Harvard Robotics RoboBee = World’s Smallest Aerial Drone
Ahhh, our future is going to be a bit scarier with tiny drones like these quickly becoming a reality. A group of researchers at Harvard have created the RoboBee which just might be the world's smallest aerial drone. So small in fact that it doesn't appear to have its own power source and no cameras, […]
DJI Phantom RC Quadcopter Review
DJI Innovations is no stranger to high end remote controlled helicopters and drones. Their S800 (Spreading Wings) Hexacopter has been a favorite choice among serious hobbyists. I happen to own the S800 with the Wookong-M autopilot system and while I love it, it is incredibly difficult for a new user to setup. You practically need […]
Crazyflie Nano Quadcopter Is Crazy Small
The quadcopter craze continues. This time with a very small, very cool, open source kit. The Crazyflie Nano Quadcopter sells in two versions (both under $180) and will continue to develop and improve as more smart kids tinker with the open source code. One of the cool bits, especially for the gamer types, is the […]
RoboMe Uses iPhone For Robot Face
While the full details of the RoboMe Robot Toy are not out, we do know that it will use an iOS device (iPhone) as the robots face. The RoboMe is made by WowWee, a company known for making robotic toys. RoboMe will use speech recognition for learning names, can be programmed with responses to your […]
Secom Surveillance Robotic Quadcopter
The Secom autonomous quadcopter is a high tech flying surveillance robot. You no longer need to go outside to protect your domicile, just launch the Secom Helicopter and watch the live video feed from the safety of your living room. Seecom's autonomous flying surveillance robot works by detecting and following intruders. The unit uses a […]
Burrito Bomber UAV Delivers Food From The Sky
Yep, it was only a matter of time before the local food delivery guy on the scooter was replaced by a UAV remote control airplane?? The Burrito Bomber is just that, an unmanned autopiloted remote control airplane that can carry a 3-inch diameter 500 gram burrito. The burrito is then dropped on the exact location […]
Make Your Roomba An Air Freshener With Robot Add-Ons RoomAroma
If your house is smelling a bit funky, why not kill two birds with one stone. Vacuum your carpets while deodorizing the air. A company called Robot Add-ons has a cool Roomba accessory in the form of a air freshener that mounts onto the vacuuming robot. The RoomAroma add-ons will set you back about $14.99 […]
Korean Salad Tossing Robot
Smart folks from the Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Center for Intelligent Robotics (CIR) have created a robot to help out with household chores. This is the third version of the CIROS Robot and was shown at Robot World 2012. CIROS can recognized many common objects around the house including refrigerators, dishwashers, sinks, […]
QBotix Sun Tracker Uses A Robot To Adjust Each Solar Panel
Typically solar panels are mounted in a fixed orientation which works pretty good. However, when you want to ring every bit of energy out of the sun it is best to use sun trackers. Solar trackers tend to be 40 percent more energy efficient than fixed mount systems. A solar/sun tracker follows the sun through […]
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. […]