Video Shows HPR-3 Promet Mark II Not Boozeproof
Yesterday we showed you HPR-3 Promet Mark II, hailed as the waterproof construction worker of the future. Well, I beg to differ. He’s nothing but a Disco stormtrooper who got at three bottles of whisky and a case of Olde Fortran the night before his big debut, as you can see in the three videos…
Liquid-proof HPR-3 Robot Doesn’t Run on Olde Fortran
Here’s HPR-3 Promet Mark II, a 160cm-tall robot that can probably snap your spine if you don’t get him a beer case every day. The new 149-pound robot from Kawada is liquid-proof and it will be used in construction until someone realizes that “liquid-proof robot” really means “potential sex-bot.” BBC Image of the day [BBC…
R2-D2 Joins the Steampunk Craze
Steampunk this, steampunk that, even steampunk Star Trek and now steampunk Star Wars. This is R2S2, a working steam version of everyone’s favorite astromechanical droid created by I-Wei Huang. It won’t be able to calculate a hyperspace jump, but it will probably be able plot a Nautilus trip across some subterranean sea under Australia. https://gizmodo.com/modding-an-lcd-monitor-the-steampunk-way-266721…
HUBO, the First Robot to “Ride” a Segway
Folks, we have moved one step closer to robot dominance. Before they couldn’t get around very quickly or efficiently; just look at Asimo. But now we’ve made them mobile. https://gizmodo.com/honda-asimo-vs-banana-peel-again-221392 HUBO has become the first robot to successfully ride around on a Segway-like scooter. Which allows him (her?) to reach speeds over 10x his walking…