Category Archives: Research

Dancing Sony Robots

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Mike

Here is a set of 4 robots that have become quite popular among Sony robot enthusiasts. These robots have the ability, and agility to dance to music. What is cool is that these Sony robots will be able to give … Continue reading →

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Japanese Realistic Human Robot

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Mike

Here is a robot, which very closely resembles the realistic human form. This humanoid bot is a demonstration by a Japanese researcher. This robot is technically classified as an android. As you can see, this robot uses the same technology … Continue reading →

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Self-Replicating Repairing Robots

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Mike

Engineers at Cornell University have designed this odd-looking machine that can rebuild itself and also could perform repairs on itself. These robots are very cool, they are designed to demonstrate the concept that robots could have the ability to self … Continue reading →

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Vanderbilt University Bionic Arm

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Mike

Prosthetic limbs have come a long way since their first working developments. Fortunately, research on bionic limbs by Vanderbilt University is likely to hit the markets in a reasonable amount of time. Clinical testing for this bionic arm is scheduled … Continue reading →

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Robotic Wheels

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Mike

It’s hard to imagine building a robot that who’s sole purpose is to fall over on itself. However those researching robotic wheels have done just that. In fact their main purpose was to demonstrate a new method of robot locomotion … Continue reading →

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Robot Fish

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Mike

It was long ago determined that simple fish have developed one of the most efficient ways to move through water. The fish shape is completely hydrodynamic and has a large amount of surface area to push water with. Over the … Continue reading →

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Real Transformers

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Mike

Engage! If one of these transformer robots were on the market today I would go out and buy one. I would maybe even buy 2 or them, because then I could have transformer battles and rule the galaxy. Well maybe … Continue reading →

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