Robots

Ropid the robot can walk, run, and hop

Japanese start-up Robo-Garage has come out with a new humanoid robot that can jump 3 inches off the ground.

Spider-bot pumpkin sure to terrify neighbors

The Creeper2 walking robot is decidedly the scariest way to dispense treats on Halloween.

Another fish swims into the robot pool

Michigan State University researchers are developing robot fish to monitor the effect of harmful algae on freshwater ecosystems.

Meet Ibn Sina, the Arabic-speaking robot

An Arabic-speaking android built in the UAE could enter mass production to work in shopping malls. The robot is billed as the first of its kind in the world.

Wheeled ‘Cyclops’ bot offers insight into blind

Caltech researchers are working on a remote-controlled rover with an onboard camera that could deliver some very useful data about how the visually impaired see the world.

Robomule Rex follows soldiers, voice commands

Will orders for Israel Aerospace Industries’ six-wheel robotic “beast of burden,” designed to carry 440 pounds of foot soldiers’ stuff for 72 hours sans refueling, roll in?

Originally posted at Military

Robot skis downhill, slaloms into your heart

Bojan Nemec of the Jozef Stefan Institute in Slovenia is designing a relatively large robot that can ski downhill and even slalom around racing gates.

Red-hot robot action from WowWee

If you like robots–and let’s face it, who doesn’t?–click through Crave UK’s photos for more mechanoid messing about.

Petman walking bot is like BigDog’s ‘human’ master

The military plans to use it to test out clothing for soldiers that needs to be completely protective and not strain or open up under any sort of human articulated movement.

Winking robot nav head knows where you’re going

MIT and Volkswagen develop the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA), a friendly and predictive robot to assist drivers with daily navigation.

Originally posted at The Car Tech blog