Monthly Archives: May 2008

Cyborg Insects

Uses for tiny flying robot bugs will mostly include reconnaissance missions for military and law enforcement applications. DARPA currently has incentives for creating these little machines for military purposes. The advantage of being so small is that it could enter … Continue reading

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Robot Competitions: RoboGames 2008, From June 13-15

For those of you addicted to fighting robots, the RoboGames 2008 is that place you have to be! The RoboGames are an annual event that take place in the US in San Fransisco, California. The RoboGames 2008 will be holding … Continue reading

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DIY 3D Printer: The CandyFab 4000 Machine

Just when you thought the Fabaloo DIY Fab@Home 3D Printer machine was a big sticky mess by squirting goo onto things, there is a new even more sticky 3d Printer design you have to see. The CandyFab 4000 machine by … Continue reading

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Robots Made From Trash

Here is a clip where Paul Merton is in China visiting Mr Woo who designs robots at his home out of junk and rubbish or whatever recycled junk parts he finds laying around. Mr. Woo’s robots are quite inventive, he … Continue reading

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Robo-One Competition in Japan

The Robo-One competition is a competition between biped humanoid robots. The competition typically consists of various battles between the robots that test the capabilities of each. ROBO-ONE 14 is scheduled for October 11th – 12th, 2008. Here are a few … Continue reading

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Military Transport Robot: BigDog

BigDog is one of the next generation military assist machines in development right now. Big Dog is a research and development project by Boston Dynamics. The Big Dog project is funded by DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency. Boston … Continue reading

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Robot Monty Throws and Catches a Ball

Go Monty! You can do it! This robot named Monty is a dynamically balancing robot designed and built by Trevor Blackwell of Anybots Inc. This robot has been trained to throw and catch a ball. It appears to drop the … Continue reading

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New 3D Solidworks Models of Hardware and Electrical Components

PropellerCode.com is proud to announce the new addition of free 3D Solidworks Models of various hardware and Electrical Components. We feel it is important that you design your robots with the best tools avaliable! That is why we here are … Continue reading

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Music Video: The Robots

Kraftwerk -The Robots(Lost in Space Version) Lost in Space has got to be one the most classic robot shows ever made. Here is an Old-School video that I believe was done quite well. The Song is called The Robots by … Continue reading

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Upcoming Events for Parallax Inc.

Here are the upcoming events Parallax Inc. will be involved with in the next few months. Conferences: June 10-11, 2008 – Sensors Expo & Conference Educator’s Courses and Trainings: May 16-17, 2008 – Basic Stamp Educators Course (2-days) at Hartnell … Continue reading

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