Archive for Juni 2011

Robo-Roundup #19


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Finally after vacation this is Robo-Roundup #19 and we are featuring some very cool robots!

1. A robot vacuum cleaner with "personality": http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/how-to-give-robot-vacuums-a-personality

2. President, Barack Obama talks about robot revolution: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/obama-announces-major-robotics-initiative


3. New eco-friendly robot recycles cans for you: http://www.plasticpals.com/?p=28399


4. Meet this new small huminoid robot: http://www.plasticpals.com/?p=28413

Thanks for reading and be sure to visit the site tomorrow for a very interesting post!

My personal review of the hexbug original


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A couple days ago I was at Brookstone and I came across a shelf of Hexbugs. I said to myself, "I already have the ant, I have played with the nano, the spider isn't here, and the inchworm looks boring." So with that being said, I decided to pick up the orange Hexbug original- orange corresponding with the color of SimpleBotics. So when I got home I turned it on, and let it go. Man, was it the neatest thing, and not only did it avoid objects, but it sensed sound. That meant that every time you clapped your hands or banged your feet on the ground, the bot would turn around. Overall I recommend it third best Hexbug, with nano second, and spider first. You can check out the video below to see my unboxing video that I uploaded on YouTube. Thanks for reading a please comment and or follow!