Robots for home use


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New Spytank Robot Developed by Brookstone


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While I was at the mall the other day, I stopped by Brookstone to look around. I saw Hexbugs and little moving toys. However, one product really caught my eye. It was called the "Rover App-Controlled Spy Tank." It's equipped with a camera (night vision too), microphone, and tank treads for superb mobility. The tank is controlled via wifi with most iDevices. In the app store there is a free app that lets you control this robot. The range controlling this bot is pretty amazing too. If your in an area with no walls then you can control it up to 200 feet away. With walls in the way, you can still control it up to 100 feet away. This all seems amazing, but it has a price tag of $100.00. If your still interested in buying this robot then take a trip to your local Brookstone. Thanks for reading and check out the demo video above to see it spy!

New facial expression robot


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Hello readers and fans! I am back from my vacation, and I have a new bot to tell you about. It began Yesterday when I got out my vex kit and started to build a robot. I was thinking of what type of bot to build until I remembered Kismet. So a few hours passed by, and my robot was completed with eyes, eyebrow, a mouth, and one arm. I don't have a name for it, but for now I just call it "a robot." Thanks for reading and check out the video above to see it in action!

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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