Kitten Versus Giant Spider Video
Put the ball of string away, you may want to get your cat a robotic spider after seeing this video. This brave and very determined kitten takes on a giant robotic spider despite all odds. Video after the break.
3, Jan 2011
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- By Lisa C.
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3, Jan 2011
iRobot Scooba 230 Cleans Around The Toilet
I like my iRobot Roomba for vacuuming the carpets and hard floors, but I don't let it in the bathroom. And to be honest, the bathroom floor is one of my least favorite places to clean. Looks like I will be getting another iRobot, the Scooba 230 when it comes…
28, Dec 2010
LockCracker Can Open Any MasterLock Combination Lock
A crafty group of students at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering have created a high tech gadget that can crack any MasterLock combination lock. The four lock hackers created Team JARJ (as in Jessica, Aiswarya, Rob, Jessica) while taking a Principles of Engineering class for their teacher Mark Chang. …
9, Dec 2010
Robot Waiters At Chinese Restaurant
A robot riding a bicycle goes by each table showing off its offering, as a pseudo-waiter. The restaurant, Dalu Rebot, is in China and has two robot receptionists and six robot waiters. The best part, the robots do not accept tips. The robots are from Shandong Dalu Science and Technology…
6, Dec 2010
Ham De-Boning Robot
The long standing joke that robots are taking over the world just won't die. The latest (grossest) robot I have seen in a while is the Mayekawa HAMDAS-R, which is used for ham de-boning. It is twice as fast as a human butcher can do the job and is smart…
30, Nov 2010
WheeMe Massage Robot
The robots are taking over, which in this case is a good thing because I can't get anyone to rub my back. The girl in the photo however, should have no need for this robotic massager, she probably has guys lined up to cop a feel provide a massage. The…
2, Nov 2010
Micromouse Completes Maze In 5-Seconds
This Micromouse took first place in a Micromouse maze competition for completing this complex maze in only 5-seconds. The micromouse does a few test runs to survey the maze and memorizes the landscape. Once it has finished surveying the maze it finds the quickest way to get from start to…
6, Oct 2010
Jack In The Box Kiosk Automated Food Ordering
We recently visited a Jack In The Box restaurant for some healthy food (snicker). I did order the chicken teriyaki bowl, which I believe is one of the few healthier options. Either way, we happened to notice an ATM looking machine which is used for ordering food without having to…
28, Sep 2010
Hair Washing Robot By Panasonic
I remember the good old days of getting my hair, when I had hair, washed at the hair cutters. There was something incredibly relaxing and therapeutic about those hair washes. With that said, I wonder if the Panasonic hair washing robot would offer the same good feelings, and for that…
27, Sep 2010
Better, Faster, Stronger Raytheon Sarcos Exoskeleton XOS2
The Raytheon Sarcos XOS military exoskeleton is over three years old, and was amazing then, the newer version is even more powerful. Raytheon's latest version of the Sarcos, the XOS 2, is a lighter, stronger robotic suite that uses a full 50% less power. The bad news, it still doesn't…