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Hands on with the WowWee Rovio Robot

The first thing that you should know about the WowWee Rovio Robot is that it is not a toy. The robot is both intuitive as well as a total pleasure. The set-up of the robot was painless, which is great if you are not that technically minded. Read more

Autosub6000 Robot submarine to explore undersea volcanoes

The UK has developed a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), the Autosub6000. It will be able to explore some of the world’s deepest undersea volcanoes which are located in the Caribbean.

The Autosub6000 Robot submarine has a range up to 1,000 kilometers and operates in depths up to 6,000 meters. The robot sub measures 5.5 meters long and has a diameter of 0.9 meter. The Autosub6000 has been equipped with a high-performance GPS unit.

Autosub6000 is on two expeditions both a month long and will be joined by Isis remotely operated vehicle (ROV). This robot is able to grab animal specimens also at a depth of 6,000 meters.

National Oceanography Center researchers are to lead the both missions. The researchers believe that one in every two animals that they come across will be new species, once they reach a depth of 3,000 meters.

The Autosub6000 had its first trials back in October 2007, and were very successfully.

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Reef Rider Sea Scooter

This Reef Rider Sea Scooter packs thrust for a speed of up to 2.2mph/3.5kmh in a very compact, lightweight design.

With safety features including protective grille and auto shut off, the Reef Rider is great for kids over the age of 8 and adults alike.

The Reef-Rider is essentially a stripped-down version of the Sea-Doo range of sea scooters, combining performance and safety with ease of use and lightness.

The Reef Rider will operate to a depth of 3 metres, and a full charge will give you a run-time of up to 50 minutes which is plenty of time to bond with the undersea world and discover the wonders of the not too deep.

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Vstone Black Ox robot called Gigantor should entertain: Video action

We all love robots and the more sophisticated the better, Vstone Black Ox robot is called Gigantor and the original stands 7,000 feet tall, but come on there is not way you can have a robot that size in your house.

So what they did was built a Tokyo sized one for you all, the Gigantor robot is only foot and a half tall from the floor and features 20 movable axis points, oh and he has mean fighting skills which should entertain you somewhat.

Watch the video below of Gigantor in action (Watch out for the laser eyes).

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The Verro 600 PowerScrub Robot: Cleans Your Pool In 60 Minutes

If you’ve got your own pool but hate having to clean it, you may want to invest in one of these Verro 600 PowerScrub Robots. While you sunbathe on your recliner, sipping your cocktail this little robot will scrub your entire pool, leaving it gleaming.

Using a set of PVA brushes to clean, the Verro 600 PowerScrub will clean the pool in 60 to 90 minutes! The robot’s vacuum and self-contained filtration system removes everything from leaves, dirt, and other larger debris to smaller items down to 2 microns in size!

The Verro 600 PowerScrub Robot will leave a $1100-shaped hole in your bank account but then again it’ll cost less than a pool boy in the long run!

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Robo-dog Ideal Pet For The Elderly

It’s lovely to come home and be greeted by your pet, but for some people it is not practical to have pet in their home, due to long working hours, some elderly people don’t have pets as they can’t out and about to walk them.

Here is the answer it’s the Read more

Justine The Futuristic Butler Can Make Coffee On Demand

By the time I become rich enough to afford a maid or butler, it looks like they’ll be replaced by robots like this one! Bruno Sicilano, a professor at Naples university is currently working on a 6.3 million Euro project called DEXMART. The aim of the project Is to create Justine - a robot who can make instant coffee in, well, an instant! Read more

$750 to $6,000 Junk Robots from Bennett Robot Works

I do not get it, what is so special about these robots; they’re just robots made from junk. The robots don’t do anything so who would want to waste their money on stuff that doesn’t do any think. The sculptures from Bennett Robot Works were made with objects from garage dumps, basements, construction sites and garage sales Read more

WowWee Dragonfly Robot vs. Real Hawk

With robots becoming more lifelike everyday it looks like hawks are not able to tell the difference, there have been reports that 45 people have been attacked by hawks as they try to take their WowWee Dragonfly Robot Read more

Robots planted in human brains to make them more intelligent by 2029: Is this madness?

Engineer Ray Kurzweil has predicted that by 2029 machines will indeed match humans, machines will in fact have achieved human level artificial intelligence. This means by at least 2029 we may see tiny robots implanted in people brains which in Read more

SEGATOY Robot Dog: responds to touch, voice commands and tracks you

This robot dog may not have an LCD display or WiFi, but it does look pretty cool. The SEGATOY robotic dog can respond to your touch, voice commands and it will even track you as you walk around.

The SEGATOY robotic dog will move his/her tail, head, mouth, and eyes and even let you shake a paw just like a normal dog would (well not exactly) Read more

Bluetooth LawnBott LB3500: The Ultimate Robotic Lawnmower

If you hate mowing the lawn, and I can sympathise with you If you do, then why not invest in the Bluetooth compatible LawnBott? The latest edition to the KA LawnBott line, the Bluetooth LawnBott LB3500 is claimed to be the most sophisticated lawnmower robot in the world - but what makes it so special? Read more

The Pianist Robotic Musical Hand

The Pianist Robotic Musical Hand is a severed robotic hand with the soul of a master musician.

When you activate it, the hand actually plays classical piano music, moving it’s fingers as if there were piano keys beneath them. Read more

Robot Dinosaur Pleo: ability to show emotion at CES 2008

The Robot Dinosaur Pleo has been talked about for sometime now, but the latest video at CES 2008 really impressed me as it shows Pleo’s abilities to show emotion Read more

My New Friend: The Beer Pouring Robot in Action

Now this is what I am talking about, today I found a video that shows a Robot that could become my new friend as it actually pours your beer for you Read more

Robotic Lion Cub from WowWee

The range of Alive robot animals has been expanded by WowWee and they include a lion, panda, polar bear cubs. They are very realistic looking with animated faces and have recorded sounds which are activated by touch and tilt sensors. Read more

World’s most realistic robot: amazing and kinda freaky

After watching iRobot I knew one day this kind of technology will come to be real, I found a video today that showed the world’s most realistic robot which is not as realistic as the ones in iRobot but its amazing and kinda freaky Read more

Sanyo’s Yuka Shita Inspection Robot

Robots have evolved to be more than just a children’s toy. Sanyo’s new inspection robot is a prime example of that. This particular robot will walk into crawlspaces to check the foundations of a building to make sure there is no structural damage or other problems. Read more

YABO the Concept Robot with feelings: will you be my friend?

The cool YABO the Concept Robot is a great idea, oops stop and damn that is all it is, an idea. The picture shown above is YABO which is just a concept so do not get too excited, this robot will be great for those who are single and lonely because Read more

Lost In Space B-9 Robot

Is your partner a telly lover? Do they also like having the latest in cool gadget toys? Well, this Christmas why not give them a gift that you know they will love and combine the two. This 6 ½ foot animatronics robot that’s is the remote-controlled version of the B-9 Environmental Control Robot from Read more