The spider desk robot.
Who doesn’t love odd robots from Japan? Here’s a 4-legged “spider” robot that was debuted at Robo Japan 2008. While I don’t see much practicality to this setup, you gotta admit, its different. It’s basically a table with legs. The concept may not seem new to you. There have been...
Keepon the dancing robot
You may have seen the Keepon dancing robot in Spoon’s music video. Chances are, you didn’t. Neither did I. However, the bot’s creators have decided to form a company called BeatBots and take the amusing little bot commercial. Don’t expect to see him on shelves in Best Buy or Sofmap....
Realistic Robotic Fish
Engineers at the University of Kitakyushu have developed one of the most unique looking robots that i have seen in awhile. Well, unique as far as robots are concerned. This red stapper is actually a robotic fish known as “Tai-robot-kun”. It weighs in at 15.4lbs, and features hand painted scales...
Robo Catcher
Here’s a modern twist on the classic UFO catcher games that you find in arcades and fairs across America. In this new Japanese version, the robotic arm is replaced with an actual robot. It looks to be the same sort of robots that you see in those robotic competition for...
Da Vinci surgical origami crane
Here’s a video that shows how cool the Da Vinci Surgical Robot arms really are. Surgeons use these robots to perform delicate work when inside the human body. At the end of the video, they show you just how large the crane really is. Needless to say, it’s so cool....
ASIMO to conduct orchestra
Just when you think you have heard everything about Honda’s ASIMO robot, Honda finds a way to keep the spotlight shining on their incredible robot. On May 13th, ASIMO will make history and become the first robot in history to conduct a professional Orchestra. ASIMO will conduct the Detroit Symphony...
Dasubee the toilet scrubbing robot
You may be wondering if something was in that sake you were just drinking when you see a blue elephant in the public restroom. But don’t worry, that’s just Dasubee, toilet scrubbing robot. Not only can the Japanese seemingly solve any problem put in front of them, but also create...
AIBO controlled with a phone
Here’s the AIBO robot being demonstrated at a conference. If you pay attention to the guy controlling it, he’s using a cellphone! The robot’s software can be loaded on a mobile phone and the GUI controlled with the keys. Pretty cool.
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