iRobot has developed another advanced floor-cleaning robot, the Scooba 385. Using an easy-to-make solution of vinegar and water, this robot removes dirt, washes, scrubs and dries your floors. It can be programmed to clean specific areas and not go into…
If you want to see a robot that looks and acts feminine, SEGA’s E.M.A. fits the bill. This humanoid robot can hand out business cards and sing. It is 38 centimeters tall.
Conventionally but solidly built, Morph 3 has a duralumin frame and can brace itself for falls. An advanced CPU, 30 servos, and 138 sensors make it highly athletic.
Waseda University's WF-4R is a major improvement over the WF-3RIX. This anthropomorphic flutist robot now has 38 degrees of freedom. The range of motion increased in the neck and arms and the vibrato mechanism is smaller. The fingers are link mechanisms…
Automate is the largest solutions-based exhibition of automation tools and technologies in North America. Companies that provide integration of automation, robotics and machine vision will show actual demonstrations of these systems, allowing attendees…
The China International Robot Show (CIROS) organizes exhibitions for the Chinese robotics sector that cross-promotes the global robotics sector with innovation and entrepreneurship in the enormous Chinese marketplace.
Ohio University is the ninth oldest university in the US, and is the first university that was established in the state of Ohio and the entire Northwest Territory. The university aims at developing its students intellectually and personally.
Osaka University in Japan is the country’s 6th oldest university. The Graduate School of Information Science and Technology has made quite a name for Osaka University with its robotics research. Along other projects, a team there created a robotic hand…
Based in Lima, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru is Peru's first non-profit private institu-tion. Under its Faculty of Science and Engineering they have designed and created a robotic arm that has two degrees of freedom.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China is not only one of the country's oldest universities, it ranks 37th in Engineering education worldwide. To help students be competitive in robotics, the school opened a robotics lab in 1979. Here, in the Robotics…
Recognised internationally, the University of Neuchatel is located halfway between Zürich and Geneva. The university aims to offer high educational standards in an interactive and comfortable environment.
The Uppsala University is Sweden’s oldest university and ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe. It has been known for providing its students with vital knowledge and important hands-on experience, especially in the field of robotics.
The SUNRISE project has developed a team of aquatic robots that are able to work together to scan the sea floor and communicate via the 'Internet of underwater things'
Luis Garcia is gearing up to start an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, with a goal of raising $35,000 to complete HelloSpoon, an affordable Meal Assistance Feeding Robot called HelloSpoon.
To protect deminers and save time, ICARUS has started to use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for mapping and detecting. One of the major issues facing flood-hit areas is the widespread presence of unexploded devices from the war.
A week after the FIFA World Cup has ended, RoboCup is taking place in João Pessoa, Brazil. The games will start on july 19th with 2 days of set up, followed by the actual competitions on the 21th till 24th and a Symposium on the 25th.
MecklerMedia announced the preliminary agenda for its RoboUniverse Conference and Expo in Seoul taking place at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) on June 24-26, 2015.
BART LAB Rescue, the robotics team from The Center for Biomedical and Robotics Technology, is now looking forward to attend the RoboCup 2014 Competition. To facilitate the transport costs they initiated a Fundraising Campaign
RoboCup Soccer is part of the RoboCup Federation which is an international organization that promotes and stimulate robotics technology worldwide by organizing competitions. The objective of RoboCup Soccer is to have a team of autonomous robots that…
Stinky Robots is a project to write a book about the story of Stinky Robots, a new book by a father and son team from California. The two of them developed the story and were in need of illustrations. They contracted the help of talented illustrators…
The Aerosonde is a UAV capable of obtaining various weather data. NASA and NOAA commissioned this $50,000 robot to explore the dynamics of hurricanes and send back data. The developing company hopes to use the Aerosonde to find ways of predicting hurricane…
Toshiba developed the ApriAlpha Sharp Ear having advanced voice capture technology. It can understand and follow voice commands, read emails loud and give weather forecast.
The Bravo Smart is a pool-cleaning robot made by Aquabot. It can scrub the floor, suck impurities, and clean the waters of a pool in an hour. That is much faster than normal pool cleaners. Although this pool-cleaning master is fully automated, a pool-owner…
The two-wheeled robot E-NUVO Superwheel is a vehicle robot kit. This sturdy autonomous robot can make turns while staying in place, staying upright thanks to it sensors.
HelloSpoon is an affordable meal assistance, feeding robot for helping people with upper limb difficulties or special needs to eat their meals. Shaped as a baby elephant, HelloSpoon is specifically designed for children and elderly people to create an…
Tokyo University developed a humanoid called Information and Robot Technology to help the aeging society. This bipedal humanoid is covered in soft latex foam and paper.
Oskar Von Stryk developed a humanoid named LARA. It has artificial muscles, and can recognize language and respond to it. It also converts an idea in a sentence into Meta-grammar.
The third humanoid robot in the Mari series, the Mari III, is equipped with the Robot Network (RON) control system. Its body mechanism is built primarily with aluminium alloy, and it also has gyro sensors and accelerometers. The development of Mari III…
The Technical University of Darmstadt developed Mr. DD Junior 2. This humanoid robot uses the inverse kinematics approach for its movements and can play soccer autonomously.
Samsung developed a vacuum cleaning robot called Navibot VCR8855. This robot has 5 cleaning modes and can even handle pet fur. Its Visionary Mapping System determines the best way to clean your floors. Three cliff sensors allow the robot to recognize…
Papero R500 is a social robot designed to keep people company. This mobile robot can walk and dance and be used to access the Internet. It knows more than 200 words with its speech recognition. When Papero's battery is low, you can autonomously dock it…
