Now that you’ve gotten a taste of some amazing iPad magic, here’s use #5391: using to device to build a robot that can walk and dance, complete with moving eyes. A Japanese fan custom-built everything (app, legs, etc.) from scratch. Video after the break.
…the man behind the mod is Kazu Terasaki who — you guessed it — also managed to make an iPhone walk.
[via Engadget – NowhereElse]
Standing 32-feet tall and weighing 4-tons, this giant Transformers robot was built by a group of Chinese art students. Even more surprising, “it’s almost entirely made from parts from an old truck.” Click here for first picture in gallery.
[via Technabob]
Created by NorrisLabs, the Beverage Delivery System “uses two robots named Baxter (aka ButlerBot) and RoboFridge to deliver a cold beverage to your favorite easy chair.” Continue reading for a video demonstration.
“The BDS process starts when a user requests an item using a simple remote control,” Norris explained. “The route to and from RoboFridge is downloaded into Baxter via a wireless link.”
[via Dvice]
BeBionic unveils the next-generation of robotic hands, ones that feature “a range of naturally compliant grip patterns that provide repeatable accuracy.” Continue reading for a video demonstration.
It’s able to be wrapped in a silicone skin that comes in 19 different skin tones, allowing it to blend in seamlessly with the rest of your body. And it’s set to be available for people next month.
Here’s a look back at The Wild World of Robots, or the history of robotics as some like to call it. Did you know that the first robot, called “The Pigeon”, was built by the Greeks in 400BC? Or, that the word “robot” came from the Czech term “robota”, which means compulsory labor? Continue reading to see the full infographic.
[via OnlineSchools]
Aside from being a mini version of the BigDog, USC’s LittleDog robot has been upgraded with foothold learning, special moves for extreme terrain, recovery behaviors, and more. Continue reading for the video.
Any weaknesses we might’ve perceived in the initial videos of LittleDog have vanished and with them our hopes of ever resisting the RoboDog takeover.
[via Gizmodo]
Chinese farmer Yu Wulu — whom has no formal engineering degree — uses scrap metal he finds in local junkyards to build homemade robots, like a personal rickshaw bot to pull him along roads. Unfortunately, he’s had quite a few accidents along the way. Video after the break.
Toyota’s violin-playing robot made its first appearance years ago, but now the music maestro has hit the Shanghai World Expo 2010. The company has been working on its animatronics software for the past three years. Video after the break.
So if any orchestra violists happen to be in the area and want to protect their profession, I recommend spraying it with water. Robots, as I understand it, hate water.
Sebastian Trimpe and Raffaello D’Andrea — Institute of Dynamic Systems and Control researchers — unveil the Balancing Cube, a robot capable of standing on any single point, thanks to “a set of DC motors and sensors attached to six networked balancing mechanisms.” Video after the break.
It can balance not only on its corners, but on any edge. It can even keep from tipping over when pushed (gently). Now why you’d need a robot to do this is anyone’s guess.
[via Technabob]
