Category: Robotics
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Romeo-An Intelligent French Robot To Help Elderly With Daily Tasks
Romeo is a Robot designed by a French company to help the elderly and disabled in their daily lives. Indeed, this small humanoid of 1m40 can already communicate with anyone, by detecting the faces and the expressions of humans that surround it. It evolves gradually to become a real assistant and companion of life. It can bring…
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In Japan, Robot Dogs Can Now Have A Dignified Funeral Like Real Animals
We already knew about the love of Japanese for the robots, but did you know that some Japanese had so much affection for them that they treated them like family members, even at the time of death? Indeed, some of them loved these AIBOs (robotic dogs with artificial intelligence) that they did not hesitate to organize…
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GuardBot- A Spherical Robot Comfortable Both On Land And Water
Building an explorer robot is good, but making a robot that is almost able to move anywhere is even better. To achieve this, GuardBot has an unusual form: it is a sphere that rolls! Equally at home on land and in the water, GuardBot could help military patrol areas of conflict or even facilitate the exploration of…
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Telebot: An Amazing Robot To Assist The Policemen On The Ground
What if the Robocop became a reality? Telebot is a robot policeman built by Florida International University. It can be controlled remotely and able to perform various tasks such as distributing fines or responding to the emergency calls. We tell you more about this robotic police officer with extraordinary capabilities. It could be the policeman of…
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Spot-A Highly Sophisticated Robot For Disasters To Master Any Terrain
This revolutionary dog-like robot, developed by Google, is capable of walking through difficult terrains during natural disasters. Indeed, it has an incredible sense of balance that allows it to stand in any situation. For some, this robot might become man’s best friend. We tell you more about this revolutionary machine. Recently Google had acquired Boston Dynamics which…
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DALER-An Amazing Batman Inspired Robot That Can Fly And Walk On Ground
DALER is definitively different from other drones. Thanks to its folding and retractable wings, it is not only able to fly, but also move on the ground. A drone inspired by the morphology of bats, it could help rescuers during search of victims in case of natural disasters. We show you this amazing machine. Ludovic Daler is a…
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This Little Robot Can Imitate Your Handwriting With Perfection
Writing a document in your handwriting, without using a a pencil, may seem like a science fiction? Yet a company has created a robot that has the ability to perfectly imitate the human writing with perfection. The latter can write a letter, a handwritten document or a note of love by replicating your writing perfectly. So discover this…
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ATLAS-A Robot That Can Walk On Stones Without Falling
Boston Dynamics engineers have developed a very impressive robot. Named as Atlas, this humanoid machine is designed to stand in all circumstances, even if it receives a substantial perturbations or is walking on a rough terrain. We make you discover this very promising mechanical biped that walks almost as well as you. Atlas is the flagship robot…
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VolcanoBot: NASA’s New Compact Robot To Explore Volcanoes From Inside
NASA has launched a mini robot that is able to explore volcanoes of the Earth by sneaking into the crevices through which the magma flows. The goal is to develop a 3D model of a volcano to better understand the mechanisms of an eruption. The North American space agency plans to use this data for the exploration…
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An Amazing Robot Learns Cooking By Watching Youtube Videos
This robot could not even break an egg but now it can cook like a chef. To do this, he simply watched videos on the Internet and learned like a human. We present to you this wonder of robotics! Researchers from the University of Maryland and the Australian research center NICTA, have just published a PDF paper describing their incredible achievement,…
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Yeti: An Autonomous Robot To Save Human Lives By Tracking Crevices
To secure scientists’ convoys at the poles, the researchers have developed Yeti. This self-guided robot can track the crevices that could engulf the men and their gear. Check out the amazing video of this robot that is currently involved in monitoring the Ross Barrier in Antarctica. Scientists participating in the expeditions to the Arctic and Antartic have to constantly be…
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Hector: This Bio Inspired Hexapod Moves Swiftly Like A Real Insect
Hector is a small insect robot built by a research team from the University of Bielefeld in Germany. It very closely mimics the behavior of real insects where each leg can adapt itself to the surface and moves swiftly. Hector is an autonomous hexapod, its acronym stands for Hexapod Cognitive autonomously Operating Robot. Basically, the robot was designed with…
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This Fully Autonomous Robot Will Soon Conquer Unexplored Ocean Depths
Scientists have developed a fully autonomous underwater robot, capable of exploring the seabeds without human help. This invention could be used in many areas and map the unexplored depths. We tell you more about this little interesting piece of technology! Researchers from the University of Okayama, in collaboration with industrial partners, have developed an autonomous robot submarine equipped…
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Scary Drone Video Captures Ruins of Ghost Town Of Chernobyl
Almost 30 years after the explosion of the Chernobyl’s nuclear power plant, the Ukrainian city is still abandoned and continues to make headlines. Danny decided to capture his fascinating tour of the nearby city of Pripyat through a harrowing video filmed by a drone. A real horror film! Danny Cooke is a British director who had the opportunity…
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NIXIE: The World’s First Wrist Worn Selfie Drone (Video)
The Nixie is the first selfie drone that not only follows you everywhere but in addition to that can also be worn on your wrist like a bracelet. You want to be under the spotlight. Whether you are in some important concert or trying to accomplish your lifetime sporting achievement, you need someone there to film…