Category Archive for: ‘Robots’
Running Robot: Sony QRIO
The QRIO robot by Sony is the fastest running robot alive. It’s pretty coolio. According to a Sony Press Release, QRIO is the first ever running robot: World’s First Running Humanoid Robot Tokyo Japan, December 18th, 2003 – Sony Corporation today announced the development of dramatically enhanced motion of Sony’s humanoid robot, enabling integrated motion control for walking, jumping and running. By applying this technology to QRIO, which is one of Sony’s technology platforms, Sony has successfully created the world’s …
Read MoreNavy Robart III
Robart III is a sentinel robot developed by the U.S. Navy. If there is an intruder detected, Robart pops the intruder with a six-barrel gun loaded with rubber bullets. Cool!
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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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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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