Posted by admin | Posted in News | Posted on 15-01-2009
When we see futuristic movies, we are at awe. But when it actually happens in real life, you begin to tense over how fast the world is going. Scientific designers at the Waseba University in Tokyo, Japan have invented a robot that can serve you breakfast in bed. Not only that, with its delicate hands it can even be careful to not crumble the bread. Apparently the scientists have designed the arms of ‘Twendy One’ in the size of an average female. This point arises another question, however. Did the scientists intend to create a robotic wife to do the housework? Maybe not.
Posted by admin | Posted in News | Posted on 07-01-2009
Futuristic films always portrayed us playing with robots by Y2K, although the moment’s come and gone, we still are to achieve that caliber. WowWee is one such company that’s aiming at bringing robot buddies and the Joebot robot is the newest offering. This walking-talking bot comes with a sense of humor and rhythm as well. Reacting to voice commands, Joebot responds to the key phrases through the use of sound sensors. It can even be controlled via his hands or by using the Robosapien robot’s remote controller.
Posted by admin | Posted in News | Posted on 11-12-2008
Anyone who had any doubt that the future of humanoid robots would inevitably veer towards the seedy side need only look to the example of Le Trung and his fembot Aiko. The Vietnamese-Canadian tinkerer put Aiko together and controls her functions using software he calls the Biometric Robot Artificial Intelligence Neural System (BRAINS). Le Trung claims Aiko can read newspapers, check the weather, distinguish between different medicines, detect 300 faces per second and answer airport arrival/departure time questions.
The inventor also claims that due to an array of sensors, Aiko can also function as an intimate companion, but on his website he states, “Yes Aiko is still a virgin, and no I do not sleep with her.” But as the development of the currently wheelchair bound robot advances, we’ll be waiting to see that line of text mysteriously disappear from his website. Le Trung’s plans for the future of Aiko would offer the robot for public consumption at around $15,000-$17,000, followed by a newer singing robot called Project EVE. You can see video of Aiko in action here, and find more interesting (creepy?) information on the Project Aiko website.
Posted by admin | Posted in News | Posted on 10-12-2008
For a robot — and even for a human — the MechRC has some seriously impressive moves. It can perform pretty much any motion you can program, including head-stands and backward tumbles, and it really maintains its balance well despite the complex maneuvers. That, and it has a set of speakers built into its chest to blast whatever you want it to dance to.
If you’re worried you won’t be able to learn how to use the MechRC right off the bat, the ‘bot comes with 100 movements pre-programmed, as well as a 3D interface for programming so you can see what you’re doing.
You get the MechRC and everything it takes to run it for $600.
When we see futuristic movies, we are at awe. But when it actually happens in real life, you begin to tense over how fast the world is going. Scientific designers at the Waseba University in Tokyo, Japan have invented a robot that can serve you breakfast in bed. Not only that, with its delicate hands it can even be careful to not crumble the bread. Apparently the scientists have designed the arms of ‘Twendy One’ in the size of an average female. This point arises another question, however. Did the scientists intend to create a robotic wife to do the housework? Maybe not.
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