 Art That Actually Watches You - Opto-Isolator::Have you ever looked at a painting or sculpture that had eyes that seemed to watch you?
You can try to convince yourself all you want that this wall mount isn't watching you, but in this case, your paranoid… [MORE] |
 Robotic Toys - Inud the Robo-Dog::Did you ever want a dog that doesn’t pee on the rug? Inud the Robo-Dog by Segatoy is for you. He responds to human touch, voice commands, and movement, and will even let you shake its paw.
At $270,… [MORE] |
 Robot Furniture - The Walking Chair::$15,000 for possibly the ugliest chair ever designed? Why so much? Because the chair walks. No need to ask your robot to rearrange the furniture, just ask your chair to take a hike. The makers went strictly… [MORE] |
 Robot Helps Lost People - Robovie::If you ever find yourself lost in a shopping mall in Osaka, Japan, just look for a lurking robot with lemur-like eyes.
The Robovie is a crowd-monitoring robot capable not only of watching 20 people at… [MORE] |
 The Propaganda Robot - Contestational Little Brother::Protesters of the world can breathe a sigh of relief... Little Brother is here to help.
This cutesy, pint-sized robot is the brain(washing) child of Contestational Robotics, a robotics initiative which… [MORE] |
 Pay To Play - UBFunkeys::They're called UBFunkeys and they are little toy creatures that you plug into your computer. There are 24 of them in all (8 tribes of 3 members each). OK, so what do they do? They are actually keys to… [MORE] |
 Monkey Thoughts Control Robots - Cognitive Powers of Apes for Tech::Dig out your copy of Planet of the Apes or Netflix it, because monkeys are operating robots. A 12 pound monkey in North Carolina activated a 200 pound robot to walk on a treadmill using only brain activity.… [MORE] |
 $725 Million Robot - 18 Meter Gundam Robot::Japan’s Science and Technology Agency website, SciencePortal, has released specs and pricing for a life-sized Gundam Robot. The giant humanoid would stand 18 meters (59 feet) tall and weigh 43.4 metric… [MORE] |
 Pay Toilets In NYC - 15 Minute Toilets Self Clean::This news will certainly relieve the citizens of New York. In an effort to ease public movement, and in loo of past efforts, New York City officially opened its first automated self-cleaning public pay… [MORE] |
 Personal Assistant Robot - WowWee Rovio (CES 2008)::WowWee has brought us the RoboSapien, RoboReptile, RoboRaptor, the Dragonfly Robot, and more. At the Consumer Electronics Show 2008, WowWee introduced the Rovio - a rolling cart-like gizmo that features… [MORE] |
 Surgery In Space - Zero Gravity Surgery One Step Closer (Follow Up)::Space travel has to be the most exciting and brave adventure any human being can embark on. But what happens if you become injured or ill to the point of needing emergency surgery while out in space? It's… [MORE] |
 Remote Control Creepy Crawlers - Battle Beetles::2007 has given us a variety of remote control objects - cars, helicopters, dragonflies, and now, battle beetles. The battle beetles come in three types: Brown Bot, Hercules Bot or Giraffe Stag-Beetle Bot.… [MORE] |
 Top 20 Robots in 2007 (GALLERY)::These were the 20 most popular Robots in 2007, based on our traffic statistics. If you have a something you'd like to submit to our Robots category, you should Join FREE and start building a Trend Hunter… [MORE] |
 Remote Controlled Crawling Hand - The Thing You Always Wanted::This robotic hand's slow creeping mode of locomotion, you can really give you friends a huge scare. You can finally get that Thing you always wanted.
I know that Halloween is over, but any day is a good… [MORE] |
 Socially Intelligent Robot - Honda Asimo is Shockingly Human::The Honda Asimo now knows how to navigate around people in work areas, a seemingly simple, yet complex task. It can also share and coordinate tasks with other Asimos and dock itself at the recharge station… [MORE] |
 Toyota Violin Playing Robot - Helpful Humanoids by 2010::Starting next decade, Toyota plans to begin using advanced robots and humanoids as assistants. This goes hand-in-hand with the Japanese automotive company's "Global Vision 2020" which outlines the aspiration… [MORE] |
 Robotic Dental Patient - Japanese Simroid Responds to Pain::Simroid, a robotic dental patient, was unveiled at the 2007 International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.
