Robot Magazine

06/02/2017

Using technology to accomplish the task of stacking rocks...not as easy as you think.

Robots are good at a few simple things. They can lift and carry huge objects, fly around like dragonflies, and murder our families while we watch, their cold..

06/01/2017

These bots will patrol your facility, recognizing faces and objects.

SMP Robotics, a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots, unveiled its new product line at NVIDIA GTC Technology Conference earlier this month alongside its distributor Robotic Assistance Devices. The new generation of S5 Security Robots is enhanced with NVIDIA JetsonTX2 platform. Jetson TX2 is an e...

05/26/2017

Check out this cool stair-climbing robot. It is able to "climb stairs, stand vertically, extend a payload to 72", and tackle the worst terrain."

The DraganScout by Draganfly Innovations Inc. is a unique ground-based robot with the ability to morph and adapt to different application or mission needs. T...

05/11/2017

Thanks to Robot follower Brad for sending us a couple of pics from Microsoft Build 2017. Bots demonstrating their Cognitive Toolkit and running Windows 10 IoT Core.

04/28/2017

This robot at MIT can 3D print a dome with a 50-foot diameter in 14 hours, opening up the possibility to quickly erect buildings on the Moon, Mars or even in remote places here on Earth.

A robotic system developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology can 3D print the basic structure of a building.

04/26/2017

Will this new actuator be a game-changer for robots?

The robot revolution isn’t happening fast enough, according to the team at Canadian company, Genesis Robotics, which unveiled its LiveDrive, a next-generation robotic actuator, yesterday at Hannover Messe in Germany. According to the company, LiveDrive is three times faster and times more precise t...

04/20/2017

Does a robot vacuum your house? This one from Honda will mow your lawn.

If we asked you to describe your current lawn care arrangements, you might respond, “I mow.” Starting this summer, however, the folks at Honda are hoping to change your response to Miimo, the name of their new robotic lawn mower. This sleek little yard bot is capable of cutting lawns of up to half a...

04/19/2017

NotBot. A team of students at Rice University seek to help NASA train astronauts to work with robots by practicing with a human in a very convincing robot costume.

04/07/2017

Flexible polymer acts as muscle and the rest of the body is silicone. No motor. A Lithium battery's cyclic voltage activates the "muscles", causing the polymer to bend and power the little guy through the water.

It's nature-friendly in more ways than one.

04/06/2017

First there was Flippy, the burger flipping robot. Now there's Sally, who prepares your salad with robotic precision. Who's next? Hopefully it'll be Cakey, the robot who delivers you a perfect piece of cake on demand.

Chowbotics Inc. claims that its device can make a salad faster and more precisely suited to your caloric desires than a human can.

04/05/2017

This warehouse robot hauls stuff around all day on a single charge, avoiding obstacles using LIDAR and cameras.

Next up on the list of jobs being automated: forklift driver.

04/03/2017

Ever wonder what it's like to have your own police robot? Mitch Anderson bought one on eBay and restored it. Read the story to see how much it cost, how he did it and how his kids helped with the project. Please share with anyone who might like this project.

When my son was 12 he told me how much he envies my childhood. I said “What? There was communism, shortages, no human rights…” “Yes, but you’d go to your dad’s shop and make things. In the summer you send me to those camps where boys only care about exchanging ringtones.”