Cheetah-Bot Runs Faster Than Any Human
The robot-obsessed team at Boston Dynamics has created a Cheetah Robot that can run 28mph. That is pretty damn fast for a robot, but keep in mind that the Olympian Usain Bolt got up to 27.78mph during his 20-meter sprint. Either way, this Cheetah Robot is going to haunt my dreams for quite some time. […]
Largest QuadCopter Swarm Takes To The Sky
People in Linz, Austria were lucky enough to see an amazing swarm of 50 Quadcopters performing a synchronized lightshow. A smart group from the Ars Electronica Futurelab and Ascending Technologies GmbH launched 50 AscTec Hummingbird quadcopters at the same time. The AscTec Hummingbird Quadrocopters put on a pretty cool lightshow. Video after the break.
Ubi = The Wall Outlet Computer
Ubi, a play on ubiquitous, is a tiny android based computer that plugs in to a standard wall outlet like a nightlight. Ubi has WiFi, voice recognition (your voice is the keyboard and mouse), Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, an 800 MHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, and 1GB of RAM. The idea is that you can use […]
Leif Andersson Wooden Robot Shell Game
You know the famous old game used to scam folks in NYC, the ball and cup game (or shell game)? Well it is a game where three cups are moved around quickly and the audience is supposed to guess which cup the ball is in. Leif Andersson has crafted an amazing wooden robot version of […]
Hands-Free Toilet Paper Dispenser
Being the germaphobe that I am, I don't like touching anything in public bathrooms. Some seriously gross people do some seriously gross stuff in those bathrooms. I am a big fan of automatic flush toilets, hands-free soap and paper towel dispensers, and doors that I can open with my foot instead of my hands. For […]
SWITL Scoops Up Goopy Stuff Perfectly
This crafty Furukawa Kikou robot, the SWITL, scoops up goopy messes with ease and then can place them down again in the exact form they were picked up. I think it is amazing but can't think of too many uses for it in the real world. It was supposedly designed for bakeries that use soft […]
Medical Marijuana Vending Machine
We have seen some pretty crazy and cool vending machines over the years, but the AutoSpense Medical Marijuana vending machine takes the cake. It does pretty much what you would expect it to do, it dispense marijuana. The AutoSpense marijuana dispenser is made by Dispense Labs (Joe DeRobbio) and claims to up the security level […]
Boston Dynamics Sand Flea Is One Amazing Robot
Wow. Boston Dynamics has another amazing robot on their hands. This robot, named the Sand Flea, has an amazing jumping ability. The video says it all, and wait for it, it gets better.
Robot vs. Lions Video
In an effort to get great, up-close, camera shots of lions photographer Will Burrard-Lucas built a remote controlled robot named the BeetleCam. Watch the video after the break to see what the lions thought of the robotic camera.
New iRobot Scooba 390
iRobot has just announced the release of their newest robotic wet vac, the Scooba 390. Nothing better than having a robot scrub and mop your floors while you do something a bit more fun. The big changes for the Scooba 390 are the sleeker design and a battery that lasts 30 percent longer. The Scooba […]