Robot News: Page 10

PackBot Opens Door With Its Balloon Robot Hand (November 17, 2012): This small PackBot from iRobot can open doors thanks to its balloon robot hand or jamming gripper.

Rezero, a Ballbot, Could One Day be Used in Museums, Parks and Hospitals (November 4, 2012): Rezero is a ballbot that balances on a single ball.

University of Bonn Sells Open-Source Humanoid Soccer Playing Robot (November 3, 2012): The University of Bonn is selling its open-source humanoid soccer robot for research.

CIROS Robot Slices Cucumber to Make a Salad (November 2, 2012): CIROS is a 5-foot-tall robot with a wheeled base created by researchers at the Korean Institute of Science and Technology.

DARPA's Pet-Proto Robot Completes Obstacle Course (October 25, 2012): DARPA released this video of a Pet-Proto robot completing some of the obstacle challenges in the upcoming DARPA Robotics Challenge.

Little Humanoid Robot Walks Tightrope (October 23, 2012): This small bipedal robot can walk a tightrope.

Little Robot Builds Ramp by Flinging Glue Covered Toothpicks and Shooting Foam (October 18, 2012): This little robot has two methods for building a ramp to get across a tall barrier.

Robotic Wheelchair Can Climb Steps (October 14, 2012): There are still many areas that are not wheelchair accessible and lack ramps.

Ibis Hotel Group Installs Robots to Paint Your Sleep Patterns (October 12, 2012): The Ibis hotel group is installing robots in its Berlin, London and Paris hotels to paint your sleep patterns.

Commercial Firefighting Robot Blasts Fires With Foam and Water (October 7, 2012): Howe and Howe Technologies is selling a fire fighting robot called Thermite.

Swiss Scientists Building Robotic Sea Turtle (October 4, 2012): Swiss scientists from ETH Zurich are building a robotic sea turtle called Naro-Tartaruga.

Quadrocopters Cooperate to Throw and Catch a Ball (September 29, 2012): Quadrocopters can now cooperate to throw and catch a ball thanks to researchers at ETH Zurich's Flying Machine Arena.

Homeland Security Funds Development of Robotic Tuna to Help Protect America (September 19, 2012): Homeland Security has funded the construction of a robotic tuna to help protect our nation.

DARPA's Robotic Pack Mules Traverse Rugged Terrain (September 11, 2012): DARPA has demonstrated improvements to its robotic pack mules developed by Boston Dynamics.

Researchers Turn Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches Into Remote Control Cockroach Cyborgs (September 7, 2012): Researchers from North Carolina State University have created remote control cockroach cyborgs.

DARPA's Cheetah Robots Hit 28.3 Mph, Now Faster Than Usain Bolt's Peak Speed (September 6, 2012): DARPA's Cheetah robot continues to get faster.

OC Robotics Equips Flexible Snake-Arm Robot With Laser (September 1, 2012): OC Robotics has equipped one of its snake-arm robots with a 5kW laser to enable a selective, remote-controlled approach to dismantling and decommissioning complex structures in hazardous and confined nuclear environments.

HugBot Squeezes You to Measure Your Vital Signs (September 1, 2012): HugBot is a large robot made by UrRobot which resembles a friendly polar bear.

AIRarm is an Inflatable Robotic Arm (August 23, 2012): AIRarm is an inflatable robotic arm from iRobot.

Chef Cui is a Noodle Shaving Robot (August 20, 2012): Chef Cui is a noodle shaving robot invented by a Chinese restauranter.

EMILY is a Remote Controlled Rescue Device for Lifeguards (August 17, 2012): EMILY, a robotic lifeguard, has been seeing increase usage since we first heard of her in 2010.

Sandia National Laboratories Develops Modular Robotic Hand For Disabling IEDs (August 16, 2012): Sandia National Laboratories has developed a cost-effective modular robotic hand that can be used in disarming improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

Autonomous Robotic Plane Navigates Pillars in Parking Garage Without GPS (August 14, 2012): Researchers at MIT's Robotics Group have built an autonomous robotic plane capable of navigating obstacles in an underground parking garage without the use of GPS.

Meshworm: Autonomous Robot Moves Like Earthworm (August 13, 2012): Researchers at at MIT, Harvard University and Seoul National University have created a soft autonomous robot that moves like an earthworm.

Hanson Robokind Introduces Zeno the Robotic Boy With Frubber Skin (August 7, 2012): Hanson Robokind has introduced Zeno the robotic boy robot.