There is no question that robots are getting smarter, faster, and scarier. This ultra-fast robotic arm was developed by researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. It is scary fast and catches just about anything you can throw at it.
Guy builds a fake homemade robot, hides in the car, and takes it through fast food drive-thru restaurants. My favorite part is the girl calling out the fact that robot has sink drains for ears. Two videos of this robot ordering fast food after the break.
Let me start off with the unfortunate spoiler. This product is currently just a concept. A beautiful concept but a concept nonetheless. Video of the amazing transforming this egg does to become a quadcopter after the break.
As if the other Boston Dynamics robots weren’t scary enough. The latest robot, Atlas, is making me have Terminator flashbacks. Sleep well my children.
Remember the Tokyo Drone Hunting Squad? Dumbest idea ever. Well, the Dutch are going to give Japan a run for their money. A new trial is underway using an amazing bird of pray, the eagle, to intercept drones that might be in the way during an emergency. Is this really…
Disney Research (I didn’t even know they had such a thing) in collaboration with ETH Zurich has created a little robot car. A robot car that can climb walls. The Disney Robot Car, VertiGo, uses two tilting propellers that are used to move the car and also help it cling…
More automation. Picking carrots has never been so easy. I can imagine some old field worker watching this as he rubs his sore back. Full video of the Dewulf GKIIISE – 3 Row Carrot Harvester after the break.
As if the Boston Dynamics BigDog Robots weren’t already scary enough. They dressed some up like reindeer and had them pull Santa’s sleigh. The end of the world is near.
On the same day that our “government” decides that everyone has to register their “drones” an R2-D2 drone hits the skies. The FAA is making it a requirement for people to register their unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Ridiculous in my opinion. I will rant alone loudly in my office about this…
In more irrational drone fear, Tokyo is joining the shenanigans with a drone that can catch/snag other drones. Basically they are flying what looks like DJI Spreading Wings 900 which carries a 3 x 2 meter net. And no, this isn’t a joke. It should be, but it isn’t. Tokyo…