Most folks speculated that iRobot’s new robot would be a lawnbot. Well, they have introduced a new gutter cleaning robot called Looj.
No word on pricing, but how often do you clean your gutters? Maybe two or three times a year? Does this small amount of useage justify a potential price of $250 - $300?
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The classic sci-fi movie The Day The Earth Stood Still is getting a remake. None other than Keannu Reeves is playing the alien Klaatu. No word on who is playing the robot Gort.
The remake is being directed by Scott Derrickson and is scheduled for release in May of 2008. Let’s hope Hollywood doesn’t screw up [...]

Japanese artist Kogoro Kurata has created a giant robot named Scopedog. The robot is based on a 1983 anime series called Armored Trooper Votoms. Scopedog is over 4 meters tall and weighs over 2 tons. Now this is some serious heavy metal.
Link via (Engadget)
Also check out this other guys homemade wearable giant robot costume here.

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In the science fiction version of the future robots can do all sorts of things like fly and shoot lasers. Who ever thought robots would be turned into diet and exercise gurus? Well 2 different projects have the same goal: To help you lose weight.
Folks at MIT have created a sociable robot with an external [...]

Rolling robot orbs that dance are being created by Michael Prados and his team for the upcoming Burning Man festival. These rolling robots will use Zigbee and GPS tracking to communicate with each other and create a dance in the desert. These rolling bots move by using a large battery that swings like [...]