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Robotic Alarm Clock & Vacuum
Designer Jeongmi Lee from Seoul has created a robotic vacuum cleaner that doubles as an alarm clock. The alarm clock sits on the floor and is attached to your blanket by a string. When the alarm goes off, the robot moves and pulls the blanket off of you. The robot also poops, which is it’s [...]
I’m A Cyborg, But That’s OK.
This totally looks like an awesome movie from Korea.
Meet Hubo II The Korean Rival to Asimo
Meet Hubo II, the newer faster version of Hubo. The original Hubo was developed in 2004 and both Hubos were developed at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology’s Humanoid Robot Research Center, by professor Oh Jun Ho and a team of research students. Hubo II weighs one third less than the original Hubo [...]
Infant Carrying Robot AKA Robo Carriage
Introducing Bomo, the world first indoor Robot Baby Carriage. The carriage can be put on automatic mode, giving the tiny tot a ride around your room without bumping into any pesky chairs or tables while it follows mom. Older tots can actually steer the carriage and still won’t bump into anything thanks to sensors. Bomo [...]
Scientists Make Creepy Robot
Researchers at Seoul National University in Korea are trying to make a robot that can creep or be sneaky. In the image here, the blue dot is the good guy, like a security guard and the red dot is the bad guy, like an intruder. The researchers have created an algorithm that allows the blue [...]