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Two Wheeled Robot
Follow along as we attempt to build our first two wheeled robot using three main components. We will be using an Arduino Duemilanove for the brain, an Adafruit Motor Shield and 2 Wheeled Mobile Platform from MakerShed. We are not sure yet what we will have the robot do. We do have a Maxbotix LV-EZ1 [...]
Liberty Street Robot Supply & Repair
Next time we are in the Ann Arbor Michigan area we will definitely have to check this store out called Liberty Street Robot Supply & Repair. An actual robot repair shop? How cool is that. Makes me wish I actually had a Rosie the robot from the Jetsons so I could take her in for [...]
Robot Weds Couple In Tokyo
A happy couple were recently married in Tokyo by an i-Fairy robot from Kokoro. The robot can speak Japanese or English and i-Fairy can be used as an MC in live events or like a secretary or receptionist. I’m not sure i-Fairy can actually type though. Seen here is a screen grab of i-Fairy wearing [...]
Craig Ferguson Introduces Robot Sidekick
Recently Craig Ferguson debuted his new skeleton robotic sidekick on his late night tv show, The Late Late Show. The robot was built by Grant Imahara from Mythbusters. Link via (SciFiWire)
World’s First Döner Kebab Robot
The world’s first döner kebab robot has been unveiled in Germany. The robot goes by the name FFDR-V1004 and was invented by Ahmet Kalyoncu. Ahmet was inspired by his brother, who is an engineer. Using a digital camera to measure the thickness of each slice, the robot FFDR-V1004 can slice 120 portions an hour, or [...]