Posted by Lem on February 26th, 2010
We often get into discussions and debates about the potential for 3D printing, especially as it relates to robotics. We tend to take the positive side of the debate, and paint a rosy picture of what we believe to be a not-too-distant future where researchers, developers, and even hobbyists will be able to crank out real-world manifestations of their dream concepts, and test them under practical conditions at reasonable cost...
Posted by Lem on February 26th, 2010
Just watching those robots make pancake stacks makes me hungry! Unfortunately IHOP doesn’t have any branch restaurants over here. Many thanks to Ollie.
Posted by Lem on February 23rd, 2010
Danny Choo had the opportunity to try out the new Parrot AR Drone quad-rotor helicopter at the office and is calling it the “Ultimate add-on for your iPhone/iPod.” How much did he like it? Well, just count the number of times Danny says “Oh my god”, “Oh my god”, “Oh my god”… in the video below. Looks like it must be time to have another Tokyo CGM Night so we...
Posted by Lem on February 22nd, 2010
IMG_3698 Originally uploaded by AntonOlsen. Sighted at Toy Fair 2010 in NYC by Anton Olsen.
Posted by Lem on February 22nd, 2010
IMG_3595 Originally uploaded by AntonOlsen. Interbots's Quasi 2.0, a cute little 12 year old robot boy at Toy Fair 2010 in New York.
Posted by Lem on February 21st, 2010
Here’s another detailed video (courtesy of K. Moriyama) showing the new Kondo KCB-3WL wireless robot controller demonstration last weekend at the 2nd ROBO-ONE Humanoid Helper Project competition. It will be quite interesting to see how this product does in the market since traditionally Kondo has depended on their proprietary R/C communication technology and effectively closed controller architecture. In the past Kondo customers that needed more wireless capability or access to...
Posted by Lem on February 21st, 2010
At the ROBO-ONE Humanoid Robot Helper Project competition in Yokohama this weekend, Kondo, world famous as a leader in hobby and research biped robot kits, took the wraps off their new KCB-3WL controller board specifically designed for use in robot applications. Showing off typical applications for the new controller, Kondo demonstrated the board installed in their popular KHR-3HV humanoid robot, as well as a simplier multi-legged crawling bot. The board...
Posted by Lem on February 20th, 2010
robo-one-helper-15 Originally uploaded by Robots-Dreams. What a wonderful, surprising, delightful, and fufilling day at the 2nd ROBO-ONE Humanoid Robot Helper Competiton. We were reminded, over and over again, that ROBO-ONE may be the world's leading humanoid competition, but at the end of the day the most important factor is the people that make it all happen. We came away with lots of new stories, insight into some new products soon...
Posted by Lem on February 20th, 2010
We’re not sure out ‘revolutionary’ it is, but we will say that the Spheroidz remote control RC vehicle (dare we say ‘robot’?) is pretty innovative. The vehicle runs around inside an inflatable plastic bubble that allows it to cross rough terrain, and even roll across water hazards like pools, ponds, and marshy areas. Between the Spheroidz and the new Cheeky Monkey products, it looks like MechRC is trying to position...
Posted by Lem on February 19th, 2010
Designed by Nick Donaldson with “Got Robots?”, the Cheeky Monkey robot will be introduced to the market this summer by MechRC. The darn thing is so cute, and captures so much of its creators personalities that it even burps!
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