granted that the Grizzly Robotic Utility Vehicle might not be something an average ordinary folk would buy, but still its appeal to geeks are just about the same as any other gadgets on this planet. developed by Canadian robotic development firm Clearpath Robotics, the Grizzly Robotic Utility Vehicle is an autonomous four-wheel drive robotic platform
whether you are seriously tuxe party maker or just a cocktail lover, you will appreciate what the Bartendro Cocktail Dispensing Robot can do for you. despite its namesake, it is not a robotic figure per say, but it is a machine rigged with sensors, pumps and valves, powered by a Raspberry Pi mini PC and controllable by your smartphones or tablets to spit out perfect cocktail
the first smartphone controlled robot, it is not but still, the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 is one heck of ‘toy’ that both children (10 years and up) and grown ups can enjoy. we shall not delve into the MINDSTORMS’ beginning some fifteen years ago cos’ what you really need to know is how awesome this latest incarnation is. this third generation robotic…
the recently wrapped up 2013 International CES is not just about gizmos and gadgets, it is also the stage for advanced home appliances such as the Samsung Smart Tango Corner Cleaner Robotic Vacuum. like all robotic vacuum cleaners, the Smart Tango still maintains the ‘traditional’ circular design but adds…
after invading your pad’s floor and gutter, iRobot is unleashing yet another robotic janitor into our homes: the iRobot Mirra 530 Pool Cleaning Robot. a robotic pool cleaner is not exactly the newest innovation but nevertheless, part of the Bedford, Massachusetts firm’s plan to stuff our lives with robotic helpers. as with most…
generally, we are fascinated by robotic developments and even more thrilled if it can be bought and further hacked to whatever we desire but we can’t say the same for the Phantom X AX Hexapod. while we are excited by it being a robot, its freakish agility and realism that somehow betters its living counterpart, kind of creeps us out. this giant size robotic spider scuttles like a real…
impressed by Honda’s ASIMO robot? too bad you can’t own one to wait on you but come 2013, another Honda robot, the Miimo, will be serving the folks in Europe with one specialized chore: lawn mowing. yes, you heard that right. Honda is ready to make its robotic lawn mower commercially available to anyone who is willing to pay the price. apart from its obvious…
robots are infiltrating our lives but lucky for us, Skynet is not in place to manipulate them into a mutiny. anyway, the latest to join iRobot’s family of gutter cleaning equipment is the iRobot Looj 330 Gutter Cleaning Robot. yes. we have robots for just about anything imaginable today and the Looj 330 just fill the gap of gutter nicely. this track-equipped, low profile…
finally, mankind’s dream of being at two place simultaneously can be realized quite affordably and stylishly. for a little under $2,000, you can now pre-order Double Telepresence Robot developed by Double Robotics. though, due to overwhelming response, expect your personal telepresence…
not content with just virtual mech machines in a game of MechWarrior? i knew you wouldn’t cos’ we aren’t too. since the beginning of time, many dudes who grew up watching Japanese animations such as Robotech or played MechWarrior have dreamt of piloting robots or Mechs (it just a more high-tech way of saying pilot-able robot)…
we all remember the first Terminator movie, don’t we? it is one of the pioneering movie that suggests an apocalypse resulting from machine taking over the world. it is a grim prospect which we rather not think about, then again, we…