Category Archives: Robotics
Husqvarna DXR 310 Demolition Robot
Behold, every man’s dream. The Husqvarna DXR 310 can destroy things – remotely. What else could you ask for?
Robot with a Biological Brain Lives
It’s science fiction meets weird science meets reality. Researchers at the University of Reading have developed a cyborg of types, called Gordon. Gordon is a robot that is driven by real brain tissue.
Ground and Water Robotic Snake
The Hirose Fukushima robotics lab has built an aquatic and terrestrial mobile robotic snake. This thing looks pretty natural on land and in water. They should skin it and make it look realistic. You could scare the tar out of someone with this thing.
Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb Robot Shell
Whew! Or you can call it HAL for short. I almost had an aneurysm saying that. Anyway, it’s the brain child of Yoshiyuki Sankai, a professor at the University of Tsukuba. The exoskeleton allows the wearer to lift and carry weights that they wouldn’t otherwise. It also allows the wearer to look like a Power … Continue reading
Boston Dynamics Big Dog Robot
It’s inevitable that the military will be implementing more and more robotics into the art of war. Robots can simply do things that we can’t. But, on the flip side, robots still have a hard time doing some tasks that we find mundane and easy. This robot, aptly named Big Dog, was developed under a … Continue reading
Magnetic Levitation Haptic Device
Er, that’s a mouthful. It sounds like some kind of futuristic time machine or a device that allows you to levitate. Well, the latter is a little more on target. Folks at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Robotics are working on a haptic device that feels extremely realistic. Yeah, most of you will be scratching … Continue reading
Lobster Robot Not Good with Butter
Making robots is all the rage these days. Heck, we even build robots to battle. So, why in the world would someone like to make a lobster robot? It certainly isn’t for dining. The answer may surprise you.
Lego Mindstorms NXT Robot Kit
I can remember trying to tinker with every little thing I got my hands on when I was younger. I didn’t have the technical knowledge then, but I had a blast. The end result was usually something disassembled, which I had no idea how to put back together. Well, I wish Lego Mindstorms NXT Robot … Continue reading
Toyota Violin Playing Partner Robot
Toyota today announced its mobility transport robot and its violin playing robot. The violin playing robot is (obviously) a dextrous robot that has 17 joints in its arms. That allows for some pretty precise movement. The transport robot allows folks who have trouble with mobility to navigate things like stairs. Toyota said that practical development … Continue reading
iBot Mobility System
One of the truly great things about technology is that it can help folks whose lives have been negatively impacted by an injury or birth defect. Mobility is intrinsic to one’s feeling of independence. And when that is taken away, it can wreak havoc on one’s life. The iBot mobility can help restore that independence.
