Tag Archives: robot
Pacific Rim – Con Footage
Soooo… giant robots vs giant alien sea creatures? It can only mean one thing! Evangeli… I mean, Pacific Rim! The above trailer was originally aired at WonderCon, but after much fan begging, has been released to the general public. “When legions … Continue reading
Weekly Ramblings – Quadrocopters
Weekly Ramblings time, with a theme! This one is all about quadrocopters. There will be a bunch of videos after the break. First up, we have a great example of how agile and precise a swarm of quadrocopters can be. … Continue reading
Weekly Ramblings – Astronaut Tweets 3D Fireworks Spelling Science
A new year, a new round of Weekly Ramblings. Let’s see what 2013 brings, shall we? Welcome to Weekly Ramblings number 1 of 2013! Starting off, we have the time when the internet exploded. Why did it explode? Well, a … Continue reading
PhantomX
Got $2000 burning a hole in your pocket and wondering what to do with it? Well, you could always buy yourself (or me) a brilliant robot crawler from Trossen Robotics, as shown above. It starts off all normal, doing a … Continue reading
Robot Here, Robot There, Robots Everywhere
Over at The Atlantic, they have a fantastic collection of various different types of robots, and the extreme environments we can send them to. “Advancements in robotics are continually taking place in the fields of space exploration, health care, public … Continue reading
Robot Cakes
More cake! This time in robot form, courtesy of Cake Wrecks. All of the robot-shaped cakes are brilliant, and incredibly detailed. The one depicted here (a Cyberman from Doctor Who, in case anyone didn’t know) is over 2 foot tall. … Continue reading
Universal Jamming Gripper Shooting Demo
This robot hand is brilliant. “This video is a demonstration of the new shooting capabilities of a universal jamming gripper that also utilizes positive pressure.” More information can be found on the researchers’ website. Here is the abstract for their paper, … Continue reading
Address Is Approximate
“Story: A lonely desk toy longs for escape from the dark confines of the office, so he takes a cross country road trip to the Pacific Coast in the only way he can – using a toy car and Google … Continue reading
Péter Fankhauser: Meet Rezero, the Dancing Ballbot
Interesting idea and execution of a robot that moves, balances, and even dances, on a ball. From TED: “Onstage at TEDGlobal, Péter Fankhauser demonstrates Rezero, a robot that balances on a ball. Designed and built by a group of engineering … Continue reading
Markus Fischer – A Robot That Flies Like A Bird
Very impressive TED demonstration of a robot that really does fly like a bird. An excellent experiment on how to be energy efficient and conserve resources. The Guardian has a small section about the demonstration as well. Upwards and onwards!
