robo-roundup #1

Robo-roundup is a new type of post I will be doing every friday started next week. In this post I will post links and descriptions to other robotblogs. Heres what I found this week. Enjoy!

1. A review on two new robotic automatic floor cleaners: http://www.robotreviews.com/reviews/evolution-mint-automatic-floor-cleaner

2. A new robot called cubelets lets you combine numerous robotic cubes to make one awesome robot: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/modular-robotics-cubelets
3. The new HRP-4 humanoid robot from Kawada industries: http://robotzeitgeist.com/2010/09/the-hrp-4-humanoid-robot-unveiled.html

4. The latest hexapod robot from Trossen Robotics: http://www.blogger.com/goog_1408660779

5. New child robot with facial expression features: http://www.blogger.com/goog_1408660782

I hope you guys have enjoyed this weeks robo-roundup. Stop by our blog next friday to see another robo-roundup. Feel free to leave a comment!

wowwee roboscooper

This robot really loves to scoop up stuff, hence the name roboscooper. Developed by the company wowwee in 2010, this robot scoops, plays, hits, and even makes dump truck noises. You can let him play on his own autonomously or you can control him with a infrared remote control. It uses it two "eyes" to detect things on the floor and scoop them on to his robotic back. This robot is great for kids 8+ and doesn't punch a hole in your wallet either. Maybe someday roboscooper will help people with construction and big jobs! Feel free to comment!

The Robot thats almost Human

Well, this robot isn't really a human being but it does look like one and has some unique features of its own. Nao (pronounced now) is the robot I'm talking about. Back in 2005 project Nao was launched by a french company called Aldebaran Robotics and its main purpose was to replace aibo (robot dog) in the robocup competition. In 2007 that purpose became a reality and the robot is now used in the robocup competition. Nao is an autonomous, programmable, and humanoid robot. It has cameras, microphones, touch sensors, and even wifi. The price tag is a whopping 12,000 dollars. With technology advancing every year, these robots may even become your next house cleaner!

www.botjunkie.com

Remember robotbox? Well botjunkie isn't exactly a robot community website, but it does have cool posts and videos on new robots. Botjunkie comes from the guys who brought you ohgizmo.com. The website is updated daily with new and detailed posts on fascinating robots. It has lots of different categories to categorize the robot posts. With everyday being a new post the website and robots just keep getting better and better! so go head give it a try at, http://www.botjunkie.com/. Thanks for reading a feel free to comment below!

iRobot "roomba 780"

The irobot Roomba vacuum cleaning robot has changed the way people clean their homes, and more than five million roombas have been sold throughout the world. The newest-generation of the roomba, the iRobot roomba 780 includes the same robotic cleaning features that Roomba users have come to know and introduces new innovations that make the robot more effective and easier to use in the comfort of your home. The newest Roomba robots include an updated and newly improved three-part cleaning system along with several new features and upgrades. With more innovative designs and breakthroughs in robotics the roomba robots just keep getting better and better! Thanks for reading and if you would like to visit iRobot.com to purchase this robot just click the button below. 

irobot "packbot"

Like I said before irobot also makes military robots. The packbot is one of them. The packbot offers bomb-disposal, toxic-chemical detection, and locating explosives. The packbot 510 is the newest of the packbots, and it goes 30% faster than the older versions of the packbot. It also has twice the gripping strength and can be controlled by a video-game type joy-stick. The packbot is saving lives and is a new innovation in military technology!

irobot

If you have been reading this blog or just started I think we all know what irobot is. Irobot is a company that started back in 1990 and was founded by Colin Angle, Rodney Brooks, and Helen Greiner. The most famous robot that the company has sold is called the "roomba" and it is essentially a robot vacuum cleaner. The company also makes military robots, pool cleaning robots, gutter cleaning robots, and much more. With all of these robots and more to come the possibilities are endless.