Archive for the 'Robots' Category

Bristlebot: Spoil your brush in spare time for fun

Do you like spare time DIYs and also spoiling your toothbrush for fun? Then I have a perfect idea for you, that too with more fun than thought. Follow the procedure and end up with a vibrating robot of your own. Not a difficult task, but just the effort to install a battery, and a […]

Toyota Develops A Robot That Can Play Violin!

Toyota unveiled a new robot- one that can play Voilin! This is the latest one in the “Toyota Partner Robots” that are being developed to support people in everyday life.The robot has 17 joints in both legs and arms, uses precise control and coordination to achieve human-like dexterity! It can play voilin the same way […]

Robot that solves Rubik’s Cube

This is the Cube-Kun shown earlier at the TEPIA exhibition in Tokyo. It is a robot that can solve the Rubik’s cube in seconds. It has a giant flat screen as his face. When you pass him the cube, he will recognize the six sides of cube looks like and displays on the screen and […]

Kyosho Robo Hopper

Now ain’t this something - the Kyosho Robo Hopper that looks more like the Rocketeer than anything else. Of course, he won’t be equipped with a jet pack, but instead relies on a small helicopter mechanism located on its back that lifts him off the ground slowly but surely. The Robo Hopper’s weight of 13 […]

Robot that dehumanizes the battlefield

Robots are gradually becoming the part and parcel of the life now-a-days. Bulk of the robots that are manufactured, are used for defense purposes. The latest in the trend is the shoot ‘em up robot. The Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System (MAARS) can be used for multiple missions.

Military exoskeleton becomes a frightening reality

Raytheon, the giant defense contractor, recently bought up Utah technology firm Sarcos‘ robotics business.  And it wasn’t because of Sarcos’ work on the Bellagio’s fountains, I suspect.  For years, Sarcos has been working for the military on real-life exoskeletons, to radically boost soldiers’ strength.  Here’s a video of a Sarcos exoskeleton in action. 


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