OK Go's "I Won't Let You Down" Features Honda One-Wheelers and Schoolgirls
29 Oct 2014, 10:12 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A unique scenography having the band members’ moving around on Honda Uni-Cub’s prototypes and an army of Japanese dancers dressed in schoolgirls is the latest scheme Los Angeles-based OK...
Robotic Octopus Is Cool and Almost Useless
26 Sep 2014, 16:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Nature inspired the mankind to create all sorts of machine and devices and just when you thought we mined every bit of information from the animal/vegetable world, boom - we started copying them by ...
You Can Now Built Your Own Indestructible Soft Robot
19 Sep 2014, 17:42 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Scientists from Harvard will not seize to surprise us. After they’ve recently unveiled their out-of-this-world soft robot, which is able squirm over fire, across ice and survive under a ...
MIT's Cheetah Is a Running, Jumping Electric Robot
16 Sep 2014, 18:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Because regular cars with round wheels are just too mainstream these days, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have made a big four-legged robot that runs and jumps like a wild an...
Harvard Working on a Soft Exosuit That Could Give You Superpowers
12 Sep 2014, 14:29 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / You guys probably remember president Barack Obama joking about U.S. military creating an actual Iron Man suit this March. Or even better, you might’ve watched the 29-year old paraplegic man su...
Harvard’s Kilobots Prove There Is Always Strength in Numbers
18 Aug 2014, 16:10 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A team of researchers from the Harvard University recently unveiled a pilot project that studies the possibilities of autonomous robots that arrange themselves into vast, complex shapes. The scienti...
First Room Service Robot Starts Work On The 20th August
13 Aug 2014, 15:59 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Folks, it’s time to take a peek into the future. Better yet, it’s time to realize the future is here. A.L.O. is the first BotIr (robotic butler) to work for a major hotel brand. Hired by...
A 70-Foot Tall Robot Able To Juggle Cars Is Being Built and You Can Pledge For It
5 Aug 2014, 13:58 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Dan Granett, an engineer from Berkeley, California, is working on a project to create world’s first big scale robot that will be able to literally juggle cars in the air, exactly like clowns d...
Honda Miimo, the Robot Lawn Mower that Does Everything Himself
2 Aug 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda says the Type R represents its other side, but we found something from the other… other side. The Japanese company is not only a world class bike maker, but it’s also a leader in ...
Robotic Nose Will Replace World Trade Center Trakr Hero Dog in The Future
24 Jul 2014, 14:38 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Mexican postgraduate student of Technologico de Monterrey Bianca Lorena Villarreal has developed a device that allows multiple robotic platforms to follow the path on certain odors. Designed to sens...
Honda’s Latest Asimo Will Open Bottles in Europe
16 Jul 2014, 10:00 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The latest generation of Honda’s humanoid robot, Asimo, has made its European debut in Brussels today. Enhanced with sign language in Japanese and American, Asimo is able to open a bottle and ...
Japan Promises Giant Moving Gundam Robot for 2019
11 Jul 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is known for many things, including its beautiful parks, creatively designed cafes and overpriced hotel rooms. However, not many people know there's also a giant ro...
Robotic Flying Bird Developed in Japan Looks Just Like the Real Thing
4 Jul 2014, 17:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Everybody knows the legend of Icarus, where he tries to escape from Crete using wings his father made from feathers and wax. Humanity has always been literally obsessed with flying like a bird, ever...
Germans Will Park Their Car Through an Autonomus Robot Named Ray
30 Jun 2014, 16:48 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A German-based company claims they’ve designed the best four-wheel robot that will park the car for you. The system is already functional in Dusseldorf International Airport, and according to ...
Watch a Goldfish Drive Its Tank Around
11 Feb 2014, 12:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Over the years, we’ve seen dogs being taught how to drive on countless occasions, but now it’s time to move to focus to a much less complex pet: the Goldfish. As you can see in the adjac...
This is how Toyota Responds to the Segway
24 Jul 2013, 10:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As normal walking is too mainstream now and we will probably forget how it’s done by 2050, this is Toyota’s personal transport assistant robot functional concept that will go on sale in ...
Ford Using Robots for Truck Testing
17 Jun 2013, 08:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford claims it has become the first automaker to develop robotic technology that drives vehicles during on-road and off-road durability testing. Already in use at the company’s Michigan Pro...
Top Gear Stig Not Impressed by Honda's Asimo Robot
29 May 2013, 09:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Some say he has two pairs of knees, others that he blinks with two pairs of eyelids. We know for a fact that he doesn't comprehend Japan's whaling activities because he's never seen o...
Huge Diesel “Spider” Is Scary
4 Apr 2013, 08:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / This monstrous piece of work belongs to Micromagic Systems Company, led by Matt Denton, which specializes in animatronics for the film and television industry. The “Mantis”, as they n...
KARR from New Knight Rider Becomes a Robot
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The story goes on for the Knight Rider despite its problems with the audience. The TV series' producers can but try to impress the audience with something new. This time, Autoblog citing Kni...