Weekly Roundup - Weed Wacker
Friday, July 6th, 2007The HortiBot created by Danish agricultural scientists is a $71,000 weed wacker. It can identify 25 types of weeds and eradicate them. It moves around on wheels and coordinates itself by using GPS. Link via (Engadget)
Thanks to everyone who entered our T-shirt Giveaway contest. The winner is Harold with his amazing Thermo-Bot 1.0. pictured to your right. Congratulations Harold! Aldebaran Robotics Nao robot was shown at the Robocup in Atlanta. He has many features such as 23 degrees of freedom and voice recognition capabilities. Click through to see a video. Link via (Engadget) In other news, an Australian police commissioner predicts a robot crime wave. Mick Kealty says,”Technology such as cloned part-robot humans used by organized crime gangs pose the greatest future challenge to police…”Link to full story from The Age. |
