The Next Generation Roomba (Video)
The iRobot Roomba robot is certainly useful, as far as it goes. But some rooms are just too cluttered for the Roomba, and the robots design is just begging for some advanced features, like the ability to empty the debris it collects.
A team of Japanese researchers have come up with what just might be the perfect next-generation domestic helper, the Advanced Automatic Cleaning Robot: Roomba-2
Talking About LEGOS, Houses, and Robots…
While we're on the topic of LEGOs and houses, we should mention that over 3 million LEGO bricks were shipped direct from the Czech Republic to a field in the U.K. We don't even want to begin thinking about how much that must have cost.It turns out that James May with the popular British television show 'Top Gear' will be using them to build a full-size house. The house will be complete with a staircase, toilet and shower.
Of course, a challenge like that just cries out to be topped, and we know exactly the premier robot/LEGO guy that would be perfect.
We think that Jin Sato, one of the best robot designers on the planet, a LEGO guru, and a ROBO-ONE champion should rise to the occasion and beat the British at their own game. Jin should use 4 million LEGO bricks, and some scaled up Mindstorms components, to build a huge version of his landmark MIBO canine robot, at least big enough to be a companion to the life-sized Gundam currently towering over Tokyo Bay.
Full Size LEGO House
The Ultimate Affordable Hobby Robot Mash-Up (Video)
What would be the ultimate robot mash-up? How about a car/truck/humanoid dancing, iPod toting, robot?
That’s what Yoshihiro Tsuzuki thought, so he built it completely out of off the shelf parts and was kind enough to even document the whole design and build process for everyone on the internet.
Double-Take Robot Art
Of course we love robot photos (especially taking them) and robot artwork, but after a while we tend to get a liitle over-saturated, and honestly kind of bored, with it all.Then, totally out of the blue, we run across some artwork that is so refreshing or surprising that it completely restores our spirits and energy.
And, on rare occasions, the work is so unexpected that we are forced to do a double-take.
Robot Art
MANOI Robot Competition This Weekend
The MANOI Fan Club is staging a competition this Saturday (August 1st) at RT Corp in Akihabara. The events, including a unique race designed to show off the MANOI humanoid robots manuverability at it's best, are expected to kick off by 11:00 am and run through late afternoon.
Kyosho MANOI Competition
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