Month: March 2006

Robot media hub

PC Magazine has some details on a new product I plan to take apart – “WowWee’s next major robot innovation doesn’t walk, roll, make disgusting noises or dance, but SCOTY (for Smart Companion Operating Technology) will greet you, read your e-mail aloud, watch your home, and even play your music. All while moving little more […]

Building an acrylic aquarium

HTRN writes – “After seeing the submission about building a coffee table around an existing tanks, I figured, why not show how to build an actual tank? Tanks as large as 570 gallons are possible with the common acrylic sheet size of 4×8 feet. The methods shown aren’t just for aquarium building, it’s a good […]

Farm robot round up

Farm robot round up

The University of Warwick is working on a lot of cool bots to help farmers – A robotic mushroom picker, inflatable conveyor belt & a mega-robot grass cutter, my favorite is the mushroom picker with robo suction cup – [via] Link. Videos of the robots will be available here – Link.