Antarctic SnoMote robots can autonomously explore snow Land

Early we have seen a pair of robotic effort to explore the Arctic and Antarctica, but they were all operated distance learning – in contrast to the SnoMote a new message to Georgia Tech can navigate, around him – even ice and snow. Boxes for the mini-sled-based SnoMotes can negotiate with each other and “offer” to the sites to investigate, and the navigation through microscopic cracks in the rankings terrain ice. The robots are not in Antarctica, but they are apparently handling simulations very well, and it is expected that teams from 40 to 50 of the machines-$ 10000, on the ice, the collection of data for the climate change models. Make sure – and the next thing you know, Antarctica is the flashpoint of the Revolution.

Texas-based KumoTek Present KT-X Humanoid Robot Kit

Meny different humanoid robots have already made known Vstone presence in Japan, and it seems that now they are making their way here with a little help people of Texas-based KumoTek. They just announced their new line of KT series X-robots (apparently identical to Vstone of Robovie-X), including 13 KT-engine X-Lite, the engine 17-KT-X, and the engine 20 KT X-Gladiator, all of which are apparently aimed at the entire market and the price range of $ 990 to $ 1490. Like its Vstone coutnerpart, KT-X measure about 13 inches high, and can be controlled through a wireless PS2, but apparently it comes with the added advantage of education KumoTek the Robot PETS (Robots Promoting education in science) education system, which the company hopes to contribute to students in a broad career in robotics or mechanical.

Urban Aeronautics Panda unmanned aerial vehicle prototype (video)

Israeli company Urban Aeronautics has published the first of a series of test flights to the Panda introduces a new unmanned aerial vehicle prototype, bringing us closer to what could be the ultimate medivac.

The Urban Aeronautics, already the mule and the X-Hawk drone in large, can be configured to primarily supplies, medical evacuation, the benefit for maintenance, taxi, instead of high-rescue, and perhaps the cleaning of the discs .

The technology is based on the “classic, the first measure the beginning of the year 1960″ that the website of the companies. This model is based on two electric motors and can carry about 3 pounds of payload, it’s enough to provide an organ transplant. The company’s patented calmly, “rotorless” Fancraft technology promises to eliminate the risks associated with the helicopter. And the fact that they have a stable steady flight near walls, slopes, the son and other electrical and is able to land in all security in the fixed soon Sites May could mean that you have something to the fact that this now neglected space between the roofs and the streets. Well, if it can only turn to solar energy.

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First Images f Mars Planet from Phoenix Lander

Things are good for the Phoenix lander, which touched down on Mars at 4:53 pm on Sunday, May 25. NASA nerds reported a nearly perfect landing, with only spacebot inclined quarter of degree. In fact, they are arguing that the landing was “much smoother than any simulation test or who has never been done.” Lander from the North Pole-place is measured at -106 degrees Fahrenheit and full of life to preserving the ice. Phoenix on March cold for 90 days, sniffing the ground and the search for Martian frozen, whatever form they take May. Now that March Oddyssey – one of its main communications uplinks — Has risen above the lander, we have our first images, one of whom is above.

Panasonic robot powered on EVOLTA batteries can climbs

This is not a little, like a good tip robots in connection with the advertising by the heart poundin on a Sunday. For your examination, Panasonic robot offered a small 7-inch robot by AA batteries EVOLTA who like to pass on a seven-clock cable increase of more than 1700 vertical easy walk to the Grand Canyon. Fine, we Panasonic, hemorrhoids last EVOLTA all in one – you can now stop the lovable little robot in the risk to consider.

NASA Mars Phoenix lander to touched down on the Mars Planet

Wow, Phoenix lander is mere hours away from touch down on Mars, and NASA’s blowing this thing. Not only do I become a live video feed from their side, but apparently Mission Control ops are liveblogging touchdown and the resulting alien encouners / total boring rock digging. Festivities kick off at around 6:00 PM ET, prepare to be stunned faces.

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ROBO Builder kit: build your own robot

All robot-builders certainly don’t have any shortage of kits to choose from these days, but this new self-descriptive ROBO Builder set looks to be a good deal more complete than most and, compared to the norm, is somewhat more reasonably priced. You can combine three different robots (known as Dino, Huno and Dogy) on the basis of the robot, which seemingly everyone can be programmed with various activities, or simply by a computer or on the remote control. You can also use your choice black or transparent kits, this last, in some offer much higher break-dancing skills. It is also much more expensive, with a cost of 660000 won ($ 630) compared to 450,000 ($ 430) for the basic version black.

