Korean robot venture KornTech has developed a child size humanoid robot called Rogun. It is Korea’s first humanoid that recognizes people using embedded cameras and face tracking software. Rogun can be controlled using a mobile phone or internet and it can also transmit live video recorded from house to a mobile phone. Kid can watch video on its 7 inch screen display…
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The WL-16RIII Walkbot, yeah a walkbot developed at Waseda University, Japan. It is designed for the disabled and elderly and maybe some lazy people. It is powered by 850-Mhz Intel Pentium 3 processor and provides 2 joysticks for you to control and it’s able to walk on stairs. Somehow to me it looks kind of dangerous, what if it goes unstable and falls but it’s still a hard work to create out something like this. Watch the video demonstration after the jump.
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Robot news 2day, Wowwee, Ltd., the company that created the RC Robosapien robots announced that they’ll be joining the Arad Productions to bring a live action and CGI movie to the big screen in year 2009.
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TMSUK a robot manufacturer has released a robot called Ubiko. It has a sensor that can identify the smell of smoke and ash and once it detects it will sent a wireless message to the security. The Ubiko measures 112-centimeter (44-inch) tall, weighs 60-kilogram (132-pound) and moves on wheels. Video…
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Here’s good news to all robot fans, the YakaraTomy will released their Omnibot2007 i-SOBOT CAMVersion by the end of the year. This robot can walk, dance, respond to voice command and it has a camera. It also has a Wi-Fi connection for its remote control. Omnibot2007 i-SOBOT CAMVersion measures 96x67x165mm and weighs 350g.

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During the Kansai robot competition, robot enthusiasts from all over Japan headed with their invention. The interesting when come to 1 on 1 robot fight, the Chameleon robot which is different from others. This Chameleon Robot is powered by 5 motors and comes with a long and heavy tongue which is center of gravity and also use as the weapon. The tongue is strong enough to knock out the opponent off its feet. Watch this interesting video of robot fight after the jump.
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Here the robot desk lamp, it comes with an adjustable chrome body – head, arms and legs. His hand featuring a clip to holds your stationary like pen or notes and his head is the 25 watt bulb providing sufficient light for you during the night. This Robot Desk Lamp is available for $69.99.

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Robot fans, here you are the 0.75ft tall skating robot, the Plen robot. It is powered by a 32bit ARM7 CPU @ 33MHz, has 18 movable joints, a USB RS-232C interface, and Bluetooth support. Weighing 700g and it is available now in Japan for $2,206. Video demonstration…
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Here’s the nice and interesting new commercial on ASIMO robot by Honda UK. Watch the video…
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Here’s the Baseball Robot a creation of Robocross.de, the baseball hitting robot. It is capable of hitting baseballs thrown from the pitchers mound. Though the shots are not very far it is still an impressive piece of machinery. Video…
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