Archive for April 2011

Robo-Roundup #11


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Sorry for not posting this weeks roundup on Friday. My internet connection was messing around, and that meant I could not post on Friday. However, this weeks roundup contains robots that help recycle to ones that help you around the house. I hope you enjoy!

1. This robot is helping us get to a greener and cleaner earth, see it all at: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/zenrobotics-makes-recycling-robots-epic-trailers-about-recycling-robots

2. Getting tired of your daily household chores, if so this bot is perfect for you: http://www.plasticpals.com/?p=27540

3. We have all heard of the game catch, but with a robot its a different story: http://www.plasticpals.com/?p=27592

4. Caterpillar inspires scientist to construct a new type of robot, check it out at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426213039.ht

Well, I hope you enjoyed this weeks Robo-Roundup and we hope you read next weeks too!

Meet the Cute Little Tweenbot


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 Robots that look too humanoid appear to be scary or weird to everyday people, but thats not the case with the Tweenbot. The Tweenbot is a little robot that looks cute and has the main purpose of driving in a straight line. Tweenbots are unleashed into public places where there is an abundance of people strolling around, and the bot has to rely on the kindness of the person to help the robot get to its destination that is labeled on its flag. If you think that no one would help this little ball of fun, then your wrong. Just check out the video below to see for yourself! Thanks for reading a feel free to comment below!



-original source: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/tweenbots-now-on-kickstarter


Say Hello to all the 2011 RoboGames Humanoid Robots


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This years RoboGames will include some very unique and interesting robots. Robot ranging from dancing robots, weight lifting, and even Kung-Fu robots. Some of them are NAO robots and some are completely custom made. With all of these robots, this years game's will obviously be truly fascinating. You can see some robots in the video below! Thanks for reading and be sure to comment below!