News & Press Releases - Robots - 2

Sharp Corp. recently unveiled two versions of a new robotic vacuum cleaner named Cocorobo (a play of words that combines “heart” and “robot” in Japanese). While they are expected to be more expensive than iRobot’s ...

Paper structures built using the principles of origami could lead to cheap, easy-to-make robots that are very different than their more traditional metal brethren. George Whitesides and colleagues at Harvard University have previously built ...

Toy robots and other gadgets operated with infrared (IR) remote controls can gain new capabilities and perhaps some intelligence by use of a device called Brainlink that enables a Bluetooth link with an Android-based smartphone or a laptop ...

Kit is Ideal for Academic and Hobbyist Embedded Motor-Control Applications Microchip Technology Inc. , a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, and Digilent, Inc. , today announced the availability of a Microchip ...

The IVC 3D-30 from Sick is a short-range 3D camera designed for very detailed inspection applications. The IVC3D-30 is capable of measurements down to 15 microns. The camera is still capable of 5000 profiles per second, making it ideal for ...

A life-size, robotic fly has taken flight at Harvard University. Weighing only 60 milligrams, with a wingspan of three centimeters, the tiny robot's movements are modeled on those of a real fly. While much work remains to be done on the ...