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Reseacher "Sylvain Calinon and company at the Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory in Switzerland" have given Fujitsu's HOAP-3, a biped robot, a cooking upgrade. Continue reading to watch it make an omelette.

By manipulating HOAP-3's hands, its trainers can show it how to whip eggs, cut ham and toss it in a bowl, and grate cheese. Instead of simply memorizing the movements, the 'bot generalizes the actions and is able to identify when to properly use them.

Put simply, the Sysyphus V is a "kinetic sculpture by Bruce Shapiro looks like a Zen Garden" and uses a steel sphere to create patterns in the sand. Continue reading for an interesting video of related projects, courtesy of CoolHunting. Click here for first picture in gallery.

A magnet on an arm on a two axis plotter sites underneath the half-ton set up, and Sisyphus is making its first appearance here, at Maker Faire 2008

Futuristic and accommodating, these high-tech wheelchairs aim to make daily tasks, such as climbing stairs or even trekking through bad weather, a breeze for the elderly/disabled. Continue reading to see more. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Having just received a $38-billion contract from the Army Research Lab, BAE Systems will lead the "Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology project to develop the technology." Video after the break. Click here for one more picture.

The intention is that the consortium led by BAE will perform research into developing an "autonomous, multifunctional collection of miniature intelligence-gathering robots" which will operate in places "too inaccessible or dangerous for humans."

Israel's $600,000 "Guardium" is an autonomous, 4-wheeled robot that "can be mounted with cameras, night-vision equipment and sensors, as well as more lethal tools like machine guns." Video after the break.

Following pre-programmed routes, it can navigate alone through cities - the vehicle knows how to deal with intersections, traffic and road markings. It can patrol borders, its cameras scanning 360 degrees at all times, and alert operators if it spots anything suspicious

Festo's AquaJelly and AirJelly robots are essentially "based on their biological model, the jellyfish", with the latter design offering "'fascinating possibilities' for 'lighter-than-air' aviation." Videos after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

..the AquaJelly is "an artificial autonomous jellyfish with an electric drive and an intelligent, adaptive mechanical system." Apparently the idea is to have several of the robots autonomously working together using a communication system composed of Zigbee short-range radio on the surface and LEDs when underwater

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have developed modular, shape-shifting robots that can reassemble themselves after being kicked apart. Video after the break.

That's done with the aid of a camera that seeks out the unique blinkin' lights of another robot, which it is able to dock with using some magnets and then start the search for another bot all over again, eventually forming into a slightly unstable walking robot

This nifty automated white board basically takes "text input from the internet and plot[s] it onto a white board for the world to see." Video after the break. Click here for one more picture.

If the pen needs to be 'down', the electromagnet will actuate and gravity will push the tip of the pen down to the surface of the whiteboard again. The electronics aren’t that complex: the main task is to make the stepper motors and the solenoid controllable by a PC

You don't have to be a world class bodybuilder to lift two-times your body weight. All you need are these wearable exoskeletons. Continue reading to see more. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Created by Rufus Terrill, the "Bum Bot" stands 4-feet tall, weighs 300-pounds, and makes "his job to discourage vandals and vagabonds from marring the streets of Atlanta." Video after the break.

Rather than calling in the professionals, he constructed a remote controlled robot that can flash a spotlight, blast out water and resist even the toughest of 40oz. cans that inevitably come its way. Best of all, he can even make the creature talk