My Robot World

Adrian is the inventor of the amazing 3D printer RepRap – a printer that can replicate itself. Here Adrian talks more about his unique invention, its applications and what the future for personal manufacturing will look like. By uknesta

A big NAO Stand on Aldebaran Robotics Headquarters roof By ObiJerome

ODEX-1 Functionoid walking Robot. see http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=2462 . By ReubenHoggett

Prepar3D® simulation software presents a virtual world that spans from the depths of the ocean to suborbital space. See how Prepar3D can be used for immersive, experiential learning in this trailer. Since launching the software in 2010 as an evolution of Microsoft ESP technology for professional training and academic learning, Lockheed Martin has expanded ground [...]

The Viper is one of the most ambitious projects ever created for Maker Faire. A group of Young Makers decided to build a fully functioning flight simulator. They sketched their idea in Lego, and brought it to life. All it took was a chopped up fuselage, software engineering, welded frames, a ton of servos, sound [...]

Watch The Future of Prosthetics: Mind-Bending Robotic Arms on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour. The May 16th PBS NewsHour program featured the latest developments of the BrainGate project, which has the potential to enable handicapped individuals to utilize and regain control, and interaction with, the world around them. Via: The Future of Prosthetics: Mind-Bending [...]

Time for a major hacker celebration! It’s now official. Later this year, and obviously in plenty of time for the 2012 holiday gift buying season, Hasbro will be bringing back Furby. The incredibly popular toy sold more than 40 million units between it’s introduction in 1998 through 2007 when it was taken off the market [...]

Researchers from China’s Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology present a climbing robot called Clothbot that can grip and climb on various kinds of clothes. Part of the paper, “System and Design of Clothbot: a Robot for Flexible Clothes Climbing,” by Y. Liu et al., presented at the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. [...]

I ran across Studio Shin Kai Ryuh’s robotic creations at Design Festa 35 here in Tokyo last weekend. The studio’s founder and designer has captured an imaginary under the sea kingdom complete in every detail, and has managed to bring many of the creatures to life using automation techniques. Design Festa, by the way, is [...]

Designing and producing robot parts with 3D printers has become a reality with the advent of affordable devices like the MakerBot, but after you create the necessary parts, how can you attach them to each other in a reliable, robust way that will withstand actual use in the unforgiving real world? Our friends over at [...]