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Here's Looj, iRobot's second generation of—get this—The World's Only Gutter Cleaning Robot. Just put Looj in the gutter and operate it via remote controller. According to them, it is more efficient than the previous.
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Spider-Man 2 showed Doctor Octopus play dirty games with his mechanical tentacles which had become an extension of his body due to a freak accident. Okay so that was movie, but in reality Jacob Rosen too is working on a comparable exoskeleton that can render exceptional powers the user. The two-armed wearable robotic exoskeleton can enable a user to lift heavy objects with ease.
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The suit weighs 55lb, that's good enough as 25 bags of sugar and has been invented by the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. Although the makers of this robot insist that 'suit' carries its own weight and places a minimum load on the operator, the look of it describes something else! The thing uses eight motors and 16 sensors and what it does is pull out is weeds and pick oranges!
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After being persistently recommended by my friend I finally bought the new Roomba 560 about three months back, and must admit that it was a wise decision. As they say that good things come in small packages, this little powerhouse is something that I will recommend as a must have for all you working people with pets at home.
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Fancy a cooking robot to help you roll out a gourmet treat this Christmas? We have earlier told you about some of the finest humanoid robots, including the Chinese AIC-AI cooking robot that is capable of making Sichuan, Shandong and Canton cuisines along with thousands of Chinese dishes. But, for the Japanese food-lover, the multi-talented Motoman SDA10 from Yaskawa Electric is a perfect robot
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In addition to being able to speak, this social learning robot observes humans and conveys emotions realistically through its sensor-laden face. Continue reading to see more.
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Eco Factor: Multipurpose robot is powered by solar energy.
According to a research conducted by International Federation of Robotics, there were 3.4 million personal service robots in use by the end of 2007. Since most of these robots are programmed to perform a specific task their number is expected to grow by leaps and bounds.
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The WT-7 Talker Robot basically "makes those strange vowel sounds not through a loudspeaker, but a biomechanical simulation of the way we humans speak." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
To that end, it's got a 19 degrees-of-freedom motorized system that replicates lungs, vocal cords, tongue, lips: basically the whole deal. read more »
To that end, it's got a 19 degrees-of-freedom motorized system that replicates lungs, vocal cords, tongue, lips: basically the whole deal. read more »
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