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Hot This Week1. Anti-PMS Robots - Panadol Menstrual Ads  A man probably couldn't get away featuring this ad, but I think as a woman, it's OK to share the humor of this PMS-mocking campaign.
The print campaign for Panadol Menstrual shows an image of a driveway with a small robot delivering the premenstrual syndrome medication. Behind the delivery robot a…2. Maestro Robots In Action - Honda Asimo Conducts Symphony (UPDATE) (VIDEO)  We told you Honda's Asimo robot was scheduled to conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a performance of The Impossible Dream from Man of la Mancha. The successful performance took place yesterday, and we have the video to prove it.
Even though I feel a little uneasy about the idea of robots in…3. Robot Bartender Festivals - Roboexotica (VIDEO)  Robots are now man's new best friend. Thats right dogs, you are not good enough anymore. You know why? 'Cause you can't make cocktails.
Roboexotica, a yearly festival that usually takes place in Vienna, is taking place in San Fransisco this year. The event happened this weekend and featured good m…4. Recycled Robot Jewelry - Obvious Front (GALLERY)  D Young, the artisan behind Obvious Front, makes the funkiest robot earrings, pendants and ornaments from recycled parts of old TV and VCR. The quirky, humorous bots are assembled from capacitors, wires, resistors - anything that can form the body, arms, legs and head of his little creations. He has…5. Recycled Electric Toothbrush Gadgets - Bristlebot/Brushbot (VIDEO)  Old toothbrushes can be used for all sorts of things - cleaning greasy engine parts, scrubbing hard-to-reach toilet nooks, and creating robotic artists. The folks at Evil Mad Science Laboratories discovered a simple DIY robot project. It uses a toothbrush head, a pager motor, and a watch battery. A … |
Hot This Month1. Super Exoskeletons - Now on Sale  We have seen plenty of exoskeletons being developed over the years designed to support humans and assist them with super strength, the only problem was that none of them were available for sale. Cyberdyne, Japan has now officially launched its Robotic exoskeleton called HAL to the market. The HAL ca…2. Firefighting Robots - OLE Insect Firefighter (GALLERY)  The OLE robot is a product of the industrial-design studio at the University of Magdeburg-Stendal in Germany. The OLE, which is autonomous and is guided by GPS, intelligent feelers, infrared and heat sensors, is equipped with tanks of water and powdered fire-extinguishing agents.
The armor of this …3. Character Animation Evolved - GTA4's Euphoria Engine (VIDEO)  Character animation is becoming more evolved than ever before, as proven by the latest teaser for Grand Theft Auto 4 (GTA4). The game, to be released next week, uses a new Euphoria Engine, thought to be among the most realistic at rendering character animation.
What does this engine actually do an…4. Robotic Fashion Campaigns - Levi's Metal Denim Passion (VIDEO)  Robotified fashion campaigns continue to emerge as the obsession with futurism and luxury space travel continues. Now Levi's has jumped on board with this ad campaign.
The Levi's Copper Jeans ads are running on a new website called Metal Denim Passion. The Asia Pacific campaign features models who…5. Jellyfish Robots - Festo AirJelly (VIDEO)  Most people would probably be freaked out as well as awestruck by the beauty of this jellyfish robot designed by Festo. The AirJelly performs a series of motions similar to that of a real life jellyfish to navigate and move around.
It runs on a lithium-ion battery and electric motor as well as a b…6. Fire Fighter Robots - Forest-Clearing Transformer (GALLERY)  This fire fighter robot was a group project designed by Jordan Guelde and Daniel Shankland II. Each designed a robot, both using the same core parts but each is meant to perform unique tasks.
Guelde's robot is featured in the gallery and Shankland's can be seen at coroflot.com/dbs2.
