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Japanese Surveillance Robot
The Japanese Ministry of Defense recently unveiled the above surveillance drone. The drone has GPS, high powered cameras and can fly for 30 minutes at a time. via (CNET)
Solar Tree & Robot Car
Nissan recently exhibited a new Solar Tree and a new version of EPORO, it’s small robotic car, at this years CEATEC in Japan.. The Solar Tree can recharge EPORO wirelessly, without any cables or plugs. The three solar panels on the tree can generate about 20 kilowatts of power. For those of you unfamiliar with [...]
HRP4
Kawada Industries along with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Company have developed HRP4. This new slimmer athletic model is meant to coexist with us humans. We have also been impressed previously by models HRP2 and HRP3, so they have been working on this technology for a few years now. HRP4 weighs [...]
ApriPoco Robot Remote
Tired of having too many remotes cluttering your coffee table? Toshiba has the answer. They have created a robotic universal remote called ApriPoco. ApriPoco is a small 8.4 inch tall robot that responds to voice commands. It can turn on and off appliances for you. No word on a price or when it may be [...]
Robotic Wheelchair
We have seen robotic chairs before, such as Take A Seat by Jelte van Geest and even a Brain Controlled Wheelchair, but never a smart wheelchair that follows you around. The wheelchair, developed at Saitama University in Japan, uses distance senors to stay far enough to your left as to not get in your way. [...]