Category Archives: Robotics

Robot Sightings: Mecha-Insects Battle, Astro Boy Trailer, Robot Stolen, and more…

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
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What’s going on today in my crazy robot world? 22:35 Remote control robots that look like mech insects battle it out in the ring. (tinyurl.com/14th-kawasaki-robot-battle) 23:24 Here’s a look at the trailer for the upcoming Astro Boy movie - (tinyurl.com/new-astroboy-trailer) 09:02 Looking through the Transformers 2 photos (tinyurl.com/transformers-2-photos), & wondering how many robot movies will debut in 2009? 09:19 Our absolute favorite Tokyo robot event, the Wonderful Robot Carnival is…

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Robot Photo of the Day

Monday, January 5th, 2009
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3rd RCS Brave Robot Competition - Kawasaki, Japan (March, 2007)

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Robot Sightings: Nano Robo Propulsion, Virtual Reality, Winning Back Jobs, and more…


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What’s going on today in my crazy robot world? 08:25 Robots used to be limited to key factory processes, but part deburring/polishing was done by hand. But…(tinyurl.com/clean-up-robot) 08:31 With the world economic crisis & shifting exchange rates, robots may be key to winning back jobs. tinyurl.com/robots-win-back-jobs 08:53 Still waiting for the wonderful Holodeck & virtual reality? Don’t hold your breath… (tinyurl.com/waiting-for-virtual-reality) 09:02 Little known, he changed our world view, coined…

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Robot Photo of the Day

Sunday, January 4th, 2009
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American School in Japan (ASIJ) science students get their first humanoid robot experience at RT Corp. in Akihabara. (November, 2008)

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Robot Sightings: Beer Fetching R2D2, Paul Saffo on Robotics, i-SOBOT Basketball, and more…


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What’s going on today in my crazy robot world? 22:31 Interesting, and thought provoking Washington Post editorial on the roots of US military robots. tinyurl.com/stone-cold-killer-robots 23:02 Paxshikai’s i-SOBOT has a new sport - Basketball! And, it’s darn good at taking a free-throw. (tinyurl.com/isobot-robot-freethrow) 08:48 In a year-end interview with Michael Krasny, Futurist Paul Saffo talks about the future and robotics tinyurl.com/paul-saffo-on-robots 08:55 “Bring me a beer, R2!” robot (tinyurl.com/mobile-bar-robot-BaR2D2) thanks…

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Robot Photo of the Day

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
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Dr. GIY’s Yokozuna Great gets ready to knock its competitor completely out of the ring. (ROBO-ONE competition - March, 2005)

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Robot Sightings: Next Terminator Photos, Exporting Robots, Gyro Drive, and more…


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What’s going on today in my crazy robot world? 23:17 TannerLD explains the new gyro drive used on the Longshot Robot (tinyurl.com/longshot-robot-gyro) 09:10 Early photos from the next Terminator flick show John Connor suited up and ready for action. (tinyurl.com/terminator-movie-stills) 09:15 We assume that robots won’t have any morals, but they might be more ethical than humans. (tinyurl.com/military-robots-with-morals) 09:19 A 49 foot tall Asimo wowed the Rose Parade fans with…

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MechRC Humanoid Creator Jim Wyatt Interview

Friday, January 2nd, 2009
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Dr. Jim Wyatt explains the design philosophy behind the new MechRC humanoid robot, including the intuitive software application that makes it easy for owners of any age to quickly program the robot with some awesome moves. Watch the full interview.

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MechRC Humanoid Robot Creator Jim Wyatt Interview (Video)


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Dr. Jim Wyatt explains the design philosophy behind the new MechRC humanoid robot (video below), including the intuitive software application that makes it easy for owners of any age to quickly program the robot with some awesome moves. MechRC dancing robot | CNET.co.uk

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Robot Sightings: Bomb Squad Robots, Pole Dancing, Open Source Robotics, and more…


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What’s going on today in my crazy robot world? 11:14 Howard S. Smith’s robot novel disappoints at least one critic, even if the “I, robot” title seems familar (tinyurl.com/i-robot-clone) 14:26 Bomb squad robots are good, but doesn’t having to have more than one indicate a deeper problem? (tinyurl.com/bomb-squad-robot). 17:44 Giles Walker’s pole dancing robots will be a big hit when drunk robots start frequenting strip clubs. tinyurl.com/pole-dancing-robots 17:57 The World…

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