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Given the specific direction taken by the robotics industry over the past few years, it's very likely that, in the very near future, robots will become the companions of choice for a very large number of people, whether we're talking about children or adults. Some companies have started early on this path, ... |
10 October 2008
15:11 GMT |
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The new clocks available at Tokyobay will most likely delight you if you liked the movie "Robots"; with a very toy-like appearance, this new robot-themed alarm clock series can definitely make for a very neat source of fun, whether we're talking about having such a piece in your home or making someone an am... |
7 October 2008
05:43 GMT |
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Science and video games often go hand in hand and it seems natural to be this way since it's all about technology, after all. The PlayStation 3 consoles are already used at research centers and things are not going to stop. It seems that even the most casual game-related components can be used for various other ... |
27 March 2008
04:52 GMT |
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There can be no doubt about it, technology has began moving at the speed of light, while humanity is trying to keep its pace. Yes, I know that the very same humans are to "blame" for the pace at which things are going, but it's a delicate topic, one that has too long been debated by religious groups and science ... |
4 January 2008
20:11 GMT |
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After years of advanced research and development, iRobot can finally release its new PackBot with Mapping Kit robot, specially designed to help the soldiers manage potentially dangerous situations, involving surveillance, search and other missions, without loosing their lives.The news is even better, as the PackBot i... |
12 December 2007
12:06 GMT |
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If you are among the robot aficionados, then you'd love this for sure. During Tokyo's 12th Robo-One Grand Championship match, the robotic hell broke loose. Reuters reports on thousands of mini bots that sang, barked, kicked and more, all just to be voted the world's robo-champ.The Championship gathere... |
5 December 2007
02:16 GMT |
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Street fights, sea hunt or secret development seem to be not enough for some evil minded robo addicts. It's not a secret anymore that the latest technology allows the cars to drive by themselves these days. And the next fetish in the robotic vehicle industry is to equip those with real ammunition, just like givi... |
9 November 2007
08:26 GMT |
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It seems that the British Army is testing a couple of monster gadgets in its attempts to develop the 100% invisible tank. The breaking news was disclosed by the Ministry of Defence, during secret trials last week. The official representatives said that the army has successfully managed to make a vehicle disappear. Wh... |
3 November 2007
08:53 GMT |
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Good news, geeks! Two of the giant fish in the robotic industry, Wowwee and Evolution Robotics, announced their intention of joining forces and launching a new category of entertainment robots, functional robots and robotic toys, covering a wider area in the field. Still, there is no official word on what the product... |
31 October 2007
05:22 GMT |
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As Sky Linx would say, "Save your ammunition, Autobots! Superior forces are taking over!" Well, there are never too many "Transformers" bots rolling out from the hidden alien factories. Therefore, some heavy names in the robotic industry, such as the manufacturer of the famous Talon and Swords robots have recently in... |
17 October 2007
03:34 GMT |
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Shock in the robotic industry! One of the leading forces in the industry, iRobot, has recently announced it has received a delivery order totaling up to 8.8 million bucks from...guess who! Yeah...from the US Army itself, to be more precise, the money involves the Army Program executive Office of Simulation, Training ... |
16 October 2007
08:16 GMT |
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Turning a woman's image into a sexual object is not a very civilized thing to do at all, but, unfortunately, this is happening all around the world. And while some examples of this situation are rather improper to display, that's not quite the case with Jingle Jugs presented by the people over at BaronBob, ... |
14 September 2007
13:51 GMT |
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Household robots are becoming increasingly popular nowadays, as they are capable of carrying out various tasks on their own, without any serious human intervention. And that seems to be exactly the case with the Auto Mower developed by Husqvarna, a device that can take care of the user's lawn without requiring a... |
14 September 2007
07:21 GMT |
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iRobot really hit the jackpot when it came up with the Roomba vacuuming robots back in 2002, thus opening the way for a whole new generation of more or less intelligent appliances meant to make the people's lives a lot easier. However, as of 2004, the Roombas received only minor changes or updates, without any m... |
22 August 2007
11:16 GMT |
