Articles on Robotics

Polaris fuses a phone with a robot - Sep 21, 2009

Crave Just don't call the Polaris a mobile phone. It has a bigger calling in life, much like a shinning beacon in the sky that guides you on the right path. ... Read story »

Real-life Transformer robot from Japan - Sep 29, 2009

Crave OmniZero carries Takeshi Maeda at Robo-One. Japanese robot builder Takeshi Maeda is blowing minds with an exciting demo of the latest version of his OmniZero robot. The ninth generation of ... Read story »

Will air-powered robot hand grip the future? - May 16, 2009

Crave In the future, we'll likely be bowing down to our robot overlords. They'll have amazing artificial intelligence and powerful metal bodies. I've long thought the bodies would be electronic servos powered ... Read story »

Philippine team qualifies for World Robotics championships final - Apr 2, 2009

Blogs Here's something we Filipinos can be proud of--The Philippine team (Team 3105) from the Philippine Science High School, competing with its robot, Larry Labuyo, won the Rookie All-Star Award. This qualifies ... Read story »

Nao the robot thespian performs Star Wars - Dec 14, 2009

Crave Nao the humanoid robot--who we first told you about in September--really, really wants us nerds to like him. Or, more accurately, Paris-based Aldebaran Robotics really wants us to like him. That's ... Read story »

Rick Battles the Tokyo Robots - Jun 17, 2008

Blogs I just got back into China yesterday after two quick stops at New York and Tokyo. New York was, in all honesty, too brief to be all that memorable and was ... Read story »

SnackBot: A humanoid robot that brings you food - Oct 20, 2009

Crave Feed me, SnackBot. Feed me now! Cravers, I'd like to introduce you to SnackBot. He is exactly what he sounds like: A robot that brings you snacks. He wanders around ... Read story »

Robot roller skates less bulky than Segway - Nov 30, 2009

Crave Researchers in Japan are developing robotic roller skates as a new form of personal mobility. Toshinobu Takei of Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) demonstrated his ... Read story »

Love Aibo, love life - Jun 6, 2009

Blogs Despite the technical achievement that the Aibo represented when it was introduced I quickly found myself in the camp that chants loud and proud get a real dog! That's really saying ... Read story »

Now I'm scared: Toyota develops running robot - Aug 4, 2009

Blogs I'm not usually afraid of insects. But I am scared of cockroaches because they're super-fast. It's the same with robots. As much as robotics have advanced over the years, you could ... Read story »

Geek weekend at COMEX with the iPhone! - Sep 4, 2007

Blogs So, what has COMEX got to do with the iPhone? You mean it was launched at COMEX in Singapore and I missed it?!? Before I let the iPhone outta the bag, ... Read story »

Hug pillow - Nov 23, 2004

Crave In hug-adverse Asia, this subtle pillow hugger from robotics researchers at Carnegie Mellon may be just the thing to get grandma. About the size of a throw pillow with two arms ... Read story »

Photos: Popular Mechanics' 2009 Breakthrough Award winners - Oct 16, 2009

Features From wind turbines suitable for the home to bacteria-powered batteries, the magazine's 5th annual awards is chock full of innovations that could change products and technology forever.  Read story »

Popular Mechanics' breakthrough award - Oct 12, 2009

Crave On Thursday, Popular Mechanics magazine will unveil its 2009 Breakthrough awards. Included on the list is a series of innovators, as well as a number of products, including this lawn mower, ... Read story »

Ceatec Day 2: Of 3D TVs, wireless charging stations and crazy gadgets - Oct 8, 2009

Features Ceatec is mostly a pure tradeshow in that it's aimed at manufacturers and not the public, but there are still some sights to see for the gadget-obsessed. Read story »

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