BAE Systems has just signed a $38 million agreement with the US Army to develop insect like robots. This collaborative is called Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST).
The picture here is what the future spiderbots may look like. Also see the BAE promotional video here. We especially like the robotic tank that [...]

Mobot Races are a Carnegie Mellon institution. The line following robot race has been run annually for 14 years. Pictured here is the 2006 winner Pajamas.
Robots must follow the lined course through a series of gates. Knocking over a gate ends the race for that particular robot.
See the 2008 winners and a [...]

Crabfu has done it again with another version of Swashbot. Another great 3 legged robot slightly bigger than the original.
See our previous post on Swashbot here.
Swashbot 2 looks less like Darth Vader and more like an insect. See [...]

An elephant robot has been unveiled at Kobe airport in Japan for cleaning urinals. The robot will be sold for around $1 million yen or approximately $9,700 US.
The robots are for cleaning airports or highway rest areas. The robot can clean 1 urinal in about 10 seconds and uses less water in the [...]

Honda’s Asimo has become a very busy fellow. First he was in a show at Disneyland called Say Hello To Honda’s Asimo, then he was in the New Year’s Day parade and now he will be conducting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, including cellist Yo-Yo Ma on May 13.
Asimo and company will be performing Impossible [...]