Category Archives: Robot News

Watch This Gymnast Bot Stick an Impossible Landing

From Gizmodo We can’t get enough of these tiny but impressive robot gymnasts who flip through the air and stick their landings. We’re probably only seeing the one time it lands upright in about 100 attempts, but who cares? They’re … Continue reading

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Humanoid CHIMP robot can go buggy rollin’ on treads instead of walking

From: Gizmag By Ben Coxworth March 12, 2013 Robots either have legs, or they run on something like treads or wheels … right? Well, not in the case of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)’s new CHIMP robot. The humanoid ‘bot does … Continue reading

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Rapyuta, the cloud-based robotic brain, is now online

From: Digital Trends By Mariella Moon March 8, 2013 In the future, robots might be a bit more affordable thanks to Rapyuta – a cloud-based robotic “brain” that our metallic friends can access via the Internet. Rapyuta is part of … Continue reading

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National Robotics Week 2013

from: http://www.nationalroboticsweek.org/ Are you ready for National Robotics Week 2013? Mark your calendars for April 6-14. We need more events, more participants and more robots all over the U.S.! RoboWeek 2012 was a banner year. There were over 160 events … Continue reading

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New Lego EV3 Education Video

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National Love Your Robot Day: Our 10 favorite robots in film and on TV

National Love Your Robot Day: Our 10 favorite robots in film and on TV From Hypable.com By Karen Rought at 1:00 pm, February 7, 2013 Valentine’s Day may be a week away, but our robotic friends get to feel the … Continue reading

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Now that’s Heavy Metal!

From IEEE Spectrum – Video Friday This video went viral this week, but if you haven’t seen it already, it shows a German metal band called Compressorhead, which consists of three hydraulic robots. They can play covers of Motorhead, AC/DC, … Continue reading

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Watch “Robot Wars – USA” on YouTube

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Robots at CES 2013 – IEEE Spectrum

From: IEEE Spectrum Robots at CES 2013 Dancing speakers, new Lego Mindstorms, and a window vacuum were among the robots spotted at the show BY Stephen Cass & Celia Gorman // Wed, January 16, 2013 The unveiling of the new … Continue reading

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Watch “16×9 – Robot Revolution: Androids are coming” on YouTube

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