Robots

Robots recruited for chocolate campaign

September 16, 2008, 10:00 am by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: advert, bbdo, chocolate, mars, planets, Robots

We’ve seen plenty of robots trying to tout products, since the seventies in fact with those timeless yet mildly moronic Smash robots whos end sales of that putrid potato substitute soaring and more recently the Peugeout CGI transforming machines that helped shift a sizeable number of 307’s…This time folk its a brand new bunch of animated robots character chomping on chocolate in deep space….
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Shipwreck seeking robot diving for dubloons

September 15, 2008, 4:30 pm by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: Robots, sea, shipwreck, treasure

Taking a piggyback on its ship the Odyssey our robotic underwater search machine transports itself to shipwreck sites of old to seek out the booty thats sunk to the bottom of the briny.

Flying robot uses old-fashioned “flapping” method

September 15, 2008, 1:30 pm by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots, Toys Tags: fly, infrared, remote control, Robots

We’ve had robots trying out levitating skateboards for space travel and jet-pack power is an almost ancient technology now with no one seemingly able to perfect it, perhaps this back-to-basic method could be scaled up?

RoboHawk strikes panic into pigeons

September 12, 2008, 3:45 pm by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots, Uncategorized Tags: hawk, new york, pigeon, Robots, vermin

Placed up high on its perch, RoboHawk looks real enough to the city centre pests that are leaving an increasing amount of mess. Yep, this creature has a few tricks up its wings to challenge any flying rats feeling cocky.

New PLEO software shows his darker side

September 12, 2008, 10:00 am by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: godzilla, pleo, rampage, Robots, Software, ugobe

We’re most definitely seeing more action from both developers and owners of late, Ugobe offered the playful mode for the baby dino a few weeks back and it’s gone down well, this download is almost certain to be the biggest as you transform your cute prehistoric plaything to a Godzilla impersonator!

Rodent Robot DIY project

September 11, 2008, 4:30 pm by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: mice, mouse, recycle, Robots, scrap

There are plenty of drawers and cupboards in IT departments across the country hoarding old mice, we’re unable to bring ourselves to dispose of our outdated devices, so lets turn them into office pets, we’ve stumbled upon this kind of recycling scheme.

Robotic earth moving monster

September 11, 2008, 10:00 am by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: carnegie, caterpillar, mellon, Robots, Software, truck, university

The robotics team at Carnegie Mellon University have teamed up with the newly formed automation department of Caterpillar, the construction equipment makers famous for these formidable trucks capable of shifting a 240 ton payload.

Bike eating robot with an amazing appetite

September 10, 2008, 4:30 pm by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: bike, cycle, Robots, tokyo

With the ability to digest a total of about 9,000 bikes underground this subterranean parking lot in downtown Tokyo offers a secure solution to snaffled cycles.