We’re suckers for a cute robot, so Elmo Live ticks all the right boxes. This ultra-advanced entertainment ‘bot dances, sits down, crosses his legs, waves his arms and even talks to tell kids (and big kids like) stories.
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Firefighting snake snuffs out flames with a squirt
This robotic reptile is a remote controlled firefighting machine by the name of, wait for it, Anna Konda….. Utter genius. This Norwegian prototype high-end water pistol not only fires H2O but is propelled by it too.
Retrieving robot is a fabulous fetcher
Chucking a ball skyward is childsplay in the robot world but getting a robot to grab an item lobbed any distance is a tricky affair, Catchbot has the skills however to bring back 75% of your throws.
Mech RC makers tell us more robots are on the way
After a sneak preview recently of the Mech RC strutting its stuff and showing us how easy it is to program a robot of its ability we are excited to announce that there’ll be a sibling springing up sometime soonish.
First face transplant robot
Fair enough it does look like a bungled op by an amatuer back street surgeon, this case is a Bi-Pedal robot from Taiwan University that should be grabbing the attention for its balancing antics but the computer geek face makeover, is getting all the glares.
Discobot the demon dancing Citroen salesman
Although the Transformers 2 film sequel is nearing the end of its shoot, may we make one last appeal to director Michael Bay to find a last minute slot for this dancing machine? Currently wowing all comers in a Citroen ad, we reckon it’d be a worthy addition.
Balancing robots do it on one wheel
An ability usually reserved for street performers and circus artistes has found its way to the attention of technology outfit Murata who’ve designed this knee high rider to unicycle with apparent ease.
Portrait painting robot is a dab hand
The Portraitist Robot by Silvain Calinon of Switzerland should be pushed into full production immediately as his skills appear far superior to those seen on the streets of major tourist thouroughfares UK wide.
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