Being one of the three technological universities in the Netherlands, the TU Delft aims at introducing new robot technologies that can work together with humans beyond confined industrial environments.
The FINE robot helps handle domestic fires. This amazing robot has a built-in smoke detector. If it detects a fire, it puts it out and alerts firemen if no one is around.
Honda's full-size humanoid HRP 1S can be controlled remotely and has stereo vision, fine grasp capabilities, a 2 kph walking speed, and 28 minutes of battery life.
The M3 Neony is a small robot designed to research a baby's fine motor skills. This robot, developed by Osaka University, can crawl and walk like a real baby. It has gyro and accelerometer sensors, video cameras and microphones. M3 Neony can detect when…
Moogle is a specialized robot for inspection of confined spaces. It's controlled via Wi-Fi, has cameras for driving and inspecting, and operates for an hour per charge.
Mr. SemProM is a 1.75m humanoid whose modifiable gripper-equipped arms and multiple cameras (including wrist cameras for fine manipulations) allow it to carry objects.
Taiwan’s Precision Machinery developed a guide robot called Upitor. It can move its head and hands, can guide people through user-defined content, and can avoid obstacles.
The WABIAN R-III was developed by Waseda University. It is a prototype humanoid robot. The WABIAN R-III can walk in multiple directions, dance, and show emotions. It is a more refined version of the WABIAN-2 robot, with 43 degrees of freedom and a balance…
The BURL at Bangkok University, Thailand's largest university, is the country’s leading developer of robotic waiters. Created to address the need for state-of-the-art machines and robots, the BURL created the MK service Robot, called the Din Sow robot,…
The Bristol robotics Laboratory is the largest academic center for multi-disciplinary robotics research in the UK. Their mission is to understand the engineering and social roles of robotics. They have accomplished many robotics projects, including the…
With approximately 7400 employees, DLR is the Aerospace Research Center of the Federal Republic of Germany that focuses on the research and development in the fields of aeronautics and space, energy, transport and security.
Drexel University is America’s 14th largest institution, with more than 23,500 enrollees. It is the leader in educational technology in Philadelphia. The university is home to the HUBO robots created by the Korean Advance Institute of Science and Technology;…
Being a German application-oriented research organization, Fraunhofer is active in many different kinds of sectors like health, security, energy and the environment. The company designs products and shapes technology focusing on the needs of the people.
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.
RoboNED is the Dutch robotics organization that aims at strengthening the robotics market in The Netherlands. It stimulates the development of robots that can provide solutions for future healthcare problems and focuses on aligning the Dutch robotics…
UT Austin recently ranked 13th among public universities. This major center for academic research has many fields of study, including engineering and robotics. In 2012, a team of computer scientists from UT Austin went home with the division championship…
Best Practice In Robotics, or BRICS, has a goal of formalizing robotics standards to help promote best robotics practices and speed development. To accomplish this, BRICS will provide the necessary tools, models and libraries. Standardization will make…
The Ruud robot project is a Dutch Robotics mechanical weed tracer and destroyer. Although a costly solution, it is ideal for organic farmers who do not want to use pesticides to destroy Broadleaf Dock. In ideal conditions, it removes 90% of the weeds…
The Dutch Robotics project: Teleoperated Service Robot (Rose) will help elderly and disabled people in their home while being controlled elsewhere by an operator. ROSE will hopefully be ready in a few years and relieve some healthcare system stress.
The Robotics project Viactors has a goal to develop a robot that can use actuators to function very similar to a human. Because of this project, the idea of having robots do dangerous jobs with the same results might come true in the near future.
ARAMIES, in development since 2004 at the University of Bremen, is a Mars explorer that uses four legs and PCR-based software for improved locomotion over wheeled robots.
The Babybot-R is KISTs newest version of their Babybot robot. This model has many improvements, including voice recognition and speaking modules that allow it to recognize and respond to 35 different voice commands.
Bar Bot is a selfish humanoid robot that begs people for money for a beer. After it drinks it, the alcoholic Bar Bot starts begging for beer money again.
BARTHOC is a robot that learns through communicating with humans. Its functions are not preprogrammed; it picks up and executes instructions through robot-human interaction.
Exhibiting an amazing degree of common sense, Baxter is an industrial robot that is used for industrial jobs such as sorting, loading, unloading and handling of materials. Being an intelligent robot, Baxter is capable of refining its capabilities over…
The Bonobo robot was developed by Technovision in 2005. The robot was created to be a service robot, and was programmed to perform basic household chores, like cleaning and cooking. Its design is inspired by a species of Chimpanzee found in the Congo.
Dany Walker is a true walking robot. Fuzzy algorithms give it smooth balance and lateral plane control. It can even walk on inclined surfaces due to force sensors on its feet.
Tiger electronics created DJ IZ to be a fun, tiny DJ robot. Not only does its eyes move to the music, one can move its parts and create a different cool beat to each song it plays.
