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iRobot just launched this cleaner robot. It could throw all the defoliation in the gutter by the rotating of its head. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This robot from Japan could mimic the speaking way of human by its silicone tongue and a motorized lower jaw encapsulated in an artificial mouth structure. Although it’s not a perfect product, it might a good way for artificial intelligent.

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This funny robot could walking on vertical surface such as glass or mirror. Kidds gotta like it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This robot is invented by Professor Stefan Schaal from USC. It is a project sponsored by DARPA which could fit for complicated ground. [Read the rest of this entry...]

David. Hanson and his group of engineers have developed this robot which could engage in conversation and convey emotions. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Robert Oschler has post a video of his system for controlling robot by sound. Plus, you can even control it via internet. [Read the rest of this entry...]

South Korean researchers from Nano/Micro System Laboratory at Seoul National University have developed a new robot which is made from single cell of rat heart. It could crawl in a slowly speed totally powered by rat’s heart cell. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This is a insect robot which could follow light source. This kind of robot is not weird, but if I tell you it is made from an old PlayStation 1, what do you think?

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Designer: Harold Ilano

You still remember Patlabor? But we are not talking about the cartoon. It’s a real robotic cop from Japan. Video after the jump

Hey, if I tell you robot could also play baseball, what would you think? Just watch the video, you gotta be surprised.

This is a project sponsored by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It is used to carry equipment for soldiers. After watching the video you must be surprised by it’s balance ability. [Read the rest of this entry...]

These two videos show you how flexible could a robotic be.

What will you feel when you know the robot could remember you and recognize you as a repeat customer?

This robot from Japan could give you better shopping guidance based on information contained in an electronic tag attached to the shopper’s cellphone.

This robot, which is 10cm long and 8g weight, could jump like a flea. With the mercury-deteting sensors it could easily find pollution source. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This bug named OLE could fight and report forest fire. When it sense danger, it will retract legs and lay on the ground like a pill. Its ceramic coating could protect it up to 1,300C degrees.

Based on its speed of 12-19 mph, 30 robots like this could cover 4,400 square miles. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University plan to develop a odd robot which could walking on water just like basilisk. It is said that this kind of way could mean an efficiency boost when compared to a boat since it would experience a dramatic reduction in viscous drag.

Chiba Institute of Technology has unveiled this Halluc II robot. With eight legs and eight wheels, it could move in three different ways– vehicle, Insect or Animal mode–depends on conditions.
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Researchers from John Hopkins University claim that they have develop new system allowing artificial hand being controlled by mind. Until now, they have develop a system for monkey to play piano by its mind. It might that you gonna control one artificial all by your mind in the future.

This tiny robot like housefly from Harvard is the first flying micro-robot in the world. Unfortunately, it could not be controlled via wireless. It’s not a big problem for researchers. So, just wait. If next time you find flies flying around you, it might be this robot. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This bionic hand could help the disabled persons who do not have hand(s) to hold stuff like using real hand(s).

This product will be available within two to five years.

These two cat are all robot. One looks like human being, the other like a real cat. Videos after the jump [Read the rest of this entry...]

With the help of two touch sensors and a light sensor, this robot could solve the Rubik’s cube automatically. Video demonstration after the jump. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Like bugs, this Hex bug could automatically avoid obstacles and will change direction when you clap their vicinity. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You believe a robot could walk on the wall and ceiling? Video after the jump. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The ultimate aim of robot is to provide service for human beings. In this topics we gonna introduce eleven interesting robot which could serve you beer.

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This is a DIY robot. It could detect the obstacle to avoid collision. Each Blubber Bot was constructed in a way that grazes the landscape in a peaceful manner, searching for either light or cellphone signals to dance and even sing around the signal center. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This is a 3D model of fruit-picking robot from vision Robotic. It could pick fruit without any handwork. This company expects to unveil prototype of it sometime next year. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Shadow Robot Company from UK unveiled a tactile robot fingertips that can feel. The fingertip sensors are in shaped of both finger and thumb. With the help of 34 or 22 individual tactile elements, it could receive touch feeling. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Do you believe a lamp could follow you like a robot and even find something for you? In other words, you gonna have a relationship with your lamp. Unbelievable huh? Just watch the video. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This robot could follow the black line you draw. And could even find another way while detecting barrier. Videos after the jump. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Can you image a robot could ride a bike like a man? Or, no, not like a man, he does a much better job than men. With the help of several sensors and a large rotating disc in the robot chest generating force to correct the slant, this robot could get balance while driving and stopping. It’s really magic. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Researchers from Graduate School of Medicine in Gifu University have created a new prototype robot that could be “sick ” like human and respond verbally to questions posed to it about its condition, while also moving and acting the way a human might if handling the same condition. In this way, medical students could have hands-on experience with rare conditions or diseases that usually to undiagnosed. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Weighting in 1 pound and covered by titanium shell, this robot could be better used in battlefield. It could feedback accurate condition information by camera via wireless from 300 feet away. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Researchers from Purdue University have developed a robot that can guess the road by its experience. Certainly, it could also navigate based on an internal map. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This robot named Keepon was developed by Hideki Kozima and Marek Michalowski. It could dance to the song “I Turn My Camera On” by the band spoon. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Researchers at Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College are not so busy creating “scalable, solar-powered, science platforms for the Antarctic” that they can use their solar-robot for surfing. Oh, no! They ARE busying, cause this guy is using computer while surfing. [Read the rest of this entry...]