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Biologically accurate legs make walking look weird
According to a group of researchers, the robotic walking leg simulation in the video below is the closest we've come...
The creepiest crawling robot you’ll see all day
Robotic science is intended to create devices that can aid humans in activities. In some case, it's to help perform...
Asimo shows how he can be our servant (and eventually our overlord)
When Honda unveiled ASIMO a few years ago, most were amazed by its human-like movements. Some claimed there was a...
Ultimate geek gifts: 3D steampunk robot magnets
Every now and then you come across something that's, well, different. It's hard in today's world where so many products...
Meet the robot that learns as it goes
The concept of robots that learn may seem relatively simply. We see robots and machines that are able to perform...
Look at the Pretty Seagu… Wait. Wut?
Man has been able to achieve flight for over a century, but we have never truly mastered the art and...
Eat Your Heart Out, Kinect – Robot Arm Mimics Your Gestures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjbZYN1Db14 How cool is this? The answer, before you read any further or watch the video for additional information, is...
Gesture-Controlled Robot is Possibly the Most Fun You’ll Ever Have With Kinect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRPEns8MS2o Alright, so maybe I'm being a little cheeky by claiming that this robot is the most fun you could...
Robot Curtain Makes Privacy Cool Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKhbUjVyKIc Niklas Roy's workshop has a large window right in front. After getting fed up of passersby peering in, he...
A Retweeting Twitter Bot That Knows It Serves No Actual Purpose
One of the great things about Twitter is that it's actually pretty easy to control and inhibit spam. SEO people...
Hate Meetings? Meet Your New Best Friend
Meet QB. He likes people and wants to make your life easier, specifically by going to meetings on your behalf....
This Week in Robots: Japanese Couple Says ‘iDo’
Techi is honor-bound to offer you totally rad (and routinely bizarre) things to read about, and I for one don't...
Robot Car Gains Extreme Maneuverability, Drives Itself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_piO849uRdI&feature=player_embedded A robot car on its own is pretty cool, but couple that with the ability to learn new maneuvers...
The Droid Really Is All That: Commands Lego, Solves Rubik’s Cube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZWoAHS120g This isn't the first Rubik's-cube-solving Lego robot that's been viral in the last few months, nor is it the...
Robot drummer will leave you speechless as it adapts while you play. Is this the future of music?
So they announce that Motley Crue is coming to town, you purchase your tickets because not only are you a...
Robot Trainers Bring Hope to Stroke Patients
A study done by a group of researchers from Brown University in Rhode Island showed that intensive therapy using a...
A Robot to Light Up Your Life (or at least your home)
You thought the way the Solar Pebble slapped the sun around was pretty cool, right? Right? Here’s another great way...
Robot Waiters Efficiently Conquer Service Industry, Thai Food
Themed restaurants are all the rage these days - heck, even Kim Jong Il has a line of establishments with...
Yet Another Thing a Robot Can Do Better than You: Art
Not to come off as a robotics nut, but I’m not letting this one get away and sleeping comfortably tonight....
New Dental Patient Robot Confirms Everything Japan Does is Kind of Creepy
Meet Hanako. Hanako is a collaboration between three Japanese universities and robotics company Tmsuk. And, quite frankly, Hanako is creepy...