Robot Living

The Swarmanoid project is developing an eye-bot. The eye-bot is a quadrotor robot that features sonar and differential pressure sensors to determine its altitude and a magnetometer to get its heading.

The robot also includes a 360 degree camera, obstacle detection and a scanner.

The CPU is based on the one used in the foot-bot. The Swarmanoid group have also created a hand-bot. What’s next a belly-bot?

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Also see our previous post on swarm robotics here.

Sorry, no guitar wielding Terminator here, although the guitar is often referred to as an axe.

But there is a robot called Guitar Heronoid that will play Guitar Hero for you.

Gibson announces the launch of their Guitar Robot. Billed as the world’s first guitar with robotic technology, this guitar is self tuning.

The ice blue sunburst pattern shown here is only available as a limited edition. They are taking pre orders for when the guitar becomes available on 12/7/07.

Each store will only carry 10 of these bad boys, so hurry up and order now!

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The Argo project has reached a milestone of 3,000 robots. These robots monitor ocean temperatures and salinity.

The cylindrical robot descends to a depth of 2,000 meters and drifts with the current for 9 days. the robot then rises to the surface, while gathering data. Once at the surface it transmits the data via satellite to weather centers.

The robot then descends to 2,00 meters again and repeats the process. The robots have been deployed in all of the major oceans. How they avoid surfacing into or damaging boats we are not sure, but next time you are swimming in the ocean, watch out for the robots.

Many countries such as France, China, Norway and the United States participate in this program.

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A new kind of store called Robot Galaxy has just opened 2 locations in the New York city area. In the store you can build your own robot. Pictured here is the robot Pango. The store offers 5 different models based on the comic called The Brotherhood.

The basic premise of the store is to make it more of an interactive experience rather than just buying something. Prices range form $27 to $70 depending on how many accessories you pick.

While these robots seem great for young kids, they are a bit dorky looking. Have any of our readers been to one of these stores yet?

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iRobot wins an injunction against Robotic FX.

Judge Nancy Gertner has issued a 30 page ruling. This will most likely prevent Robotic FX from delivering their recently won army contract. A full trial is scheduled no later than April 7, 2008 so their is plenty of time for more action in this robotic soap opera. Stay tuned….

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