When you gaze upon Hammacher Schlemmer’s Ride-On Robotic Armor, does the sight give you pause to wonder just how many children who have ever lived would pass up the chance to become an invincible cyborg juggernaut? Here’s a hint: none. Absolutely none. As soon as little Johnny or Jill 5 steps onto the non-slip ...
C’mon, now. Show us someone who has seen any movie in the “Despicable Me” trilogy or the absurdly popular spin-off “Minions” without wanting to bring home an insane babbling corn-nugget creature, and we will, in turn, show you...well, either a suspiciously joyless toddler or an adult who will never again gaze upon a ...
If you have ever experienced the fun and excitement of a college party, or any get together with friends where drinking beer was involved, then no doubt you know what the beer pong game is? If you don’t, don’t worry, it is not a hard game to play, all you have to do is toss a ping pong ball into a typical plastic ...
The long history of technological breakthroughs have made mankind’s work easier, in one way or another. And now, thanks to the new POWERbot VR7000 Vacuum from Samsung, taking care of your home will be easier than ever, especially if you don’t enjoy vacuuming your home’s flooring. Samsung isn’t new to home robot ...
Keeping a house clean takes time, time that most people seem to lack, to do chores such as sweep the floor. If you have tile floors, wood flooring, or any flat surfaced floor in your home, and you would like to turn over your home sweeping duty to someone else, then why not get your own robot vacuum cleaner? There ...
Many years ago, when there was only remote controlled gears and motor, before the integration of advanced computer programs and fast CPU speeds, people only imagined what the future would be like when autonomous machines would roam the countryside. Well, the guessing is over because robots such as aerial drones, ...
The HBO original series remake of Michael Crichton's classic 1973 sci-fi/horror movie "Westworld" has spent years in gestation since it was announced in 2013. At last, the wait is nearly over and looks to have been 100% worth it. The groundbreaking subscription cable network historically saddles creators with as ...
Robots are surely making their way into the lives of humans, in many ways, some very personal. For example, the movie ‘WALL-E’, that little robot was a huge hit with kids of all ages because it had human like mannerisms, feelings and a likeable personality that people grew fond of. Well, these are the same qualities ...
There are few names in the robotics industry that everyone knows, and Boston Dynamics is one of them. While the company got a robotic 'leg-up' in the industry through its development and sale of battlefield bots, the company now is investing in 'civilian' use robots like this one. The SpotMini is many things – a ...
Maintaining an active home isn't easy, especially when there are kids in the house, and sometimes a little help is 'seriously' needed, no matter where it comes from. Meet your new pal, Zendo – a robot that performs as a security guard, as a family photographer, as a kitchen assistant, and as a much-needed friend. ...
If you ever wanted to keep an eye on your home, while you are away at work, on vacation or just out with friends, then you aren't alone. This is something that concerns everyone – monitoring one's abode while away. Well, now you can monitor the activity in your home while you are away, with this little patrol robot. ...
Remote multi-blade, hover craft type drones come in all shapes and sizes, and they are everywhere today, but not all are designed the same. Most are built for aerial mobility and speed, and while many now have cameras mounted on them, to take video pictures at higher altitudes, they are not geared to be used in close ...
There are many types of robots today, they come in all shapes and sizes and are effectively used in industrial environments to do work that is too dangerous for humans, and for simple and very complex tasks that help humanity in many ways, they are even used in theaters of war. There is no escaping; the fact that ...
You just woke up, hungry for breakfast with eggs, and you have to decide on either sunny-side up or Funny Side Up style. It's an obvious choice, especially when you have kids in the house; anything to get them motivated to eat well in the morning. However, you don't have to be a kid to enjoy your breakfast with ...
When you mention the word ‘Disney’ people tend to think of fun, entertaining and amazing things, which would be a correct assumption. Disney Research Zurich is responsible for inventing many electronic and entertainment ‘stuff’ that can do amazing things, such as their VertiGo – a four-wheeled robot that can drive ...
