Vacation, no posting


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As of today, I will not be posting for two weeks. However, after my vacation I will. Thanks!

Meet Emily, the robotic lifeguard


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As we all know, summer is right around the corner. This mean that pools will be opening up, and what do pools need? Lifeguards. However, one beach in Rhode Island is using something a little different. They call it Emily, and it's a red robotic lifeguard. Even though it's a lifeguard, its not humanoid. It's just a red floating robot with a high powered propulsion system. The makers of this robot aim to help conscious people in distress using this RC robot. The reason the person has to be conscious is because they have to grab on to the robot to be rescued. Thanks for reading and check out the video above to see it in action!

ICRA 2012 Robotics Video


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This year ICRA (international conference for robotics and automation) had a lot of stands with some pretty amazing robots. Some stands showed off small robots and some showed of humanoids. However, my favorite was the one the had a Darwin robot riding a roomba. If you would like to see these robots then check out the video above and thanks to IEEE Spectrum for putting together the video!

MIT's Cheetah Robot competes in the DARPA challenge


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SimpleBotics SimpleBot Kit


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Today I am proud to announce the first kit from SimpleBotics. Even though it's a kit it will not be for sale any time soon. The reason is because we are still trying to develop a better design for the bot and a better container. The video above shows the "commercial" for the kit. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy the video!

New robot can juggle two balls in mid air


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It's been a while since a new high speed robotic arm has been introduced. However, now there's one that can juggle. Developed by Takahiro Kizaki and Akio Namiki in Japan, this bot is capable of juggling two balls at a reasonable speed (remember that this is a robot, not a clown). The robotic arm is equipped with high speed cameras, a clever arm design, and dexterous fingers. The cameras track the ball movement and then send data to the arm and fingers so the bot can catch the ball and throw it up again into the air. The last time I saw a robot like this, it was flipping a pen or bouncing a ball. Although those were interesting, it seems that this is a little by more advanced. Thanks for reading and check out the video above to see it juggle!

Robot reviews #1


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Here is a list of videos I have out together. Every single video listed is a review video on a specific robot. This is just to help any consumer out there that are thinking of buying a particular bot. Enjoy!

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