Two of my favorite things… solar and water… have come together in a very cool and innovative product. The Solar-Breeze Pool Skimmer is basically a solar powered roomba for the surface of your pool… genius. Read on for cool details and video of the solar powered pool skimmer in action.
The nerds at ThinkGeek have found a pretty cool way to teach the principals of hydraulics with their Wooden Hydraulics Machines Kit. For $29.99 you get four hydraulic kits, the Platform Lifter, the Cherry Picker, the Scissor Lift, and the Excavator. Watch the hydraulic kit in action after the break.
As if waking up in the morning isn’t already hard enough… a plastic robotic bird chirping in your ear should set things off right. The Okko LED Alarm Clock with Electronic Bird just looks wrong. If anyone manages to get a hold of one of these birds please upload a video.
This creepy looking robot was unveiled at the Tokyo International Food Machinery and Technology show, it’s main purpose… to make sushi. The robot helps prepare sushi and deserts. Video after the break.
I tell you, there isn’t much you can’t build with today’s high tech LEGO’s. Mike D’Amour (the idea man) and Will Gorman (the builder) came up with the RoboFlush and have posted instructions so you can make your own. The RoboFlush Lego toilet flusher gadget will automatically flush the toilet when you are done [...]
Robot technology just keeps getting better and more humanlike. The Manoi PF01 dancing robot can school most inner-city kids. If it wasn’t $1,500 dollars I would have my own personal dance instructor! You have to see the video after the break… amazing… simply amazing.
I know it looks like something the Jetson’s cat would have in outer space, but it is really just a new self-cleaning litter box. The Litter Robot LRII (on sale now) sells for $319.89 with free shipping.
This Litter Robot uses a "patented sifting process thoroughly cleans the litter bed automatically after each use, and [...]
The smart kids at Boston Dynamics (maker of the famous big dog robot) have a new robot in the works – the RiSE v3 pole dancer climber.
The RiSE V3 robot is 28 inches long and climbs at the speed of about 8 inches per second… until it falls that is. Watch the video after [...]
Fish finders are great and all… but if you really want to see what is under the dock, or your boat, drop this fake fish with a camera and watch the included 7” screen.
I am not sure if the fish are smart enough to appreciate the decoy fish/camera, but it cracks me up [...]
Gadget King has shown you some of the coolest lawnmowers around including robotic lawnmowers. So this is more of the same… with a twist.
Husqvarna’s latest robotic lawnmower, the automower 260 ACX, will SMS text your cell phone if it gets stuck… or get this… if it sees varmits on your lawn. Not sure I [...]