I personally can see this one happening.  You step into what looks rather like a really nice phone booth or bus stop, and the unit drives you to your destination while you do your own thing.  According  to this robotic taxi's designer Petr Kubik, the scenario should work like this:  You pick up your phone and call for the taxi. ... [More]

The PackBot by iRobot has quite a reputation on the field as an important tool of war.  But it may soon have company from a smaller sibling.  The tiny bot is known as Ember, and what it lacks in size it makes up for in durability and convenience. Ember, roughly the size of a paperback ... [More]

    Tadano Ltd recently unveiled a cool dual-armed quadrupedal robotic crane.  The robot culminated a 60 year anniversary celebration for the ROBOTOPS company.  Its development took over a year, and the device features dual treads, four legs and two arms. ... [More]

  Being connected in today's world is easier than ever.  And since we are all connected, we may spend more time with our connections and away from, as George Carlin so aptly put it, away from our stuff.  But the same connections can be used to keep track of our favorite stuff. ... [More]

    You knew it was going to happen eventually - robots taking to the streets and break dancin' all over the place.  Why not - after all, they have the solid neck support to do the head stands (and having a spinning motor on their crown puts them in an elite class of spinning capability). ... [More]

To say that Robo Japan 2008 had a lot of robotic things on display would probably be an understatement. There were plenty of robots to choose from and gaze upon, but one thing that caught our eye was the walking machine shown here.  The rider appears to be quite at ease while the spider looking device does the walking for him. ... [More]

What would it be like to have a robotic domestic servant?  Imagine, one that could help with keeping the house clean, vacuuming, washing dishes, fixing drinks.  Maybe even one that could cook for you (or at least fix a microwave meal and bring it to you).  While realizing this may be quite a few years away, robotic research continues to cross new thresholds, bring that reality just a bit closer. ... [More]

What better to snake through a bunch of debris to rescue people than, well, a snake?  Researchers at Japan's Tohoku University have created the Active Scope Camera, which is basically a snake-like robot with a camera. The robot uses a fiber-optic camera and it is covered ... [More]

Researchers delving into brain functionality have constructed an interesting, if not disturbing, project to help with their research.  The project takes a rat's brain and, through a circuit board, have it controlling  a small wheeled robot that avoids a series of obstacles. ... [More]

Nokia's Jeppe is a remotely controlled robot that seeks to bring the telepresence experience to the average person.  The little robot can be controlled by a Nokia cell phone (naturally), and it has an onboard digital compass along with sound sensors in order to locate people to speak with. ... [More]