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ASIMO Robot Suit: Too early for Halloween

I think I've found my Halloween costume this early. Why didn't I think of this before-- go as ASIMO Robot. I will wear this and walk just like it. Maybe even do a robot dance just as long my face is fully covered. The ASIMO Robot Costume Suit is going to be perfect. I hope... more »

[01.02.2012]

FloBi robot head follows real facial expressions

Robots have a long way to go. Realistic ones like those in the movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence may be far from being a reality but they are on their way there. The closes effort perhaps is CITEC Bielefeld’s anthropomorphic robot head. Why, the robot FloBi now shows facial... more »

[01.02.2012]

[Video] Pinoky gives life to stuffed toys

Wouldn't it be fun if your toys come to life? You know, something like how the characters in Toy Story do. Okay, that's impossible but the Pinoky is a special gadget that brings stuffed animals to life. How? Its magnetic strip shakes one part of a stuffed toy to make it "move".... more »

[21.12.2011]

My Robot Nation turns your robot design into 3D form

Finding a gift for my geeky friends every Christmas isn't too difficult. Thanks to the many geeky, quirky gadgets and novelty items we feature, I almost, always have many ideas when gift-giving time comes. For this year, I just might give My Robot Nation a try and get those... more »

[01.12.2011]

[Video] Japan’s Instant Cup Noodle turns into a robot

I'm not kidding but I just had a cup of spicy noodle. I don't remember the brand but it's a Thai noodle soup. It's nothing compared to this cup noodle from Japan. This used to be a favorite of mine back in college and I'm glad it's still around. But wait, it's a robot now.... more »

[28.11.2011]

Robot bear pillow knows when to stop a big snorer

Oh these Japanese friends of ours really know how to invent things that are functional. The latest is Jukusui-kun, a robot pillow, that helps a big snorer stop storing. Shaped like a bear, this robotic pillow brushes the the sleeper's head to stop snoring. How does it work?... more »

[17.11.2011]

Actroid-F gets a male version

The android robot Actroid-F finally gets a sibling. A male version of the robot has just been made ready to imitate the people it is watching. The male Actroid is really just a male version of the first model: same face and built but with a different wig, cosmetics, and clothes.... more »

[26.10.2011]

Robot strawberry pickers in the works

The National Physical Laboratory in UK is currently working on a hi-tech way to pick strawberries. The solution? Robotic strawberry pickers. The idea is nothing new but the project started a couple of years ago with cauliflowers in mind. The decline in veggie demand caused... more »

[24.10.2011]

[VIDEO] LEGO Robot created to test a camera app

Pheromone Labs just finished a new camera app but they need to test it a hundred times. No, make that-- more than 10,000 times as requested by a client. Pressing the iPhone or the iPad ten thousand times is crazy and time consuming so the genius creators developer a robot tester... more »

[22.09.2011]

TankBot Robot Vehicle now available

We saw that TankBot way back in January when it was just a concept. Good news: today, the toy robot vehicle is finally available at Radio Shack and Toys R Us stores in the US with a $25 price tag. This robot vehicle works with an app which is available for free download from the... more »

[21.09.2011]