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I’d never even heard of this robot, or the “i90” system it’s built on, until tonight. The Hawk is now ready for sale, according to the website, but it doesn’t say for how much. I’m guessing it’s a bundle, since the fully-equipped i90 base unit (with webcam, wireless network, GPS, etc.) is nearly ten grand. […]
This proof-of-concept robotic teddy bear bartender dispenses drinks, but only after he tests your BAC (blood-alcohol content). SOBEaR v02 :: the responsible robot bartender
BattleBricks posted awesome building instructions on how to get your own iPhone controlled LEGO robot working! This is a demonstration of iPhone to Lego NXT Robot communication via the Safari browser and Lego’s Light Sensor. To build this, you’ll need a laptop, two iPhones, and a Lego NXT Robotics Kit. First, build your robot. Second […]
Check out this detailed R2D2 reproduction. Using the accelerometer or OSC slider control on the iPhone makes this R2 unit’s dome whirl back and forth. There are also buttons that control banks of sounds for different moods. Eventually more controls will make it over to the iPhone. Right now it’s taking its first steps forward.
As we’ve pointed out here before, the holy grail, the killer app, of robot domestication appears to be robots that can serve drinks. PopSci has posted a piece about former Battlebots competitor Jamie Price and his bartender bot: A veteran of the TV show Battlebots, Jamie Price has built plenty of destructive machines. But late […]
YARB is a robotic blimp controlled using an Android phone. Images are sent over wifi from the blimp to the phone display as it’s maneuvered along using the tilt sensor inside the G1.
OMG, these four and six-legged robot races, line-following competitions, are amazing. And pretty hysterical. Like the Boston Dynamics bots, and some of the other robots we’ve covered here, these are sort of unsettling in how biological they’re movements and behaviors feel. Via Society of Robots More: Boston Dynamics Big Dog (new video) Insanely cool, creepy […]
