Twendy One, a new household robot, was unveiled this week. The robot is made by Japanese researchers at Waseda University.
In the demonstration, the robot picked up a tray of food and carried it to a table.
Twendy-One is able to pick up a variety of objects such as coffee cups, plastic bottles among other things. [...]

Ok, maybe invades is overstating it, but how else can you categorize an 800 pound robot named WISOR (Welding and Inspection Steam Operations Robot) that lives under New York City?
Manufactured by Honybee Robotics for Con Edison this robot is equipped with 5 cameras a MIG welder and a milling device. This 800 [...]

Top 4 robots for the holidays.
Two robots that didn’t make the list are ConnectR by iRobot and Spyke. The ConnectR is in an invite only test mode and Spyke has had production delays and will not be available until next year. Also note that Pleo is not expected to be ready until 12/18/07 [...]

EMIEW 2 (Excellent Mobility and Interactive Existence as Workmate) from Hitachi made its debut this week. This robot uses a gyrosensor to maintain its balance and can go for about an hour on its lithium ion batteries before needing a recharge.
The debut was not without a hitch. The robot is not completely autonomous [...]

Nature once again influences a new robot design. Ladybird is a new Japanese robot designed for highway rest area cleaning.
Ladybird will be able to have simple conversations via its built in antennae microphone on topics such as driving directions. S eems very friendly for tourists, but at 3.5 million yen, that’s a high price [...]