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RC Tank with Paintball Gun

November 29th, 2006

Sometime just wish to create some of this, here’s a tank inspired computer controlled paint ball gun. It’s made from scratch and is capable of firing multiple rounds in rapid succession. Watch it….
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Home-built Robotic Sentry Gun

November 16th, 2006

This is a home-built robotic sentry gun, it is capable in picking out a human target and can accurately track/shoot him or her on the heart. Watch the videos, kinda funny…
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Samsung’s $200,000 Machine Gun Sentry Robot

November 4th, 2006

Samsung partnered with Korea University developed a machine-gun equipped with sentry robot which consist two cameras. One of the camera is for day time while the other one for infrared night vision. This machine gun bot comes with zooming capabilities, a speaker for notifying the intruder, sophisticated pattern recognition to detect the difference between humans/trees, and a 5.5mm machine-gun. It’s expected to be sell in late 2007 for US$200, 00. The South Korea government planning to deploy these friendly reminders on the border between South and North Korea, to further ease relations between the countries. Video demonstration…
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Pentagon's Heavily-armed Robots

October 21st, 2006

The Pentagon is spending $130 billion on a programme in making of heavily-armed robots for the battlefield. So in the future wars fight there won’t be any loss of soldiers’ lives. Watch the video and see what these incredible armed robots are capable of. 10 minutes video…
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Rideable Mechanical Sculpture Shiva

October 18th, 2006

Check this out! The mechanical sculpture of a tiger called “Shiva”, it is made by Kezanti Art Gallery in Brugge, Belgium. It is rideable, watch the video to see artist ride this moving mechanical tiger…
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Actroid DER2

October 7th, 2006

Kokaro a division of Sanrio (specialized in robotic) has unveiled the Actroid DER2 fembot a successor to the Actroid DER. The Actroid DER2 is somehow a bit thinner and can do more expressions. This lifelike Actroid DER2 is control by system of actuators powered by pneumatic pressure which will control its limbs, torso and facial expressions. She can even choreograph her motions and gestures with her voice. She’s not for sale but you can rent her for 400,000 yen ($3,500) for 5 days. Watch her clips…
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Partner Ballroom Dance Robot

October 5th, 2006

Researchers at Japan’s Tohoku University invent a strange “Partner Ballroom Dance Robot” that features “a woman’s face and a sensor around its waist to detect movements. As its partner takes steps, the robot will analyzes his movements and will figures out how to accompany him with its shoulders, elbows, waist and neck. Watch the clip…

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Quasi the Robot

October 2nd, 2006

Quasi a highly-expressive and intelligent robot created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Center. This robot that features an innovative behavior control system. Video…
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KHR-2 Robot Transformer

September 29th, 2006


The KHR-2 or Layered X is an aspiring entry from the Robo-One competition in Japan. It walks on 4 feet but can be transforms into 2 feet walking robot. The modified KHR-2 can be attached too, like the Mini Me which sits on its shoulder and performs co-ordinated moves. Video demonstration…
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Fire Fighting Small Robot

September 23rd, 2006

MSOE is a robot equipped with a fan. Once it detects small flame, it will turn around and uses it fan to put out the small fire. In the video you’ll see MSOE navigate through a maze, eventually locating candle and putting out the candle flame with the fan. Watch the video…
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