Robot Living

YouTube poster robothut has created an amazing robot called Fire Chief  from a Chief Smoky robot that actually sends smoke out of the fire hose nozzle.

So here is my version of the Fire Chief robot. The firs effect in the chest turned out very well, I used a rotating wrinkle foil drum that colored lights reflect off of just like the fake fire units do, but again the digital camera does not like to shoot in to the lit effect. The smoker hose effect turned out great! The tip of the hose is the smoke fluid cartridge so if need be it can be replaced , the hearter is on the end of the hose and the power to the heater runs inside the hose. The hose is fed air buy a small air pump that came from a junked out blood pressure machine.

Great job robothut! Click through for a short video.

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Well, it doesn’t look anything like a parrot, but is a  damn cool drone controlled by your iPhone!

Recently unveiled at the CES being currently held in Las Vegas, this drone is designed to fly inside or outside, seems easy to control and comes with 2 augmented reality games.

This drone is really a WiFi enabled helicopter with 4 blades and 2 cameras.  It also comes with a hull that surrounds the blades for indoor flights.  No word yet on pricing or availability.

Click through for a video of the drone in action.

Link via (Forbes)

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Check out this awesome robot made from Lego pieces that places dominoes.

Link via (Make)

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Here is our 2009 Holiday Gift guide,  or some things we really want for Christmas.

Robini

1. Roboni-i – A programmable robot by Robinica. Robini-i was $299, now $199 at Hammacher Schlemmer .  See our previous post here.

2. Pingo – Your desktop penguin robot buddy. $145 from Arimaz – See a previous post about Pingo here.

3. Rovio by Wowwee – A web camera enabled bot that can patrol your home.  Even though the price is high, this is the one we really hope Santa brings us.  Now at Hammacher Schlemmer for $299.

See the previous post about Rovio here.

4. 4 in 1 Robot – A kit from Edmund Scientific.  Teaches the basics of sensing and locomotion.  Only $34.95 from Edmund Scientific.

5. Robot Ornament – For you cheapos out there.  Only $8.95 from Paper Source.
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Pingo is a robotic penquin that lives on your desktop from a Swiss company called Arimaz.  He gives you Facebook updates and can even read you the news.  Below is the complete list of things Pingo can do.

• Announces emails and messages from friends
• Reads aloud up-to-the minute news, weather and markets via RSS
• Responds to your voice commands
• Zooms, roams, rolls around your desk
• Interacts with other Pingo owners through our Facebook app
• Connects you to your favorite websites even when the browser is off

Pingo retails for about $145 US and can be found at the Arimaz store.

Click through for a video of the little guy in action.

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