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[19 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 52 views]
VGo Robot: An Avatar for Business and Educational Purposes

The Vgo robot is much like the character intended for enterprise and academic requirements -except it’s an adorable 4-foot droid rather than a huge glowing blue cat-person. It’s a remote controlled portable gadget, designed with added wheels, display screen and also video camera.

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[24 Oct 2011 | No Comment | 207 views]
Actroid-F: Male Robot from Japan with Human Expression

Still remember with robot Actroid-F, a human robot with human expression? Now, the Actroid-F has a brother – a male Actroid-F (named Kurokawa, age 26 years) which is a robot in the form of a man. Actroid-F is currently being tested at the hospital to see the reaction of the patient towards the human-like robot.

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[10 Oct 2011 | No Comment | 14 views]
PR2 Robot by ​​Willow Garage: Smart Robot for Household

Previously, a robot that made by ​​Willow Garage – PR2 – can bring a glass of beer from fridge. But now, we can enjoin the PR2 to buy a sandwich at a nearby store. As you can see at the video below, the demonstration that done in the University of Tokyo, they enjoin the PR2 to grab the sandwich in the fridge, but because there is no sandwich in the fridge, the PR2 then took the initiative to buy sandwich at a nearby store. See the video below for more detail.

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[24 Sep 2011 | No Comment | 119 views]
BigDog Robot: Can Walk with a Speed of 4 mph  & Can Carry About 170 kg

Many robots are created to help the soldiers to carry the very heavy luggage and one of the robot that is promising is the BigDog, a dog robot that made by Boston Dynamics. As the name implies, this robot was made to the shape of the foot that resembles a big dog leg and it looks weird. Although it looks so weird, BigDog can walk with a speed of 4 mph (6.5 km / h) and can carry about 170 kg.

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[12 Sep 2011 | No Comment | 208 views]
LG Roboking VR6180VMC Robot: Can be Controlled Via Mobile Phone

LG Roboking VR6180VMC model is the latest robot vacuum cleaners. LG Roboking VR6180VMC has additional 1 “eye” (camera) eyes on the robot so the total are 3. These additional cameras to enhance its coolest features – control the vacuum cleaner through the mobile phone on condition of course there is a Wi-Fi (Hotspot) signal in your home.

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[22 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 140 views]
The Gemini-Scout Mine Rescue Robot : Negotiate Nearly Every Known Mine Hazard

At least a year following the Chilean mining tragedy, a new robot will reduce search and rescue missions by surveying the area for potential hurdles and risks. The Chilean and Pike River Mine disasters in 2010 pointed out the hazards of sub-surface mining and the troubles confronted in removing people stuck under the Earth.

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[18 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 87 views]
Riba-II : The Made In Japan Robot Nurse Is Back To Aid More People

Riba is back to aid people! And at this point, it’s already been upgraded. A fresh robot having high-precision responsive sensors and flexible motor handle technology has brought Japan a step nearer to supplying high-quality maintain it’s developing aged population.

The most challenging and energy-consuming duties for care service personnel is raising a patient from a futon at floor level into a wheelchair. Robots are well-suited for this process, which can be completed on average 40 times each day, however haven’t been used in care-giving facilities.

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[18 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 35 views]
‘Yobot’ Yotel Robot :  Your Desire Futuristic Spot Is At ‘Yotel’

The Yotel franchise is a neo-futuristic-inspired hotel chain present in London, Amsterdam, Tokyo, and New York. One among it’s most fascinating qualities is the robotic luggage-handling arms, Yobots. The hotels are incredibly hi-tech, offering much more of robotics and a loss of workers. Therefore even automatic check in and check outs are included at this futuristic hotel chain.

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[4 Jan 2011 | No Comment | 434 views]
iRobot Scooba 230 Floor Cleaner: Clean 97% of Bacteria / Germs On the Floor

Do you need a tool to help you mop the floor? You can try iRobot Scooba 230. iRobot Scooba 230 is a world’s smallest mop floor robot. Unlike other cleaner tools, iRobot Scooba 230 able to mop the floor smoothly and not suck up dust. Everything can be done automatically just like any other vacuum cleaner robot. As the smallest cleaner robot, iRobot Scooba 230 measures only 16.5 cm (diameter), so it can reach almost every corner of your home.

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[14 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 1,325 views]
Demo AIDA Robot, Human-Car Interaction

AIDA is a platform for exploring human-car interaction, with the goal of enabling a new kind of relationship between car & driver. AIDA bring the new channel of communication into the car.Socially inspired communication to deepen the driver car bond. AIDA robot will changing the way you understand the car.