The security and surveillance company Macroswiss illustrates in the following video some of the newest and latest robotic technology which they have been working on. The little spybot with the built-in mini Uzi is neat, but also check out the Hydrobot, which is a spybot for boats taking the form of a floating seagull as… Continue reading... | 1 Comment

Not only does this DIY project include my favourite Lego building blocks but it is also mechanical (moves) AND it’s controlled via an iPhone! How cool is that? As you will see in the video, this homemade contraption has been set to perform an action (in this case, bend down so that the bottle it… Continue reading...

Check out this latest in ’simulating’ technology which is currently being featured at the Tokyo Game Show 2008. Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3, which I believe just means earthquake simulator in plain human language, can really shake!

It’s capable of going up to Shindo 7 which represents the strongest earthquake you could possibly ever experience. This… Continue reading... | 2 Comments

Remember Keepon, the cute little robot by the new robotics firm BeatBots we talked about a few days ago? Well BeatBots have started an online shop over at Zazzle (link below) and their first item to get stocked up is a very geeky t-shirt which they call the RobotFish. Needless to say, there isn’t much… Continue reading...

Keepon, the robot which was once just a oneoff hand-crafted project is now being mass produced by its creators who have started their own company called BeatBots. The little guy will (actually, is now) be on sale for a base price of $30,000, primarily targetting researchers interested in the field of robotics or more specifically… Continue reading... | 2 Comments