Shape-shifting robot shows off its moves
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Plus: eBay outlines policy on racist language. [News.com Extra]
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Automaker Honda is showing off the latest implementation of its Asimo robot, which can run at speeds of 4 mph and may one day help care for the elderly and disabled.
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Picture the scene: It's the holiday buying season, and ever since summer, consumers have been itching to get their hands on a 6-inch-tall robot with a quirky personality that evolves as its owners interact with it. The creature goes on to sell 50 million units, earning a stunning $1.2 billion.
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Latest robotic development suggests the company might not just be leaping its automotive competitors.
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Plans for new gutter-cleaning robot from iRobot surface on FCC Web site.
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Researchers are working on autonomous robots that eat to produce energy. The problem right now is that batteries are much better. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
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According to New Scientist.com, Scientists at the University of West England have designed an autonomous robot which generates its own energy by eating flies.
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An advanced robotic arm beats a host of other machines to win a Japanese government competition
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Seiko Epson Corp. is developing a flying robot that looks like a miniature helicopter and is about the size of a giant bug. The company hopes it'll prove handy for security, disaster rescue and space exploration.
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Carnegie-Mellon professor is working to create swarms of tiny robots that can assume any shape.
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Using cameras in its eyes, the robot can determine if the driver is under stress or tired and suggest a rest.
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It may eat flies and stink to high heaven, but if this robot works, it will be an important step towards making robots fully autonomous.
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Japan's newest high-speed prototype leans into turns like a race bike. From Crave, CNet's new gadgets blog.
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Tiny robots powered by living muscle have been created by scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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The first animal to crawl onto land from the ocean probably looked a bit like today's salamander, and researchers have wondered how it was able to switch from swimming to walking. Now, European scientists have built a robot with a primitive electric nervous system that they say mimics that change in motion.
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WASHINGTON -- The first animal to crawl onto land from the ocean probably looked a bit like today's salamander, and researchers have wondered how it was able to switch from swimming to walking. Now, European scientists have built a robot with a primitive electric nervous system that they say mimics...
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It can greet people, show DVDs, and hand out balloons. Ubiko, a robot-on-wheels with a catlike face, is joining the crew of temporary workers supplied by a Japanese job-referral company to stores, events, and even weddings.