Seven Robots That Will Change Your Pathetic Life
Seven Robots That Will Change Your Pathetic Life This week Forbes had a nice write-up of seven robots that are as great as the maid from The Jetsons mechanically fused with Bruce Willis, Die Hard version. Highlighted robots range from a set of mechanical arms used in prostate surgery (Doc Oc), to a robogecko that…
RS Media Robosapein to Offer Multimedia Entertainment
It’s clear that WowWee Robotics’ Robosapien has some fans here and the latest model, the RS Media, offers more multimedia functionality than you could ever want from a little robot. The robot, a prototype of which was demoed at CES earlier this year, features an integrated LCD on which MPEG videos can be displayed; 50MB…
Enhanced Version of Manoi AT01 Robot Announced
Over in Japan, Kyosho has announced the upcoming availability of an enhanced, roided-up version of its Manoi AT01 robot, the Manoi PF01. Compared to the previous Manoi, this version will be better in every aspect: taller, heavier and with more bells and whistles than ever before to keep you entertained. Part of this is because…
Lego Mindstorms NXT Update August 1st: More User Memory, UniBin for Mac
We’ve got it on good word that Lego will be releasing a new firmware version for their Mindstorms NXT robot kit that will “open up 60 to 80% more storage space” for user-made programs. (If you read our impressions of the Mindstorms NXT, you might remember that the low storage space and lack of expandability…