Robotics

The Daiwa House Industry Co. has created a full bodied cyborg that looks like something you might see at your local movie theater. The exoskeleton was designed to assist those who have difficulties moving around on their own. Those people will know be able to survive nuclear explosions. We joke. When the user wants to move a limb, the suit ...

We’re all so, so lazy. With a show of hands, who actually enjoys mowing their lawn other than Forest Gump? Hmm, nobody? Understandable. Allergies are my excuse. LawnBott makes excuses unneeded. The LawnBott LB2000 Professional Robot Mower is a fully autonomous lawn mower which will mow your lawn for you daily if left on the programmed dock. If you have ...

As if you are not sick of Samsung’s propaganda in real life yet, the company is opening an island on the online virtual space Second Life to promote their phones. And since Samsung was trying to tell us how thin those phones they developed with Softbank were, they got this phone-raining effect on. If you would like to use these ...

The R2-S2 (short for R2 Steam Too) is as the name suggests, a steam-powered R2-D2 unit. Something about the R2 droid from Star Wars has sparked something in our consciousness recently to be prominently displayed through culture recently, as can be seen from the R2-D2 mailbox. The R2-S2 is no speed demon, but as it says on the design site ...

In Issac Asimov’s Robot series of science-fiction novels, a recurring theme through out the books are the fictional three laws of robotics A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First ...

The Pentagon’s own DARPA has put out a call to the public for a design concept for a shape-shifting “chemical” robot that would be able to liquify and squeeze into small areas. This robot would have static dimensions that could be changed on command, much like the robot unit from Terminator 2. The militairy already uses robots in a variety ...

Much like the lifting robot doesn’t use typical motors to provide its strength, the Amoeba Bot, made by Virgina Tech, is a robot that contains no legs or wheels. Based on the single-celled amoeba, the “Blob” bot uses nothing but its own skin to propel its body on its way. Shaped toroidally, pretty much like a long tube shaped donut ...

Who wants to come home everyday to a stinky, disgusting, feces filled box of cat output? No one, that’s who. The Litter Robot LRII Automatic Self Cleaning Litter Box makes cat maintenance easy and almost enjoyable. Well, even MORE enjoyable. Using a special sifting process, the Litter Robot cleans up your kitties recycled meow mix after every use. A weight ...

Strongest Man competitors should be worried. They might have some non-human competition this human sized android who has been showcasing its lifting power over in Tokyo. Most recently, the Japanese lifting robot was spotted on display, lifting a 66 lb package off of a desk, and lifting a human-sized doll weighing 145 lbs. The 154 lb, 61 in tall android ...

Robots might be super effective and helpful, but they just look so un-huggable. These Biomimetic Soft-Bodied “Gummi Bots” seem so much more cuddly, and certainly more agile. Though, Gummi’s have more of a purpose then looking adorable. Metallic robots are often limited in movement by their clumsy joints. This robotics project at Tufts University is looking into a flexible, silicone ...