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Evolution Robotics has announced that they have partnered with Japanese toymaker Bandai to give visual pattern recognition abilities to a home robot kit.
Their new creation is the NetTansor robot which was introduced last month will be available for sale in Japan in December.

The 12 inch tall robot rolls on 3 wheels and includes, cameras, microphone and speakers, and collision avoidance sensors.


The robot will be accessible remotely so that you can check on your home while you are away. Also, using the Evolution Robotics ViPR technology it will be able to recognize changes and make decisions on its own.


For example, the robot could act as a security guard and only call you if a person enters the house. Or it could keep an eye on how much dog food is left and warn someone - you or another of your household robots - when the food is gone.

The robots also include software for games with kids that use the robot's visual recognition skills.

The ability of the robot to make decisions based on what it sees will add another level of practicality to the home robot.

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Evolution Robotics is also working on home robot software for visual or navigation with Wowwee and Yujin Robotics.

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Ubiko is a rolling robot that responds to voice request.
This helper from UBIX is designed to be a greeter in a store. It can welcome people, show them around and recommend products.
According to Akihabara News, you can hire Ubiko for only 350 euros per hour.


Ubiko, the robot that will eventually put you out of work : Akihabaranews.com

According to Xinhau the new security robot jointly developed by the Robot Research Institute of the Civil Aviation University of China and Tianjin YAAN Technology Electronics Co. Ltd., is the first of its kind in China.



The two-wheeled robot looks like a small car. It can roam independently on flat surfaces and up to a 20 degree incline.

It can be sent to find its own way or travel a pre-programmed route.

It transmits infromation from its wide-angle cameras back to a base station.

The stylish design looks like America 1950's futuristic (or 2000's China futuristic).


Xinhua - English

Accuray, the makers of the robot radiosurgery machine CyberKnife have applied with the SEC for a stock offering.

The Sunnyvale, California company was founded in 1990 to sell the first Cyberknife systems for limited use radiosurgery in treating tumors in the head and neck.

Since then, the robot system has advanced and successfully used for many different radiosurgery procedures.

Over 140 of the multi-million dollar machines have been installed worldwide.

Accuray will try to raise US $230 million in the offering.

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