Asahi BeerBot – Beer Pouring Robot
Let me start off by saying that they are sold-out…huge bummer! The Asahi BeerBot is a tiny R2D2 looking robot that will refrigerate, store, open, and pour your beer for you. I am not sure of the price, or if more will be coming back into stock anytime soon… but I want one. Forget about […]
Big Toys For Big Brother In UK
Friend of mine send me this pic of some anal retentive British Defense Ministry chap playing with what looks like a hover-copter. Apparently having Mother England covered with static surveillance cameras is not enough – time to upgrade the toys. At first look, this reminds me of one of those crappy remote hover choppers that […]
Another Robot Dog, Only Smaller
First came the Boston Dynamics “Big Dog”, then came the hilarious “Big Dog Spoof”… now there is the Boston Dynamics “LittleDog”. The little dog is smaller (duh) and quieter than the original. These robots are starting to worry me a bit… all of those old “robots taking over the world” movies are starting to look […]
Robot Sub Competition Winners Announced
Although I was deeply disappointed at the absence of robot sharks with frickin laser beams attached to their heads, the 11th International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition was still awesome. Robotic subs competed in a variety of tasks showing off their technological prowess. This year a team from the University of Maryland emerged victorious unseating the […]
RoboFish – Lifelike Robotic Fish
Smart/talented folks at the University of Kitakyushu managed to make a robotic Sea Bream fish that looks incredibly real. The fish weights a full 15.4 pounds and swims like the real thing. [Source]
Crazy Cool 3-Gram Micro Air Vehicle Dragonfly
Holy tiny freakin hot-shit-tech flying robots Batman! Introducing a 3 gram wing-flapping dragonfly-looking Micro Air Vehicle – the DelFly Micro. Weighing in at mere 3 grams this micro gadget even has a camera! Its creators believe this ultra-small remote-controlled, camera-equipped aircraft has great potential *heavy duty spy shit*, and can be used for observation flights […]
Dolphin Submarine By Seabreacher
The folks at Innespace have come out with a new dolphin like personal watercraft the “Seabreacher” a two seat version… similar to their last model, the “dolphin” which was a single person ride. The unit is, obviously, made to look like a dolphin… but performs like nothing else. Some Seabreacher specifications: 2 Seater Powered by […]
Weird Crawling Businessman Robot – Gotta Watch It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glUnzzoFUxg Japanese performance artist Momoyo Torimitsu made a robot that looks and acts like a crawling Japanese businessman. The video above shows the robot crawling the streets of Australia… not sure why. Best part of the video is the nurse pulling the pants down and removing an ass panel to replace the battery.
Honda’s Walking Assist Device – In Medical Test Phase
Honda’s been busy showing off its Walking Assist Device at trade shows and whatnot for some time now, but it looks like it’s now finally getting down to some actual trials of the contraption, with it set to begin some collaborative testing with the Shinseikai Medical Group at Kasumigaseki-Minami Hospital tomorrow. They will reportedly be […]
Zappos Uses Robots To Pull Orders
Zappos, the online footwear pusher is speeding things up in the warehouse, while putting people out of work, using robots to pull their orders. The Kiva Mobile Fulfillment System uses small orange robots to pull each order off of the shelf and deliver it to a human to stuff in a box. Seems like they […]