Archive for the Robot Technology Category

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Ahhhh yes… If you’re planning to go see the Transformers Movie when it comes out on 7/3/7, then you at least need to wear some Transformers apparel. Aside from dressing up like a Transformers character and asking everyone for candy, this T-shirt would be cool enough to wear without looking like a total Transformers fanatic. Each T-shirt features the Autobot or Decepticon logo that lights up and animates.

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Excuse my excitement, but this video is freaking amazing. Robot technology is moving so fast and I’m not sure what to make of it. This video is from the ROBO-ONE 11 robot competition held in Tokyo this past weekend. This mid-sized robot makes quick work of climbing a latter, just about running across a platform and then jumps rope! Just have a look… You will not be disappointed:

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Well, I guess there are no bounds to what the human race can think up. Some students at Berkeley used Lego Mindstorms, scissors, and some scrap metal to make a automatic toilet paper folder. Not only does it fold your paper for you, it also cuts it. This video shows two test runs; the first run works well, while the second one could have gone a little smoother…


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Popular Mechanics takes you inside the workings of New York’s first robotic parking garage. Opening soon to the public, Automotion’s new automated parking system parks — or unparks — your vehicle in as little as 90 seconds.

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You have to admit that robot technology is advancing fast. Take a look at this video of a dynamically balancing humanoid. One even tries to knock the other down (without success). Did they put shoes on it? Now we just have to wait for Skynet to step in…