"This is an a…7. Robotic Bouncers - "Bum Bot" Shoos away Homeless (VIDEO)  What does a small business owner do when he's tired of his pub getting broken into? He builds a robot, of course. Atlanta pub owner Rufus Terrill is an upstanding citizen, he's owned his successful business for four years and sits on the board of a nearby child care center. But he's angry about crim…8. Resurrecting 80 Year Old Humanoids - Gakutensoku Revived (VIDEO)  The Japanese always had a thing for robots. An 80 year old japanese robot has been brought back to life to star as the main attraction at the newly renovated Osaka Science Museum beginning July 18.
Gakutensoku is a humanoid automaton which was built in 1928 by the biologist Makoto Nishimura. It wa…9. Elephant Toilet Cleaners - Urine for a Real Surprise  A herd of little blue elephants have been left on the loose in Japan. These little pachyderm robots with little yellow hats are also known as the Dasubee, or toilet scrubbing robots. The robots scrub and clean the urinals to keep everything sparkling clean.
However, do take heed of the warning as m…10. Musical Robots - Honda Asimo to Conduct Orchestra  A Honda robot will conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a concert that will take place on May 13th in Detroit. The Honda Asimo robot will pick up the baton and lead the human musicians in a rendition of Man of La Mancha's Impossible Dream.
"The irony of a Japanese automaker trotting out an ad…11. Anti-PMS Robots - Panadol Menstrual Ads A man probably couldn't get away featuring this ad, but I think as a woman, it's OK to share the humor of this PMS-mocking campaign.
The print campaign for Panadol Menstrual shows an image of a driveway with a small robot delivering the premenstrual syndrome medication. Behind the delivery robot a…12. Robot Nurses - uBOT-5  With baby boomers making the transition into the 65-and-older crowd, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a robot that can help in case of a medical emergency. What can this droid do - use a stethoscope, call for an ambulance, and facilitate a video call with a docto…13. Maestro Robots In Action - Honda Asimo Conducts Symphony (UPDATE) (VIDEO) We told you Honda's Asimo robot was scheduled to conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a performance of The Impossible Dream from Man of la Mancha. The successful performance took place yesterday, and we have the video to prove it.
Even though I feel a little uneasy about the idea of robots in…14. Robot Bartender Festivals - Roboexotica (VIDEO) Robots are now man's new best friend. Thats right dogs, you are not good enough anymore. You know why? 'Cause you can't make cocktails.
Roboexotica, a yearly festival that usually takes place in Vienna, is taking place in San Fransisco this year. The event happened this weekend and featured good m…15. Recycled Robot Jewelry - Obvious Front (GALLERY) D Young, the artisan behind Obvious Front, makes the funkiest robot earrings, pendants and ornaments from recycled parts of old TV and VCR. The quirky, humorous bots are assembled from capacitors, wires, resistors - anything that can form the body, arms, legs and head of his little creations. He has… |
Hot This Quarter1. Celebrity Fashion Robots - Gwyneth Paltrow in Vogue (GALLERY)  The intrigue with futurism and robots has permeated the fashion industry, with space-inspired styles supplementing the growing integration of robots and smart technologies in our daily lives.
Labels like Diesel have captured these elements in futuristic photoshoots, but to further solidify the move…2. High-Tech Graffiti - "Couleur sur l’Objet" Painting Robot  Get Banksy one of those! “Couleur sur l’Objet” by Stefan Rechsteiner brings high tech and robotics to street art. "Couleur sur l’Objet” is basically a wall climbing robotic printer, based on the principle of the vortex-robots that are able to climb walls with the help of suction. It featu…3. 36 Freaky Robots With Human Jobs (SUPER GALLERY)  Trend Hunter's robot section features several hundred robots, but none are more freaky than these 36, which each have human jobs. Having said that, I did cheat a little on this list, adding some unemployed robots that are simply human-like and freaky. Enjoy!
