$30,000 Patrol Bot

$30,000 Patrol Bot

A company has an enhancement for security companies. A robot to help be a first line of defense on security.

Roomba Hacking Port

It seems the latest version of the Roomba has what appears to be a serial port: Engadget Roomba Hacking Port

Bad Robots To Return: T4

Terminator 4 has been announced Read more on my Recycled Electrons

Build a Robot, Take it Home

Charlotte Observer | 09/26/2004 | Build a jungle robot, take it home

In North Carolina kids can go to the local childrens museum, build a jungle-themed robot and get to take it home for only $75.

Flexible Sensors Make Robot Skin

Technology Review: Flexible Sensors Make Robot Skin Pressure sesitivity using a printable, slower transistor. 2 to 5 years to market.

Microsoft Robots?

Microsoft Scientists Offer Glimpse of the Future at European Innovation Fair - In this article, they talk about Microsoft getting involved in robotics. No, they are not coming out with a Rosy the Robot. Their idea is to come out with software to control robots. Simple toy robots. From phones. Phones that happen to be running a version of M$ software. What a surprise.

I'm glad it is just for toys. I don't like the idea of a robot in my kitchen, working with dangerous equpment, and then getting a blue-screen-of-death. :)

CD Flinging Lego Robot

Hammerhead, the CD thrower robot
This robot flings CDs an average of over 20 feet!

It uses large spinning wheels to fling the CDs. The thing I like most about the design was the inovative idea of spinning the flinging wheels at different speeds, to make the CD spin as well, increasing stability!

Robotic Telescopes

RoboNet-1.0: Welcome Using remotely controlled telescopes to create a giant virtual telescope. One of the things they hope to search for is more extra-solar planets.

HAL 9000 on EBay

If only it was the 'holigraphic memory banks' too! See more on
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Another Shape-Shifting Robot

Digital Silence - Hardware, Software and Technology News

Chinese U Has Bone Setting Robot

Chinese university develops medical robot : HindustanTimes.com. The robot is the smaller of two systems built by the University. This robot has helped with setting bones 21 times, all successfully.

Cockroach-like Robot

As found on the Berkeley web site: 09.16.2004 - Cockroach-like robot leads new research effort



Comparing a real roach (L) to the robot (R)

Mimicing nature can be a shortcut to designing robots.

Rupert's Kids

Rupert, the well loved hero of Survivor has annouced donating $100,000 to help troubled kids, and has started a website.
Read more at My Way News

Rupert's Kids seems to include a free Kid's Club online. Big flash into/interface.

As found on Floopie Blog

ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show

Found on BoingBoing A show in New York this weekend: ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show I wish I could be there for that. A neat direction for robots!

2004-09-04 DARC Meeting

Motors processor batteries platform

Homebrew egg-way platform

Talking over robots

RC platform in action

RC in action

Gripper

Remote control platform

DARC Robot Club meeting