The faux patient has a realistic human appearance, Simroid actually looks like an attractive… [MORE] |
 Snake-Like Robot - Slithering OmniTread::Researchers from the University of Michigan College of Engineering have developed a snake-like robot called OmniTread.
This machine can climb over vertical objects, traverse rough terrain, make its way… [MORE] |
 Robot With Soft Hands Responds to Humans - Twendy-One Could be Most Advanced Robot::Robots advancing! Don't run for the hills yet. So far, robots have been doing friendly work, like helping a dude out of bed, preparing scrambled eggs and chatting him up. Twendy-one (great name for a Trendhunter… [MORE] |
 Carpet Cleaning Robot - Whistles While it Works::This robot will watch for intruders while it cleans your home. It's not only futuristic, it's fun and it's cool. While whistling while it works, the robot is also on the alert for motions that should be… [MORE] |
 Automated Cat Poo Cleaner - Litter Robot::Robots are really becoming part of our lives. Roomba cleans our carpet, our gutters and mows our yard. Now a robot cleans the cat box. Watch the demo to see how this Litter Robot is different from other… [MORE] |
 Robot Cleans Public Restrooms - Japanese Lady Bird Tackles Toilets::The Japanese are making some darn cute robots to do some heavy duty cleaning. These bots are made to clean the public rest area toilets. Inside is everything needed to do even the nastiest of clean ups.… [MORE] |
 Fake Insects For Pest Control - Robo-Roaches::Imagine if RoboRoaches could lead the nasty critters from their nests into a death chamber. What a great service to humanity. These little box-like robots have shown they have the capability to do just… [MORE] |
 First Hi-Def Pics of Earthrise from the Moon taken by Japanese Spacecraft::The lunar explorer "KAGUYA" has photographed the first high-definition image of an Earth-rise, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) announced. The spacecraft… [MORE] |
 Futuristic Bot Guitar - Gibson Robot::Bots are everywhere. Gibson - the best name in guitars - is selling the Gibson Robot. Only 10 per store will be available. There are all kinds of adjustments and presets to help players get great sound.… [MORE] |
 Painless Needles Inspired by Nicotine Patch - HP Electronic Plaster::Scared of needles? Fret no more! According to Computer World, Hewlett-Packard has revolutionized its printing technology to squeeze larger than ever molecules into 150 micrometer large needles that are… [MORE] |
 Fake Animal Eats Losing Stubs - Japanese Robo-Goat Reduces Litter::If you've visited a petting zoo you've probably experienced how the goats love to chew on anything they can get their teeth on, whether it is a jacket, scarf, trousers or a German farmer's tractor fund.… [MORE] |
 Future Robotic Spycam - The Delfly II::This radio-controlled insect-like aircraft is actually a robotic dragonfly spy called DelFly II developed by robot jockeys at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. It can fly for at least… [MORE] |
 Interative Robot Pets - Segatoys Dreamchick::No, it’s not a realistic sex doll! Dreamchick is the latest must-have gadget in the Japanese robotic pet movement. It’s a cute, little, lifelike robotic baby chick made by Segatoys that won’t grow… [MORE] |
 Robot Rewrites The Bible - Christian-Sanctioned Kuka Robot::Relax! This RobotLab robot isn't reinterpreting the holy word. The Kuka robot is merely rewriting the Martin Luther bible in calligraphy font. This could be the first example of a religious robot. [MORE] |
 Real-Life C-3PO - Android Unleashed::Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) is going to unleash the next generation of humanoid robot, aka android, on October 29. The robot can observe and store its… [MORE] |
 Fake Intimacy 2 - Virtual Love Partner Combines Physical Robot, Virtual Reality::I just love all the technology speak related to this item, but let's be realistic, what we are looking at here is the next big thing in virtual love partners. In short, this robot can perform physical… [MORE] |
 Auto Pet - Nissan OneOne is More than a Car::The Nissan OneOne (as in Won Won, not 1 1) is dubbed as a friendly pet. But actually it's a robot car that will befriend your children and even take them to school. Lets hope it doesn't eat them too,… [MORE] |
 Robotification of Society - Intimacy With Robots?::Making the leap from Roomba to clean your floors to a robot in your bed may be not as far down the road as you think.