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Robot Secreta…4. Self-Healing Mini Robots - EU Symbrion Program (GALLERY)  The European Union is developing and funding a project, the Symbrion program, to develop a prototype team of shape-changing, self-organizing mini robots that work as a team. These robots will be used in places such as disasters, like earthquakes, sent into collapsed buildings to search or lift rubbl…5. Super Exoskeletons - Now on Sale We have seen plenty of exoskeletons being developed over the years designed to support humans and assist them with super strength, the only problem was that none of them were available for sale. Cyberdyne, Japan has now officially launched its Robotic exoskeleton called HAL to the market. The HAL ca…6. Customized Robot Jeeves - Virtual Butler Summoned Through Magic Mirror (GALLERY)  Imagine never having to stick your hand in a toilet bowl again, never having to scrape crusted on food off a pan or never having to scrub at scuff marks on the floor. In the future, you could have a robot that does all the messy work for you thanks to a new customized, Virtual Butler.
Even simpler…7. Robot Secretaries (UPDATE) - Phorone (VIDEO)  Kokoro Dreams' life-sized android secretary's name is Phorone. She stands 175 cm and she has already starred in an anime where she was the protagonist. The big hope is that someday, she, and robots like her, will be able to replace real human secretaries.
"She is apparently powered by pressurized a…8. Fake Taxidermy Part VIII - 11 Robotic Hunting Trophies (GALLERY)  It seems the fascination with animal heads on the walls isn't letting up. These robotic animal head wall mounts make this our eighth fake taxidermy feature. We've seen classy antler chandeliers, and we've seen very tacky joke pieces. These are by far the most interaction of the bunch.
Motion sensor…9. Japanese Robot Carries Luggage - RoboPorter at Kita Kyushu Airport (VIDEO)  The Japanese are in with another robot first, the RoboPorter is a thus far free service that is being tested at Kita Kyushu airport in southwest Japan. He’s not very cute and doesn’t seem to be much for bending over. It looks pretty much like the bending and lifting is up to you and RoboPorter i…10. Robot out of Recycled Cell Phones - The TeMo (VIDEO)  Finally, something to do with that old cell phone when it has outlived it's original purpose!
Introducing - the TeMo (short for "Telerobotics over Mobile packet data services"), a robot made of Legos, a few microchips, some motors, and a cell phone. Software Engineer and self-professed "techie" Ja…11. Firefighting Robots - OLE Insect Firefighter (GALLERY) The OLE robot is a product of the industrial-design studio at the University of Magdeburg-Stendal in Germany. The OLE, which is autonomous and is guided by GPS, intelligent feelers, infrared and heat sensors, is equipped with tanks of water and powdered fire-extinguishing agents.
The armor of this …12. Robotic Music with Ping Pong Balls & Wine Glasses - Absolut Quartet (VIDEO)  Absolutely, completely and totally amazing! Thank God the inventors described it and provided a video, because I have no words for this awesomeness of a complicated machine. Dan Paluska and Jeff Lieberman have created the "ABSOLUT QUARTET", an "automated multi-instrumental orchestral machine, a larg…13. Emotional Robots - MIT's Nexi (VIDEO)  Nexi is a next generation humanoid robot conceived and designed by roboticist Cynthia Breazeal’s group at the MIT Media Lab. They call this so-called "emotional robot" an MDS (Mobile/Dexterous/Social). The robot can move its tiny body, hands, and face suggestive of human emotions. Gizmowatch says …14. Robot Barista - Justine Makes Coffee  Too lazy to get up and make that cup of joe? Apparently some Italians were so fed up with the brewing process, they set their sites on creating a barista robot that does it for them.
At first glance, Justine looks like a compilation of Red Bull cans, but the coffee making robot by the DEXMART proj…15. Robot Cellphone - Toshiba Softbank 815T  The new Toshiba Softbank 815T PB is a robot/cellphone hybrid made for a Japanese TV show called Ketai Sousakan 7 that transforms into a robot and back to a cell phone just like the robots in the Transformer movie. If you look at the pictures of the gadgets, you will see partially articulated robot-l… |
