Monthly Archive for: ‘March, 2008’
Floor Cleaning Robot: Scooba by iRobot
The Scooba by iRobot is a robot that helps with floor cleaning while looking cool! The iRobot Scooba travels around rooms, avoiding carpets and cliffs, squeegeeing your rooms. According to iRobot: It cleans beneath cabinet edges, tables, chairs and other hard-to-reach places while automatically avoiding carpets and stairs. Robot Appropriate Surfaces The Scooba is recommended for use on sealed hardwood, tile, and linoleum. This magical floor cleaning robot uses water or water/vinegar or a Clorox Scooba cleaning solution. Scooba …
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Image Chef Widget: Cool Gizmo Toys
Cool Gizmo Toys — my blog's name in neon lights, an Image Chef widget. Cool, huh?
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Robot Toy: WowWee Robopanda an Interactive Bear
The Wowee Robopanda is a cute, adorable companion that doesn’t need a remote! This robot, which looks like a panda bear, interacts through touch, sound, and movement. It has touch-sensitive skin and can tell the difference between a stroke, touch and a pat. According to WowWee, he’s quite a friendly little guy: Robopanda™ is a playful and talkative interactive friend. With his engaging personality and bright animated eyes, Robopanda™ loves to share stories and jokes, play games, sing songs and talk with …
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KHR-1 Humanoid Robot Wins Robolympics
KHR-1 is a programmable humanoid robot that was introduced in June of 2004. The Japanese company, Kondo Kagaku, is a manufacturer of cool robots, including the KHR-1. According to Kondo, they have an advanced teaching system that makes programming motion easy: Complex motion but easy input！ It is easy to make complex motion thanks to our teaching system. You can indicate the motion just like moving figure above. You can input it by any servo used. KHR-1 Humanoid Robot …
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