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There is no doubt this is the robots era. And to prove this, some brainy fellows have come up with Pico Botz, which is more like a replica of the Megabyte fighting bot, rather than Robosapien's cheap copycat.PicoBotz is a programmable built for your robot, meaning it waits for the PC's instructions to funct... |
16 August 2007
05:17 GMT |
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Oh My God! It's not like it wasn't expected or anything, but this time, it's for real. Cold steeled killing machines robots were seen on the streets of Iraq ever since the war began, but they weren't carrying guns. Until now. It takes years of development, millions of dollars and a lot of sick evi... |
3 August 2007
03:41 GMT |
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Today's robots need to be pre-programmed in order to handle themselves around the house, but this kind of software has its limitations, combined with the physical limitations of the robots themselves. Unfortunately the technology is not so advanced, yet, to allow them to go by themselves and really perform all ... |
11 July 2007
02:47 GMT |
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RoboCup 2007 is probably the most significant robotic competition in the world. This year, this prestigious competition is held in Atlanta during July 01-07. This would be the eleventh such event and one of the special aspects related to it would be the fact that now there will be at least two Linux-based designs.Th... |
6 July 2007
08:48 GMT |
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Football, or soccer, as it is known outside Europe, is the king of sports on the continent. The World Cup is held every 4 years and the next one will take place in South Africa, in 2010. But there's another world cup scheduled this year, where this sport is hoped to attract a lot of fans.Nanofootball or nanosoc... |
29 June 2007
10:23 GMT |
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Robots are already growing in complexity and their use in industry is becoming more widespread. Humanoid robots are about to become reality sooner than you think, and as you would expect, they will feature superhuman characteristics, like heightened senses, physical strength and computational abilities.It seems even... |
22 June 2007
04:16 GMT |
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Robots have been part of human imagination for longer than you think. Though the modern science-fiction literary genre has made them so famous that they've become universal brands, like "Robocop", "Terminator", "Data", "R2-D2" or "iRobot", they have been present in mythology long before.You have probably seen, ... |
20 June 2007
12:15 GMT |
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I don't know about you, but I used to be a great fan of the mecha mange genre (you know, those animated series with huge robots that ran around, saving the world from evil forces, that sort of things), and it looks like there are plenty of hardcore fans out there as well, especially in Asian countries (where thi... |
6 June 2007
01:17 GMT |
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No more 'English Patient' nurses (coming down from choppers) to save you from war zones and natural disaster sites. Robots like this one will probabably approach the wounded rapidly, grab them, and flee from the scene just as fast to take the rescued victims to the nearest hospitals.It can reach impassable ... |
1 May 2007
02:16 GMT |
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Robots have always been a controversial matter. Artificially created things which are able to make decisions on their own based on some kind of environmental sensors made the subject of many technological and engineering researches in time. The first record of a mechanical artificial agent man-created dates from 173... |
27 April 2007
03:33 GMT |
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Boeing and iRobot are planning to build the next generation of reconnaissance robots for military, civil and commercial use. The reason why Boeing enter this joined venture is pretty clear: the Pentagon needs smarther robots than the Packbock. The little guy is going to be built on iRobot's Packbot robotic mili... |
24 April 2007
15:46 GMT |
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The world experienced a period of rapid population growth, which put a strain on global food and energy supplies. As populations increased, so did the gap between the wealthy and the poor, and so did the unrest between the classes. Eventually, violence began to erupt and the governments quickly lost control of their ... |
19 April 2007
03:43 GMT |
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Theo Jansen is a contemporary artist who decided to give robots a real life. The Kinetic Sculptor, the Dutch engineer turned artist, studied science at the University of Delft (The Netherlands). He gave up school to become a painter. Then, in 1980, he built a big flying saucer which could fly (really).The thing had 1... |
5 April 2007
03:12 GMT |
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Even if up until now a world where humans had been driven extinct by a new race of machines was to be found only in Sci-Fi flicks or novels, it would seem that this horrific image might, at some point, turn into a harsh reality. And the first people to experience this tragedy might actually be those people who feed u... |
6 March 2007
02:38 GMT |
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