• Humans Want More Domestic Robots, Study Says

    Updated: 2012-02-08 22:05:46
    A recent survey done by Persuadable Research,  a marketing analytic form, shows that the majority of the people prefer to use robots to do their domestic tasks. At RobotShop, we know people want domestic robots, and so to meet that growing demand… here they are! Via Mashable Related Posts:New Products From Aperture ScienceiRobot will develop robots to assist [...]

  • Developing and Protecting A Stellar Toy Collection

    Updated: 2012-02-05 05:26:27
    Over the course of several years of marriage, most folks that are into collecting really cool items will end up with a collection worth several hundreds of dollars or even thousands. Therefore, when a divorce has been filed, someone is going to get the collection. How Do I Make Sure I Keep My Collection? Getting a [...]

  • Asus Agait Valentine Special! Say “I love you” With a Robot

    Updated: 2012-02-02 16:29:18
    RobotShop has some gift ideas for your special Valentine this year. With great prices on the Asus E-Clean Enhanced and the Asus E-Clean Mini, you are certain to capture your loved ones’ heart. The special prices start today and end Feb. 15th. Hurry if you would like to get one before Valentine’s Day! The EC-Mini [...]

  • David Anderson on Subsumption-based Robots

    Updated: 2012-02-01 19:43:46
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account David Anderson on Subsumption-based Robots Posted 1 Feb 2012 at 19:43 UTC by steve David Anderson a long time member of the Dallas Personal Robotics Group did an interesting presentation recently in which he distills down what he's learned about building subsumption based mobile robots over the years . The video is a bit long but well-worth your time if you're interested in intelligent robots . David provides some additional notes that link to video of specific examples . And don't forget to check out David's my robots webpage for more photos and details on his . robots Robot of the Day CyberWeasel Built by Jeff Frohwein Recent blogs 31 Jan 2012 Flanneltron Journeyer 31 Jan 2012 AI4U

  • MyRobots.com Launches It’s Robot App Store

    Updated: 2012-01-31 17:58:43
    At the time of this post, the MyRobots.com App Store has been live for just over 12 hours and is the first robot-specific App Store to list applications which are ready to buy! The first available applications are intended for use with the iRobot Roomba Vacuums, one of the most widely used robots in the [...]

  • Robots Podcast: Advances in Bipedal Locomotion

    Updated: 2012-01-27 20:31:56
    : All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Robots Podcast : Advances in Bipedal Locomotion Posted 27 Jan 2012 at 20:31 UTC by IKE_RobotsPodcast In the new episode of Robots Podcast we talk to  Subramanian Ramamoorthy  from the University of Edinburgh about the recent progress in walking robotics . We then speak with Felipe Brandão Cavalcanti an Electrical Engineering student working on bipedal walking at the LARA lab at the University of Brasilia with  Professor Geovany Borges Ramamoorthy tells us about the recent advances in humanoid bipedal walking illustrated by  Petman  and the latest version of  Asimo In particular , we look at the history of the field with work from  Mark Raibert   Russ Tedrake  and Daniel

  • "My robot is better than your robot."

    Updated: 2012-01-23 15:33:55
    Inspriational video from iamFIRST.com.(Via Nikolaus Correll)

  • Kids Get It, Robots Will Be Integral Parts of Their Lives

    Updated: 2012-01-19 21:39:14
    A recent study by Latitude shows that children from around the world see robots as a natural companion that able to help them learn and play. We encourage you to read the full report. The study also shows that the inherent “nerdiness” of a robot is cool and that children blur the differences between humans and machines and [...]

  • Random Robot Roundup

    Updated: 2012-01-19 19:41:04
    All the news that's fit to assimilate Home Blogs Events Robots Humans Projects Podcasts About Account Random Robot Roundup Posted 19 Jan 2012 at 19:41 UTC by steve Shermine of Universal Robots a Danish company , writes to tell us about a light-weight robot arm and matching touch-screen controller they've just completed . We also got word of a new robotics and AI blog called NooTriX check it out . For our LEGO fans , Simon tells us about WorldBricks a website where you can download LEGO instructions and catalogs dating back to the 1950s . Guy Cefalu sent a link to the Element microcontroller for NET developers . No specs on memory or CPU type yet but looks like a PIC . bonus points to the first reader who posts instructions for using an open source compiler like SDCC with this one The

  • XYBOT video, by GeekBeat.tv

    Updated: 2012-01-16 16:46:22
    It appears Justin Bieber got around at CES. So did the GeekBeat.tv crew, including to the XYBOTYX booth, where they recorded the XYBOT rolling around on a wooden platform.

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