Whats the point of backpacking through the wilderness, facing harsh life or death situations, if you have to carry the backpack? Thats the question that Motion Code: Blue answers with their most recent concept robot, the Croww 540. The Croww 540 is designed to be the perfect robot companion for the adventurous outback trekker. Equipped with water filter, satellite tv, cargo space and a self assembling tent [...]
You want a butler robot, admit it, there is nothing better than being babied by those nice cold robot pincers. Lay back and grab a beer while you fantasize about your own personal robot butler, you can even name him Hal. 5. Home Made Butler Bots: Beer toting, wheel mounted, mini fridges catering to your every thirsty need. There are numerous homemade butlers around, [...]
These little fellas, made by Aldebaran Robotics, are named Nao, presumably because I want one Nao that I’ve seen them in action. Each, stands 23in tall, weighs 9.5lbs and has 25 degrees of motion, which means they are better dancers than you. Each costs a respectable 10,000 euro, which means that the troupe of twenty dancing at the Shanghai World Expo cost just [...]
Robots are the future… I just hope my robot butler doesn’t try to take over the world. Starfish: The mechanics behind this robot are simple, a torso and four legs, but the software is truly an epic feat. The brilliant minds at Cornell wrote this software as an experiment in locomotion, specifically to emulate how animals learn to move (and humans if you are [...]
