Home Sentry Robot
Need to check whats happeing at home while your away? This funky tech gadget the Home Sentry Robot can help and can be controlled remotely by any internet device. The robot will stream a 640×480 Mpeg 4 video to you so you can see what’s going on while you’re out.
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Wall-E Toys - The Wall-E Construct A Bot
What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? Check out this fun Wall-E Toy, the Wall-E Construct A Bot.
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Handy Robotic Arm
Spot Industries have created an articulated robotic human-like hand and forearm assembly appropriately named “Handy”.
Spot Industries spokesperson So Soon Dun states “Handy could be useful for any number of domestic tasks such as washing, hammering, painting, digging, kneading, the only limit is your imagination.” He went on to mention that “Handy has a very, very firm but soft grip and its ability to oscillate up and down at select speeds is quite satisfying.”
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Fish and Turtle CrabFu Bots
Check out these innovative little bots from CrabFu who has a fantastic talent for making robots from spare R/C aircraft servos. He also has a talent for making them really, really creepy when they move. His most recent creations are a tortoise and a fish called Flapper (watch the video and you’ll see why)
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The Tomy i-Sobot
Check out the World’s smallest fully functional bot known as the i-SOBOT. A compact hobby bipedal humanoid robot that is only 6.49 inches tall and weighs only 350g! (through the development of a proprietary compact servo motor, but who cares about that?) This tiny bot broke the Guinness World Record for being the smallest advanced humanoid robot.
The micro-sized high-tech i-SOBOT is equipped with 17 servo motors provided throughout the body and also a gyro sensor. It is capable of making different kinds of smooth motions while automatically balancing itself.
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Automated Music Robot
Feast your eyes on this awesome looking music robot. The Tiger Electronics’ A.M.P. Automated Music Personality robot is supposed to ”revolutionize how and where you listen to music.”
Check out the video below..
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Libby the Hexapod
Lib-b is a hexapod Paul built and recently exhibited to demonstrate his passion for technology and what can be done with Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio. Technology is all around us but our awareness of how we can use it to make life simple, richer and more fun is very low.
The purpose of Paul’s wotudo blog is to shout out stuff you can do, and show you how to do it. Paul carries ‘Libby’ in his hand luggage. Try explaining that to customs!
Hear more from Paul at http://www.ilivetocode.com/paul
Also, don’t miss out on RoboChamps, a series of 3-D simulated challenges that makes robotics available to a lot more people, http://www.robochamps.com
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Fujitsu HOAP-3 Robot now makes omelets
HOAP-3, is a biped robot created by Fujitsu which can complete a number of tasks, including playing soccer. Researchers in Sylvain Calinon and company at the Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory in Switzerland are taking HOAP-3 to the next level and training the humanoid to make omelets.
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Uno Electric UniCycle Restyled
This futuristic electric UniCycle is in its third incarnation which recently made its debut at the 2008 National Motorcycle Show in Toronto. It now sports custom made wheels, a new body, engine upgrades and even included a trip to a robotics and gyro expert in California, who helped to fine tune the two gyros the Uno uses for turning and forward and backward motion.
Unfortunately there’s still no word as to when or if the vehicle might actually enter production.
Via Engadget
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Forest Fire Prevention Robot
Wouldn’t you just love one of these to help clear your yard 
This forest fire prevention robot a group project by Jordan Guelde & Daniel Shankland II (www.coroflot.com/dbs2) is an advanced robot designed to clear large areas of foliage from around a forest fire to help stop the flames from spreading.
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Honda Assist Walking Device
Honda began research of its walking assist device in 1999 with a goal to provide more people with the joy of mobility. Currently, the device has entered into the feasibility stage. The compact design of the device was achieved with flat brushless motors and a control system developed by Honda. Honda began research of a walking assist device in 1999 with a goal to provide more people with the joy of mobility. Currently, the device has entered into the feasibility stage. Honda is planning to offer interested attendees an opportunity to wear and experience this walking assist device at the Honda booth at BARRIER FREE 2008.
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RoboTurtle - AUV new propulsion system
The RoboTurtle, described as an “agile and aggressively maneuvering biomimetic autonomous underwater vehicle,” with its oscillating foils maybe opening up new avenues for propulsion. The foils allow RoboTurtle named Finnegan to enjoy a high degree of maneuverability in confined spaces and high speed in open water, which is key for an AUV which will switch between traversing bodies of water and exploring underwater wrecks.
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The Ultimate Sliding Door Lock
This innovative lock is designed by Art Lebedev Studio… responsible for the amazing Optimus Maximus keyboard with a tiny screen on each key. Constructed of 100% titanium alloy, nothing less than a level forty-two spell of ultimate cutting will break the Defendius lock open. Really, just look at it: no one is getting out easily.
Defendius Labyrinth Security Lock.
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Your Own Mars Rover SRV-1 Mobile Robot
Explore the dangerous terrain of your home or office with the SRV-1 Mobile Robot. This palm sized bot packs tank-like treads, a 32-bit ARM processor and a mini video camera. The included wireless transmitter interfaces via USB with any PC up to 300 feet away.The Java based host software supports Windows, Mac or Linux OS and features a built-in web server to monitor and control the SRV-1 Robot with a web browser anywhere in the world.
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Robot Babysitter
Major Japanese retailer Aeon Co. said Tuesday it has introduced a 1.4-metre (four-foot-seven) yellow-and-white robot at a store in the southern city of Fukuoka in charge of entertaining the children.If parents want to leave their children with the kid-sized machine, they arrange for the youngsters to wear special badges that bear codes which the robot can read.
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