, along with Star Wars themed postage stamps. Some creative Flickr user decided to make the best of the themed boxes and scored some interestingness points on Flickr because of it. Sheer genius! ...

This spider robot looks a lot scarier than it really is. In fact, it might save your life. The Ellos RescueBot is designed to reach untraversable areas where humans can’t squeeze their meager two legs into, sort of like the Amoeba Bot. The damage resistant robot is a perfect example of Asimov’s laws of robotics. It saves you without getting ...

Robots have been so widely used in Afghanistan and Iraq that there have surely been thousands of lives saved by the mechanical wonder dogs. Boeing and iRobot have joined hands in tech harmony to create the SUVG Early, a next-gen reconnaissance robot capable of even more than previous models. The SUGV will be faster, lighter, and smarter than its older ...