The steady evolution of the human transportation began when ancient Mesopotamians invented the wheel. Then we had the cart, the chariot, the bicycle, the automobile and the list goes one. Today we have the environment-friendly Toyota Prius and the speed junkies’ dream, the Lamborghinis and the Ferraris. While most modern cars and motorcycles have shattered conventions their predecessors before them, the cycle seems to be on a continuing course.
Are you getting so used to wearing earphones and headset while walking around and listening to music and no longer amused by it? Then, you must add this new item to your must-haves list.
AMPbot or the Automated Music Personality Robot is a robot that can follow you around while playing the music you like. It actually looks like a robotic DJ following you around. It is able to do that by its segway-like self-balancing drive system with two wheels. Continue Reading...
Security is something that is very important but requires a lot of time and effort to assure. The security I am talking about is the safety around perimeters and borders, in other words, security in outside environments where many people are most likely to be found. Some examples are airports, malls and parks. Surveillance of places like these needs a lot of manpower. These officials covering the ground should really be focused in the job because twisted minds can get in the zone anytime.
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It is fun to watch fishes play and swim underwater. Don’t you think it is also enjoyable to see robotic fishes doing their tricks underwater?
Robofishes are robotic fishes roughly the size of a 10-pound salmon that actually look like fishes because they are designed with fins instead of propellers. The fins are used so that they can easily maneuver. The fins also let the robofish to create a lower drag as compared to propeller-driven vehicles.
These robofishes are used to cooperatively track moving targets underwater like groups of whales or spreading plumes of pollution. Continue Reading...
Shopping at the comfort of our home is possible nowadays by means of online shopping like in eBay and other online shopping sites. But it does not stop from there. A new and different option of shopping for those who are not willing to drive the road to the malls and shopping centers is the use of a telerobotic shopper.
Telerobotic shopper is a robot developed by TMSUK in Japan. Continue Reading...