Tag: robots

November 27, 2015 at 3:19 pm

Robot Penguin-cam Meets Real Emperor Penguins for the First Time

Robot Penguin-cam Meets Real Emperor Penguins for the First Time

This is awesome.

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July 6, 2015 at 5:10 am

USA Challenges Japan to Giant Robot Duel

USA Challenges Japan to Giant Robot Duel

USA’s “Mark II” challenges Japan’s “Kuratas” to a duel. Japan responds accordingly

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June 26, 2015 at 10:52 am

Meanwhile in Japan, an Industrial Robot Takes on a Sword Master

Meanwhile in Japan, an Industrial Robot Takes on a Sword Master

The Yaskawa Bushido Project pits an industrial robot against a world champion sword master in a competition of deadly accuracy with a samurai sword.

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June 1, 2015 at 3:55 pm

This Tiny Self-Folding Origami Robot can Walk, Swim and Degrade

This Tiny Self-Folding Origami Robot can Walk, Swim and Degrade

A miniature robotic device that can fold-up on the spot, accomplish tasks and disappear by degradation into the environment promises a range of medical applications.

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June 1, 2015 at 9:00 am

Autonomous MIT Cheetah Robot Lands First-Ever Running Jump

Autonomous MIT Cheetah Robot Lands First-Ever Running Jump

In a leap for robotic development, the MIT researchers who built a robotic cheetah have now trained it to see and jump over hurdles as it runs — making this the first four-legged robot to run and jump over obstacles autonomously.

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May 11, 2015 at 6:02 pm

Doctor Uses Robot to Stitch a Grape Back Together

Doctor Uses Robot to Stitch a Grape Back Together

Watch a doctor use the da Vinci Surgical System to stitch a grape back together. The robotic technology is designed to help surgeons perform delicate, minimally invasive surgeries.

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March 16, 2015 at 11:29 am

Robotic Progression Set to Awesome Montage Music

Robotic Progression Set to Awesome Montage Music

Witness the amazing progression of the robotics programs at Boston Dynamics, set to the exhilarating montage music of Paul Engemann, whose song “Push it to the limit” was used in the popular gangster flick, Scarface. I embedded the original montage below for reference 🙂

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March 6, 2015 at 2:45 pm

Robot Room Service is Here

Robot Room Service is Here

At the Aloft Silicon Valley Hotel in Newark, California, robots provide the room service! When the robot is outside your door it will call your room and let you know your delivery is outside.

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December 6, 2014 at 2:15 pm

Inside Amazon’s High Tech Fulfillment Centers

Inside Amazon's High Tech Fulfillment Centers

Amazon unveils their eighth generation fulfillment center which utilizes robotics, Kiva technology, vision systems and almost 20 years worth of software and mechanical innovations. The company is currently operating 10 of these new generation fulfillment centers across the U.S. Some features of Amazon’s eighth generation fulfillment center include: – Kiva robots of which Amazon…

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