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Robot That Likes to Party

Named the THKR-4, this interesting Japanese robot “was created to perform all of your mundane party tasks like opening the fridge, pouring drinks, and greeting guests.” Continue reading to see it in-action. The robot won’t be entertaining guests with a dance routine or kissing you at midnight, but it can give you a back-rub to [...]

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Horror Mobie Robot Automatically Debones Ham

The Mayekawa HAMDAS-R robot is one that looks to be straight from a horror movie, as it is capable of deboning “a ham at twice the speed of a human (that’s 500 hams an hour!).” Continue reading to see it in-action. Supposedly this robot is intelligent enough to distinguish the meat from the bone, which [...]

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Darth Vader Robotic Arm

The Darth Vader robotic arm from ThinkGeek is one that “you can build from 45 snap-together parts; learn to control the robotic arm so it can turn, extend, and even grip and pick up small objects. ” Video after the break. We do not recommend wiring it up and replacing your real arm with it, [...]

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Futuristic Personal Mobility Robot

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 [...]

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Ping Pong Robot Stays Hidden and Ready to Strike

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. [...]

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