A new robot with an R2D2 like head has been designed to clean your kitchen. The robot can presently do about 50% of your kitchen chores, but the Readybot group hopes to eventually make that 80%.
In the video, the robot dumps food off of a plate and wipes the counter clean. Hopefully [...]

A giant ant robot named BILL-Ant (Biologically Inspired Legged Locomotion Ant) has overtaken a lab at Case Western University and is holding it’s maker hostage in it’s giant mandible.
Only kidding folks. This cool robot was designed by William Lewinger at Case Western University. The robot can lift itself up and carry an additional [...]

Master Mind is a robot designed by Kal Spelletich of the Seemen art group based in San Fransisco. The insect like robot has a video screen for a head that reflects the image of whomever is looking at it.
The robot responds to the actions of those in its immediate vicinity. The maker is [...]

Ok, this calls for a really good joke about robots and iHop the restaurant, but we couldn’t think of one. Please leave one in the comments.
Christopher Schmidt-Wetekam from the Jacobs School of Engineering has taken off the shelf parts and made a robot that hops.
The hopping robot runs on wheels and can also jump [...]

The robot Gort from the movie The Day The Earth Stood Still is up for sale on Ebay.
This robot is a handmade reproduction by by Fred Barton Productions, Inc. The eight feet tall robot comes with the original infrared controller. The robot has not been activated in years, so working condition is unknown.
Wow, [...]