There's just one question that the upgraded lineup of LG CordZero vacuum cleaners leaves us to ponder: does a vacuum really need augmented reality? LG will no doubt make HOM-BOT Turbo+, the home appliance industry's first and only AR-equipped robotic vacuum cleaner, a centerpiece of its CES 2016 lineup alongside ...
The Fleye – it’s a flying robot, or is it a drone? When you first see it, it doesn’t appear to fit the description of a drone – a remote controlled unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, although it does fly, it operates much closer to the ground at human level. Contrast to the main purpose of drones - to be as ...
Self-cleaning ovens and ranges have been things for years, to the point of becoming somewhat commonplace. The Roomba 980 and Dyson 360 intelligent robot vacuums are in a neck-and-neck sprint to set the standard for intelligent, semi-autonomous robot vacuums. Now that we have robots to manage the lighter tidying, the ...
When a life's work is through, what is left but play? Legend has it that a life of leisure awaits us all in retirement. Call us crazy, but we somehow have a hard time envisioning our parents obsessively tending to the very Tamagotchis, Pokemon and various other electronic doo-dad pet substitutes that made our junior ...
About 40 to 50 years ago things were made differently than today; things were made with the style of the times and were crafted to last. Basically, they were hardy, and businesses took more time and attention to details that are coveted in the nostalgia of the 1950’s era. One of the ‘things’ that people love about ...
With all due respect to the Dyson 360 Eye robot vacuum's impressive capacity to leverage gemoetry, trigonometry, complex math and probability theory to learn the lay of its surroundings from constant observations in all directions, we just have to be honest: screw the cleaning. We want to weaponize it to fight a ...
If you believe in the prophecy of the Singularity - in short, the theory that artificial intelligence will one day reache a level of self-awareness that allows it to surpass organic intelligence - then this is truly a dark day for meat-bags everywhere: the Tokyo Motor Show is abuzz with talk of Motobot, a ...
At least, a Build-Your-Own-Animal-Robot-Master kit ideal for the budding Dr. Wiley in your family who lives to terrorize the heavyset, clumsy and sleazy Dennis Nedry in someone else's family. Look, modeling our lives on the teachings of the MEGA MAN X franchise has yet to steer us wrong. Therefore, we remain ...
There are robots and drones everywhere it seems these days, in the sky, on the water and now on beaches. But instead of monitoring people and places, this Beach Bot robot can draw large images in the sand. Technically, according to its creators (Disney researchers and scientists), any picture can be drawn by this ...
Once upon a time, mankind had to do all kinds of manual labor with no help from machines. We know that times have changed, and with time you’re probably likely to see Bank Tellers, Cashiers, Receptionists, Travel Agents, and a number of other occupations replaced by automation. This includes lawn care, which is ...
This Robot Has the Power to… Pick Up Anything! We are not quite at the Ultron/Baymax stage with our robotics yet and instead we're still celebrating when a machine manages to make it up the stairs. Another challenge that robotics needs to challenge meanwhile is the ability to 'pick up things'. We make it look easy ...
The video of Boston Dynamics' 'BigDog' robot getting kicked and managing to maintain its balance has become somewhat legendary now as a fantastic example of how far robotics has come. But this latest video from Google (who bought the company in 2013) shows a new four legged robot called 'Spot'. And this one is ...
Imagine if you were stuck in a burning ship and then a giant, humanoid robot flew in and started putting out fires. You would assume you were actually living in some kind of Manga series, or at the very least one of the Marvel movies. Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot - SAFFiR In fact though, this could ...
Japan is the country known to produce some of the most unusual and fun gadgets ever, along with some pretty weird TV shows that we'll save for a later post. This wintertime, they make no exception with Yuki-Taro (yuki meaning snow, taro means bot) SNOWBOT - the friendly snow brick pooping robot. Thankfully, this ...
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