David Levy wrote a wrote a PhD. thesis that declared humans will marry robots within… [MORE] |
 Robot Masseur - WAO-1 Massage Machine::Japanese scientists have just invented a contraption to give facial therapeutic massages across the country's spas and hospitals. The WAO-1 robot (Waseda Asahi Oral Rehabilitation Robot 1) is designed… [MORE] |
 $75,000 Fortunes - Psychic Interactive Robot::Would you pay $75,000 to have your fortune read by a psychic robot? The interactive fortune teller has the high tech ability to converse with users, answer questions, and even recognize a select number… [MORE] |
 Virtual Babysitter - iRobot Connectr::As working parents know, work schedules and travel can steal away from family time. IRobot has come up with, what I can honestly say is, a rather brilliant solution: the Connectr! This gadget is a great… [MORE] |
 Police Spy Drones - UK Police Introduce Microdrones::The British police are now testing spy drones made by Microdrones GmbH, a German company.
The drones can be deployed in a variety of ways, including surveillance and crowd control. For example, the… [MORE] |
 Waiterless Restaurant - Fully Automated Dining At Bagger's::Bagger's, a unique German restaurant, has eliminated all need for human interaction. Now you can enjoy your meal without pesky waiters -- the only one left to blame for a screwed up order is you. The Nuremberg… [MORE] |
 Four-Legged Robot - BigDog Robot Army::This is some of the freakiest robot video footage I've ever seen. Created by Boston Dynamics, The BigDog walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. I think it is so disturbing to… [MORE] |
 Asexual Robots - Self-Replicating Machines::There is a small percentage of the population who fall into the 'sci-fi geek' category. Within this group lays an even smaller one: the end-is-near group. These folks predict that robots will eventually… [MORE] |
 Giggling Robots Could Cure Cancer - Robots Laugh At Your Jokes::Do people just not get your sense of humour? Do you come up with the cleverest, most witty lines in your head, only to have them shot down by others when you present them? Then you need to get your hands… [MORE] |
 Hair Transplant Robot - Restoration Robotics Help Docs Plug Heads::Time to turn your six-head back into the forehead you had in your youth! With hair transplant therapies on the rise, doctors are struggling to keep up with the demand for fuller bushels of hair. Instead… [MORE] |
 Robotic Guitar Tuner - Motorized String Master::This gizmo combines an eletronic tuner with a motor to automate the tuning of your instrument. You actually place the tool over each tuning knob, pluck the string, and the string Master tightens or loosens… [MORE] |
 Robot Bartenders Get Digital - MyFountain Smartini Cocktail Mixer::We've seen a handful of Robot Bartenders at Trend Hunter, but this is the first that does not look too gimicky. It even has a digital display.
If you tend to forget the great lounge drinks you've sampled… [MORE] |
 Robotic Janitor - Wax On, Wax Off With Tondon::This bright yellow cube-on-wheels was built by Subaru (Fuji Heavy Industries) and Sumitomo. Given the name Tondon after the Balinese snake god, this robot cleans the floors of a 14-story apartment complex… [MORE] |
 Luxury Pleasures - Bling Sex Toys For Women::Why not get your pleasure in style? It's possible with a variety of ultimate luxury sex toys for women made of 18k gold, platinum, silver and high tech. The world is becoming more and more open to sex… [MORE] |
 Social Message Robots - Crawling Japanese Salaryman::This robot is a Japanese salary-man crawling in his suit. It sends a great social message bout the Japanese obsession with work. The concept is bizarre but amazing as far as robotic future advancements.… [MORE] |
 Eight Legged Robot - The Halluc II::The Halluc 2 is a unique robot from Japan with 8 legs and mobility functions that enable it to crawl over obstacles. It can also operate through rugged terrain. Technovelgy notes, "Halluc II, a very cool… [MORE] |
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