Iron Man About to Conquer Japan
Iron Man is scheduled to make it's screen debut here next week, and we can hardly wait.
It seems like we're not the only robot fans in this country that are eagerly looking forward to the blockbuster. We dropped in at Tsukumo Robot Kingdom and were delighted to find Arai-san, the store manager and key member of the ROBO-ONE organizing committee, happily trying to figure out the Iron Man Transformers figure. The store, which is well known world-wide - especially among humanoid robot fans, was featuring lots of flyers and other promotional material for the Iron Man movie.
Robot Dart Gun Ready for Combat (Video)
POB-Technologies, an intriguing French robotics company that has quickly established a strong reputation in the robot education and hobbyist communities, has released an exciting new robotics peripheral literally "targeted" at playful robot warfare and games.
A natural for hobby level competitions like real world versions of MechWar, The new POB-Gun shoots foam tipped darts, uses a built-in servo to adjust the gun's elevation, and includes an infrared target distance sensor. The robot gun can be used with POB's robot kits, or can be easily integrated into other popular robot platforms.
If you need some 'excuse' to justify the purchase to your significant other or parents, then follow the company's advice: "The POB-Guns allows the learning of many important notion of robotics (localization, targeting, command) while building funny robots."
Check out a simple application of the robot gun in the video below, then get to work equipping your favorite humanoid, or other robot, to go forth and do battle!
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A Little Early for a Robot Christmas
Although some of our friends would disagree, September is a little early to start thinking about robot Christmas gifts. Nevertheless, we're seeing some strong evidence that many of our regular readers are doing exactly that. According to the statistics that we track, robot related sales have already started their seasonal ramp as people start to purchase gifts for their favorite robot geek .
Strong sales have been reported for robot items as diverse as the Tomy I-SOBOT, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, the Erector Spykee robot; books like Hacking Roomba, Robot Building for Beginners, and Create Your Own Robot (a sticker activity book for youngsters); and even robot t-shirts.
There are even some products that are already sold-out for pre-orders, like Elmo Live which is reportedly being listed online for as much as $100 over the manufacturer's suggested list price.
The Walking Beast Rocks
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