menu
robots A-Zrobot timelinegamestv & moviesfeaturescontactfacebooktwitteryoutubetumblrrss feed
bg logo logobump

Archive for January, 2010

The Robot Art of Mike Slobot

Mike Slobot builds robotic sculptures out of old toys and found objects, which are one-of-a-kind pieces that have been displayed in art galleries.

• Q.taro

Similar to SONY’s Rolly, this early SONY spherical robot could play music and move autonomously without falling off of ledges.

U1K (Under 1kg) Robot Fight

The third Under 1kg Robot Fight was held on January 9th. I’ve edited some great footage from the event taken by Iketomu, who maintains an English blog called Biped Robot News Japan.

Harbin Institute of Technology’s Humanoid

An Intelligent Service Robot being developed in China.

• UT-mu2 “Magnum”

The researchers at Nakamura & Yamane Lab improved on their fighting robot Mighty with a new design, nicknamed “Magnum”. It was publicly displayed at the Aichi Expo in 2005.