Robotic Blogs

Here is a patent application for a robot set-up to create an work of art with M&M candies or an 'arrangement of confectionary pieces.'A user would design a pretty picture out of virtual confections on a touchscreen then the robot would arrange the treats accordingly. Your drawing...

HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE: HLS) and Motorika Ltd. announced today that the companies have signed an agreement to advance the application of robot technology in HealthSouth's inpatient rehabilitation hospitals.Under the terms of the worldwide agreement, Motorika will have the...

Hitachi's Advanced Research Lab has demonstrated a prototype of a portable non-invasive device to measure and record brain activity.The device uses brain photo-topography to read the brain signals. Photo-topography uses near-infrared sensors to measure the change in blood flow in...

Robots not only take on unpleasant tasks but they can enhance and improve on human efforts.Another farmer's helper robot: The Voyager robot fence from Lely.The robot fence is an electrified fence that keeps your cows from running away, like any good fence. But this smart fence also...

Another entry into the race for the perfect Korean home companion robot. This one is from Korean start-up KornTech.Rogun is a 1-meter tall humanoid who can walk and communicate wirelessly with the Internet and cell phones. It is designed to play with kids and entertain them through...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, is soliciting proposals for research into aircraft that can stay aloft for more than 5 years.The project, code-named VULTURE, is for heavier-than-air station that does not need to land. This is a request for early information but there are some restrictions on the design: "The Government is...

Police in Merseyside,UK are testing an unmanned flying robot to help control the population. The BBC reports that the machine will be used "mainly for tackling anti-social behaviour and public disorder."The unit is a small 2 pound vertical takeoff helicopter with four blades. It...

the Robot Hall of Fame at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has announced four new inductees into the Robot Hall of Fame.This years inductees include one robot from fiction and 3 real life milestone-setting robot creations.The inductees are:Lt. Cmdr. Datafrom Star Trek: The...

A man in Wiltshire, UK has converted a toy truck into a remote controlled metal detector to help him find lost treasures in the countryside.His invention was inspired by stories of techniques to find old land mines and a bad back that prevents him from sweeping the ground with a...

A robot named Wizard, designed to crawl through air conditioning ducts to clean, look for leaks and apply special coating was honored by the UK's Knowledge Transfer Partnerships as the Best Engineering Excellence for 2007.The honor goes to Breval Technical Services and Bell College...

Odyssey Marine Exploration (OTC:OMR) announced last week that they had recovered over 500,000 coins from a colonial period shipwreck.They are keeping the location of the site, code named "Black Swan" secret until they have completed their salvage operations.The find is worth at least...