Archive for the 'Entertainment' Category
Sorry to bust your hopes of a date with a female robot, but we are not surprised. The Perfect Woman robot we reported on back in May is a hoax.
Our first tip off was that signing up for the pre order email list accomplished nothing, not even a confirmation email. The second tip off is [...]
Sega and Hasbro Unveil New Dancing Partner
1 Comment Published June 20th, 2008 in Entertainment, Robot NewsSega is introducing A.M.P (Automated Music Personality). This 2.4 foot tall robot boasts disc shaped hands for scratching, stereo speakers, LEDs, and 2 wheels.
The robot can bob it’s head as red LED lights flash.
Looks kidn of like a robot on top of a Segway.
The robot will be available in November in the US for $745.
See [...]
Black Ox by Japanese company Vstone is impressive. Complete with red LED eyes and 20 movable points this robot stands 1.5 feet tall.
Watch the video here.
No price or release date yet, but this anime character robot will probably be released in Japan first.
Update - Black Ox is coming this September at a whopping price of [...]
On Saturday, May 24, the 17 centimeter tall Evolta robot scaled a Grand Canyon Cliff.
This was a publicity stunt to prove the Evolta batteries by Panasonic truly are the world’s longest lasting batteries.
Using 2 AA batteries, the robot scaled a 530 meter rope in only 6 hours and 45 minutes. No extra points for [...]
Check out this funny short video called Sherlockbot by Waverly films. This group of Brooklyn film makers post weekly clips to there site called Waverly Films.
In this 3 minute film, a kid discovers his piggy bank is broken and creates a robot to help him find the culprit, but the robot does not behave as [...]




