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The first humanoid experimental humanoid robot EO could walk in a very slow steps. In 1987-1991 Honda studied on how human walk in order to achieve a fast walking pace for their humanoid robot. This was used to realize their two-legged walking robot. The first model was E1 (Experimental Model 1). E1 was the earliest prototype for the models that could walk in 0.25km/h. E1 moved in a certain different of movement between the two legs. [youtu…
It was said that Japanese government has used their Monirobo robots in monitoring the damage nuclear power plant Fukushima Dai-Ichi. It was said also that US military helped the Japanese government by sending their UAV Global Hawk model Block 30 to peek the possible damage of reactor in Fukushima. Beside the UAV US company iRobot donated their robots to help Japanese government to deal with the damage reactor. They donated their iRobot 510 PacBo…
Researchers in Japan at Ryukoku University had developed a platform of free-moving capsule robot camera. This robot camera measured in miniature size and equipped with fin that able to be controlled remotely. With the tiny size this robot camera can be swallowed like capsule medicine. The advantage of being tiny also allows this capsule to move freely through intestine. This robot camera could be the world’s first free moving robot capsule camer…
Japanese are cool ! Looks at what they have created for their kids to play around, a cool exoskeleton named Landwalker. Just for information this amazing kid’s exoskeleton is for sale and rent. Sakakibara Kikai tagged 1,800,000 yen for this cool kid’s walker exoskeleton. Landwalker stands in 1.6 meter and weights about 340kg. After amazed everyone would like to know the guarantee for their kid’s safety when using this exoskeleton. The developer …
People in East Shizuoka Square in Shizuoka City, Japan, will have their new “giant” guardian this July 24 2010 to January 10 2011. Their new guardian is a “giant” statue of Gundam. This Gundam made by Bankai by hiring Japanese famous anime creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. They built a full scaled Gundam character in a statue. It was a great giant Gundam at day light and turn into a cool gallant Gundam with his “beam saber” at night. Holding the saber w…
Frankly these three robots shown in the video above is quite conventional climbing robot. They use their hands and legs to hold on the grip in climbing the wall. These climbing robots have been climbing up and down on a 15-meter wall at the Japanese pavilion every 20 minutes, for the last 184 days. Their movement is quite precise but they move pretty slowly. These robots were dressed in silver work clothes, but when I saw it at the first time …
Have you ever think to build a robot from recycle items? Masamichi Hayashi Japanese with his talent as marine scientist and hobbyist changed those recycle items into hundreds marine creature robots. Hayashi itself worked as president of marine education establishment at kyg-lab. All of his works were used as educational tools in teaching kids about sea creatures and locomotion. Bellow is video that shows one of his famous creations the $22,000…
Hajime 33 is a robot that can play soccer. This robot created by Hajime Sakamoto in order to join the annual RoboCup Japan Open in 2009 at Osaka, Japan. This robot has a high black metal and plastic appearance and 210 centimeter height, so don’t you hope to see a Nakata-like robot that will kick the ball. This tournament holds in order to bring the entire new invention robot in the world. Perhaps this robot will not play soccer as good as the …
egular technique; it’s too hard. But with carving, the skis practically ski themselves, according to Nemec.) This robot is not the first one that is able in skiing on the snow. The previous robot is the Japanese Skiing robot model. Nemec’s Skiing Robot is bigger and heavier than the Japanese model. Nemec’s robot equipped with a GPS unit to measure the speed not to plan the trajectory. (IEEE) [youtube U_hZt-HlFj0] [youtube UNGjJjxSdL4] [youtu…
This occasion happened in August of 2003 where Japanese Prime Minister ended his European tour for two days in Czech Republic, where the Japanese and Czech Republic leaders met to discuss the effects of European enlargement. ASIMO walked across the dining room to meet and greet the Czech Republic leader in Hrzansky Palace. This unusual dinner companion robot made a handshake with the Prime Minister and said “I have arrived in the Czech Republic,…
PLEN is an easy enjoyable robot kit that will not trouble you in assembling the robot. Thing that you need most is just a screwdriver. It takes no special tool at all in assembling the robot kit. In controlling the robot it will not be that hard with the help of the Motion Editer software. With this software installed you can make your own motion to this robot and it only takes mouse to control this small cool robot. You also can use your cell phone in controlling the robot because this robot enables the via-wireless-connection.
Located at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah on June 2 and 4, 2011, there was Polish Rover Robots challenge for Mars. The Polish Rover Robots were Copernicus, Scorpio, and Magma 2, which became the participants of this challenge. Polish Rover Robots for Mars were addressed for college students to design and build the next generation of Mars exploration rovers. This year’s challenge was divided into four events that were included in an equipment-servicing task, a site survey task, a sample return task, and an emergency navigation task that would require rovers to search for an astronaut who was lost or injured.
Its a cool collection of shoes that you can get. The shoes are designed with robotic style. For the model it self there are several model of shoes that start from kid canvas shoes until teenage sneakers. All has been made and designed in best and cool style to be wear anywhere. From kids until adult and both male and female could ware this cool shoe collection. One cool robotic item to be collected.
Looking for cool gift for your lover in Valentine day? This distinctive t-shirt design could be one of the best ideas. Even robot knows romance! This t-shirt made of 100% cotton with double-needle bottom hem and sleeves and also preshrunk to minimize the shrinkage. This distinctive robotic romance t-shirt titled Robot Romance. For the t-shirt color there are available two different backgrounds, navy and charcoal. For the size there are available ranged from small up to 2XL. Each of this t-shirt tagged for $24.99.
In 2004 Ossur in partnership with MIT developed an artificial intelligent prosthetic knee system named RHEO KNEE. Called to be intelligent with the ability in smartly adapt to people’s walking style and environment. This intelligent knee works smoothly with the support of microprocessor swing and stance knee system. This system independently learns the way user walks, responses and recognizes the speed, weight, and environment. It adapts quickly and enable user to adapt quickly to this artificial knee too.
In 2004 Tmsuk developed rescue robot that intendedly used for disastrous places rescue. This robot was six ton robot that equipped with two arms that could lift heavy load up to 1100 pounds each. This giant robot has two control modes, which could be controlled by pilot directly on board or operated via remote control in distance. T-52 Enryu was robot that designed for earthquake and accident rescue robot. The manufacturer later developed the successor robot, the T-53 Enryu. This generation is the third generation of Tmsuk rescue robot. Like the T-52 robot T-53 is a rescue robot that designed to be used in disastrous places to replace human workers.
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