Skill needed for programming a robot answered in this robot book. This is practical guides that include history and theory. The author Joe Jones and Daniel Roth brings many practical and useful explanations in very easily understood terms to the beginner, and hidden depth to the experienced robot programmer.
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Small Cute World’s Smallest Bipedal Robot Robo-Q by Takara Tomy
It’s small, cute, and affordable! This small cute robot priced $42 each. But this small buddy could cheer someone up with its action. Named Robo-Q and this small robot is the world’s smallest bipedal robot that manufactured by Takara Tomy. This robot is a remote controlled robot that has sensor to detect obstacles in front of its way. Robo-Q’s size is not even bigger than human thumb. Tomy equipped this small cute robot with speakers to create noises of Gundam. It’s small, cute, and noisy!
Creative Matchbox-Shaped Data Storage Device
Emir Rifat Isik collaborated with Burak Kaynak in design this cool product concept. The product is using matchbox as the main idea. They designed data storage device that shaped like matchbox. Inside the matchbox will be found nine removable match sticks that could storage 5GB each. If you want to transfer data you need only to plug the match stick to the Phillu. The general concept of this 45GB data storage device perhaps too common but the idea in using matchbox as the device is something else. Cool idea!
Gigantor Robot the TV Anime Character
VStone released this robot in October 2006. They only made 100 units of it, some kind of limited edition and it was sold out. This robot was the figure robot of anime character, Gigantor. But later the manufacturer reproduced the robot because of the fans demands. In making this robot worked the manufacturer used Niatari as the main CPU board. While for the robot control they used VS-RC003HV. This was different kind from the previous control part. For the motion VStone used a high torque motor for its legs.
Latest Robot Waiters Yumbo from Restaurant in Thailand
Meet the Thai robot named Yumbo. Yumbo is the latest robot waiters from Thailand. The latest robot waiters Yumbo developed by CT Asia Robotics. The latest robot waiters Yumbo is still in the development process, this robot projected to be cheaper than any preceding waiter robots. This robot carries tray through restaurant just like a real waiter. Supported with infrared cameras the latest robot waiters Yumbo is able to avoid collision. Yumbo also programmed to be attractive robot where it can express many expressions. It can meet and greet customers with the support of voice recognition technology.
World’s 10 Best Robot Ever Built ( Number 5 to 1 )
Next for the number 5 world’s best robot ever built is the Da Vinci Surgical System. Introduced in 1999 this surgical system change the whole concept about operating room. The most innovative system on this robot is the robotic arms used on this robot that developed in replicating doctor’s hands perfectly. In number 4 NASA takes part with their Mars rover robots Opportunity and Spirit. Both robots are the robots that sent to Red Planet in 2003 to explore and find clues about past water activities in that planet. An in January 2010 both robots had sent over 132,000 images that convince scientists about water activities in Mars. In number 3 there is the affordable robot product by iRobot Roomba. Founded in 1990 by MIT (Massachusettes Institute of Technology) now this robot has been used in 2 million homes in worldwide to do the dirty work like cleaning floor, scrub floor, or cleaning pool. Close to world’s best number 1 robot there is Tmsuk’s T-52 Enryu from Japan.
Toysmith, the Can Robot
This article is about recycling your soda can. What can you do with a soda can for your children? Keep wander and use a little imagination and a soda will bring you joy from a different perspective. You can turn a soda can into a moving robot. You can make it walk and shake. It only takes a can of soda and equipments to make it true. You need a screwdriver for your assistance.