According to a research organized by the UK Office of Science and Innovation’s Horizon Scanning Centre, future robots could ask for the equal citizen’s rights as human beings over the next 50 years. Supporters of the robotic rights argue that if a robot can share human burden in almost all the spheres of existence, they [...]
The UK army has signed a £65 Million deal to acquire 80 new Cutlass robots. These hi-tech machines will replace the Wheelbarrow machines that are used for Bomb Disposal. The aging Wheelbarrow machines are in service since 1970s. These new Cutlass machines will provide an essential capability for those brave men and women who conduct [...]
Life-like robotic decoys are built for deer, elks, moose and even bears! Made of animal hides or skins, these robots can help law enforcement official nab poachers and hunters. Attached to polyurethane foam bodies, these life-like robotic deer are equipped with remotely controlled motors. It allows the head and tail to move, in turn allowing [...]
A software company, Q4 Technologies, has come up with Go-Robo, latest software that will allow you to inscribe your personal programs to direct any WowWee robot, together with Robopets and Roboreptiles. Users can engrave commands for their robots either by a graphical "building block" interface or by utilizing the GRIDscript(Go-Robo ID script), a proprietary programming [...]
It is not possible for us to reach every location as some of them make it impossible for us to survive but does that mean that we leave those areas unexplored? And the answer is No…! Then come in to play remote controlled mechanical machines or we can say robots that help us to gather [...]
Panasonic and Kobe Gakuin University have teamed up to develop a robotic exoskeleton that can help patients suffering from partial paralysis, by moving their arms. The suit has a set of virtual muscles that can help the patients relearn their intended motions. This will make the patients remember the feeling of moving their arms. The [...]
This amazing multimedia robot that was announced in CES-2006 has already been launched in UK sometime back. The people of US who were eagerly waiting for the Robosapien to release in their country can now purchase the being for $300 as it will be launched in US during this summer. The Robot has been developed [...]
Many people love horse riding and I tell you that it is great fun. Imagine a ride on a mechanical horse with legs of steel pipes and powered by a gasoline engine. This mechanical horse has been invented by an Italian inventor and is called as Dobbin. The machine imitates a horse and can canter [...]
WowWee has unveiled a trio of robots at the CES-2007 that include a Robosapien RS Media the multimedia robot, a RoboQuad that is a four legged spiderbot and last but not the least it also showed off a Robotic Elvis head that was capable of singing. The singing Robotic head has an eight track playlist [...]
iRobot has already released some great robots that include Scooba that is a floor-mopping robot and Roomba that is a carpet cleaning Robot. Their latest creation includes Create that will be shown to public at CES-2007. This new creation from iRobot has the same design as the other robots from the company. It too comes [...]