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Futuristic Personal Mobility Robot

January 13, 2010

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Named the Personal Mobility Robot, this creation is “designed so that you can actually sit in it and, much like a Segway, drive around in your house by moving your upper body. ” Continue reading for the video.
Face your body forward, for example, and the robot will move accordingly, and the best thing is that [...]

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Ping Pong Robot Stays Hidden and Ready to Strike

December 22, 2009

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Not your average robot, this Ping Pong Robot basically “hides in the ceiling above a cubicle. When activated, it pops up a ceiling tile and unleashes a hot fury of ping pong balls down on the unsuspecting victim.” Video after the break.
CKBot spends a summer at Willow Garage and pulls a prank on Sachin. He [...]

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Sony Aibo Gets Attacked by Real Dogs

December 19, 2009

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The Sony Aibo made its debut in 1999, and at the hefty price of $2500. While it didn’t exactly sell like hot cakes (or look like a dog), the robot itself was ahead of its time. Even real dogs had beef with them, as you’ll see after the break.
If these cyber versions were meant to [...]

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RIBA Robot Picks Up Women

December 15, 2009

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In addition to looking like a cute bear, the RIBA robot is designed to pick up women, literally. Basically, the robot helps at a “hospital where it can lift up patients from the wheelchair and place them on the bed and vice-versa.” Videos after the break.
This one does run after Minnie but picks up [...]

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Robot Performs Star Wars Routine

December 12, 2009

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You won’t find the Nao robot in any Star Wars-related material, but that hasn’t stopped it from performing a specially programmed routine that pays homage to the sci-fi classic. Continue reading to watch the performance.
The latest is a pre-programmed Star Wars routine that should have all you aging loyalists positively moist with glee, and even [...]

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