The EveR-2 has several improvements over the EveR-1. It has three cameras for better vision, improved speech recognition, and can express more emotions than its predecessor.
Swiss company ABB developed a prototype robot called FRIDA (renamed to YuMi). It has a very versatile gripper that works with the mounted camera and is used for industrial assembly operations.
Tsukuba University developed twin robots called Gemini. These museum guide robots speak to each other instead of giving sequenced storyline to visitors for each museum exhibits.
KIBERTRON will be the first intelligent humanoid robot, based on a special computer with chaotic logic. The robot’s intellect, autonomy, composition, kinematics, dimensions and dynamics will be similar to that of humans.
The KT-X is an entertainment robot designed by KumoTek and Vstone in 2010. The KT-X offers hours of entertainment through walking, running, flipping and somersaulting.
MABEL was developed to help physically challenged individuals walk again and provide rescuers with superhuman capabilities. It is the world’s fastest knee-equipped bipedal robot. There are two motors in each leg that utilize a cable transmission. MABEL…
A 3 cubic cm sterling silver micro-robot, Monsieur EM10A moves to light it detects with photodiode sensors in each eye. Its antennae serve as electrodes for charging.
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has created Murata Boy, the world’s first bicycling robot. It can access a LAN to receive commands and execute them with amazing accuracy.
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…
Perfect Puppy Bella is a robot toy dog developed by WowWee. It can detect and respond differently to soft and loud commands, and can tell when it is being patted or hugged. Modern servo motors provide topnotch animation to Bella, the female version of…
Perfect Buddy Buddy is a robot toy dog developed by WowWee. This fun toy can bark and sniff with realistic sounds. Its advanced servomotors distinguish between different types of touching. Its hypersensitive microphone and ultra-clear speaker make for…
Gaumard Scientific Company developed a birth simulator called NOELLE. It has two umbilical clamps and three vulvas, can simulate birth deliveries and is used by institutions and hospitals.
The Japanese company Tmusk developed a cleaning robot called the RIDC-01. This heavy robot cleans floors, listens and recognizes voice commands, and projects videos on a screen.
Robirds are realistic robotic birds that will be an environmentally friendly solution for all bird-related problems. Designed as birds of prey using real flapping wings as a means of flying, the combination of silhouette and wing movement triggers the…
A smaller robot lawnmower for tighter spaces, Robomow RM200 has a single blade with a 7" cut, as well as sensors that shut it down in the event of rain or dangerous tilt.
Robovie-M is a humanoid robot created by Team Osaka. It can play soccer and has programmable moves. Robovie-M is a build-it-yourself robot with an optional remote control.
iRobot developed a vacuum cleaning robot called Roomba 581. It can take cleaning decisions, recognize stairs, avoid wire tangles, clean corners better and clean a room completely.
The RQ-Huno robot is tiny, but very adaptable. It can store 21 motions and 10 independent behaviors. It has an Infrared remote control and can sense its environment.
Shadow Robot Company developed a wooden humanoid called Shadow Biped. It has muscles and equipment mounted on its skeletal frame which is made up of wood from maple tree.
The pneumatic powered robot Shadow Walker was developed to help with research on humanoid walking. The goal is to make this robot function in a normal human environment.
Katsuhisa Ito's Silf H2 is the successor to Silf H1. It won the RoboCup in 2000 and has won other awards. Silf H2 was featured on the cover of the September 2004 issue of Industrial Automation.The body was made from custom-built parts.
SkyHopper is a popular remote-controlled robotic insect that makes running takeoffs in small spaces and also walks and jumps. Crash sensors disable its wings upon impact.
University of Tehran developed a humanoid called Surena. It can walk on two legs using feedback control system, can stand on one leg, speak, and has tracking capability.
Crabfu MotionWorks developed Swashbot which is made of scrap materials. This three-legged do-it-yourself robot has four servos, receiver, batteries, exoskeleton and LED lights.
Sweepy Free is an automated electric pool cleaner by Zodiac PoolCare. Its steering system and navigation technology allows it to clean pools of many shapes and sizes.
The Trilobite 2.0 is a vast improvement over the original. Not only does it recharge itself, a smart sensor allows it to map an entire room as it cleans the edges. It can even be used in difficult areas such as under furniture. Trilobite 2.0 has an electronic…
Verro 100 is an automated pool cleaning robot developed by iRobot. It is easy-to-use and even cleans cracks and pores in a pool. Verro 100's cleaning method allows it to clean from pool floor to waterline for 60 to 90 minutes. It circulates the water…
WF-3RIX was developed by Waseda University. This robot uses advanced human organ simulation to mimic the flute-playing of a human. It has artificial fingers to trill the flute and a MIDI accompaniment system. Its artificial lungs have the same volume…
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…
