Freaky Elderly Man Robot Crawls On Streets

July 4, 2008 · Filed Under News, Technology · Comment 

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OMG I am so lucky that I didn’t met this thing on street. Artist Momoyo Torimitsu’s elderly man crawling robot reflects the artist’s impression of the Japanese “businessman culture”

The robot (named Miyata Jiro) presented on streets of New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Sydney and Rio de Janeiro. Well, you can imagine the reactions. The best part is the nurse that follows this freaky robot :)

You’re going to love this robot :P

Robocatchers on treadmills

June 29, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized · Comment 

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You may have already seen Robo Catcher, it is a popular coin up game in Japan like UFO Catcher where you control a robot to grab the toy and drop it down the tube.

Well, i have to admit that i didn’t thought that you have to pass many tests if you are a candidate robot for this Job. Watch the video below, robocatchers on treadmills :)

Frankenstein - Hannibal Robot At Colombia

June 28, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized · 1 Comment 

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I am not sure about who developed this robot (maybe the guy that holds it in the original photo) but it needs an urgent skin transplant or something :) I have to admit that although he is like a mix of Dr Hannibal and Frankenstein it is funny enough :)

Watch the video of its appearance on Campus Party at Colombia a technology event with various great gizmos and technological presentations.

Wall-E Say Hello To uBot 5

June 28, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized · Comment 

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Today is a multiday. We can say that in the future we are going to remember that day as the “Bill Gates retirement day”… or “the Wall-E day”? Hmmm this is difficult to answer :) Wall-E is here and has spread madness all over the country and the Globe.

So, how would it be if a robot like Wall-E was at our service? We don’t know that yet, but uBot-5 is maybe the closest to wall-E robot on earth. Complicated, smart (?) and sympathetic :)

U-Bot is a a small and lightweight robot for mobile manipulation that helps us take care of elderly relatives from miles away. It was developed by the Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics Of University of Massachusetts on 2005.

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Wii Board As Robot Controller

June 28, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized · Comment 

The new sensation of Wii accessories uses is the Wii balance board. After the various modulations, this time Balance Board is used for something different, to control and move a robot.

With movements that reminds as of Segway control, robotics enthusiast Juan Gonzalez can control the Skybot robot by just moving his body. See the video

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The earth’s coolest robot

June 22, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized · 2 Comments 

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Do you remember the Citroen C4 commercial  where a transformer robot danced and sang? It seems that the robot was spotted at "South of England show".

The robot can actually dance, sing and tell jokes! Can you tell if this is a real robot or a human with a robot suit? I can’t! Surely one of the coolest robots I’ve ever seen!

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