Dutch Walking Robot "Flame" is really amazing

Walking robots always surprised, but the “Flame” of the Delft University doctoral candidate Daan Hobbelen is what we love, a mega-breakthrough. In imitation, as the people under the Way Forward, was insanely robot is close to reality. Normally, the robots avid hiker energy proposals, but it is the first thing that an efficient and stable. Inside Flame are seven motors and a balance “organ” loaded with stability algorithms. By measuring each step, the robot fits the width position, speed and go on the road. In the end, the children, we are in search of the world’s most advanced and efficient robot.

Wiimote robotic arm, more effectivity now!

Of course, he has before, but not by the idea of a robotic arm by a Wiimote less exciting, especially when the arm is actually felt. This ability is greatly facilitated by the fact that this new configuration was by a member of National Instruments, has exercised some of its LabVIEW and hardware specifically Bluetooth adapter to connect the poor to browse, a wrist (or Wiimote by the Buttons on the camera).

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Video: Grasshoppper "robot": new record in high-jumping

Although proud of having everything that is not exactly that many characteristics such as robots, Grasshopper Bot inspired by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology is apparently enough to claim a robot, the top of the jump record, he could enter the hand to jump 27 times his own height. This was with the help of a machine, originally designed to handle the vibrations a pager unit, which in this case the winds of two metal springs, which ultimately liberate and in the spring Bot 5 cm high in the air. What if he did not have all the resources to manage itself, or even land on his feet just yet, the scientists behind the finally offered hope that some solar cells, sensors and a microprocessor, what they say could one day enable swarms of ‘ em explore in the disaster area, or even hop on their way to the surface of other planets.

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SRI International’s wall-climbing robot cling to nearly any building material !

Almost all robots that we have seen recently have been targeted in carrying out human-like tasks or simply too adorable to scared, but SRI International wall-climbing robot is doing its best to save a little terror in the bot game, using something called “electro-accession” to cling to almost all building materials and climb with surprising speed. Electro-accession is relatively low, apparently power, and SRI researchers claim that bots can even climb walls are covered with dust or debris other.

Mega Dynamizer Robot mows down your lawns (+video)

Of course, you can get a robot to mow lawns and nothing else, but what about those of us who hold for a humanoid robot that will put all our tools of the 20th century scrap ? Although this possibility is still quite out of the way, we can at least get a glimpse of our future possible on a comic-sized scale courtesy of the video after the break, which shows the Mega Dynamizer robot doing its thing with a reasonable efficiency – at least until he faces a doghouse. Of course, those who follow such things will recall that this is not the first time the family Dynamizer robots took on some decidedly man as activities, with a Mega Dynamizer his predecessors, having already proved its worth , Itself a relatively downhill skier.

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Robot Neuro surgeon removes brain tumor in Canadian hospital

Although it is certainly not the first time that a robot surgeon, after the accession of new employees in a Canadian hospital, the history made, in Calgary. The doctors (human nature) have been able to use distance, an imaging and neuroArm remove a brain tumor in women of 21 years. Salué as the first procedure of this kind, the team has already taken a number of patients to receive surgery, hand and machine is given to his movements precise and delicate. Unfortunately for the poor, no wage increase (or extend holidays) is in sight.

Swashbot R/C robot from Crabfu (photo and video)

Most of the error-inspired robot to do a much better job of creeping us out, as he gave us the warm fuzzies, but this here Swashbot R / C robot from Crabfu is just too cute for words. It kind of looks like he in search of his little robot friends so they sing a song about slushies before nap while dragging a cinder block behind him. You know, cute.
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Toyota’s robo-quartet playing concert (video)

At first, we saw Asimo Honda conduct the Detroit Symphony, Toyota troubled team robots hopped a car with a bribe and liquidation bending and kicking a clear cry harmonic certain corporate thugs Japan. The group consists of a couple repurposed DJ robots and new partners Robots. While it is commendable, there is not enough ecstasy for us, not enough life, joy, kicks, darkness, music … not enough night.
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