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Bristlebot: Spoil your brush in spare time for fun

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:22:26 +0000

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 pager motor on the head of a toothbrush, which can be controlled by a single vibrating (eccentric) motor. Don’t think I am trying to play with your teeth. Check out the video for your satisfaction.

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Toyota Develops A Robot That Can Play Violin!

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:33:34 +0000

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 as human does!

Still don’t believe us? think that robo ain’t as good as humans? Watch this amazing video:

Robot that solves Rubik’s Cube

admin — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:39:53 +0000

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 he will find the solution in about one second and he is ready to work. The Cube-Kun rubik’s cube robot is created by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

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Kyosho Robo Hopper

admin — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:59:05 +0000

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 grams go a long way in helping him stay airborne. This will most probably work best indoors, as outside breeze will definitely interfere with your flight session. The Kyosho Robo Hopper will be released in Japan sometime at the end of next month.

Robot that dehumanizes the battlefield

admin — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:17:15 +0000

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.

Earlier this year, robots were deployed in Iraq as well as Afghanistan by Foster Miller, a robot maker. Robots equipped with Weapons are the order of the day and some defense forces are proud to have them. The MAARS system has been designed uniquely.

This system packs a M240B medium machine gun along with a spotting scope. The human controller can sit still and let the weaponrized robot take the hit several miles away. The MAARS is tremendously versatile. The tank tracks can be easily transformed to wheels and the gun mount can be replaced with mechanical IED arms.

Great isn’t it! The arms are meant to assist the injured soldiers and get them out of harms way. The downside is that MAARS doesn’t have its own mind. So someone still has to pull the trigger.

Military exoskeleton becomes a frightening reality

admin — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:54:10 +0000

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.