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Mars probe starts digging for alien life

May 30, 2008, 9:56 am by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: mars, nasa, phoenix, probe, Robots

We reported recently on the impending arrival of the Phoenix probe on the red planet and are pleased to inform you that the machine has safely landed on Mars and is setting itself up for some hard graft.

WALL-E gets interactive with Eve

May 29, 2008, 5:10 pm by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: eve, Robots, wall-e, walle

When you finally get to see one of the most eagerly awaited animations of all time will your preference for the shabby looking Johnny5/E.T hybrid, or perhaps the Casper-a-like android probe Eve?

Robotic Jockey documentary

May 29, 2008, 1:35 pm by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: camels, geographic, jockey, national, quatar, Robots

The right royal Quatari Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud has been developing his camel-strapped racing machines since 2005, and now National Geographic are about to air a new documentary following their progress.

Dalek days and nights

May 28, 2008, 5:00 pm by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Toys, Videos Tags: Dalek, diary, Dr Who, Robots, timelord, universe

Have you ever wondered what the Timelords’ mightiest foes get up to when they aren’t sharing notes on the latest stair scaling studies? Then you’ll certainly have enough time on your hands to catch up with the first installment of “The Dalek Diary”

Lifelike Ladybots - Out to impress

May 27, 2008, 3:32 pm by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: artificial intelligence, female, perfect, Robots, scifi, woman

AI Robotics has created a quite incredible product here, a robot which can cook meals (we haven’t seen the menu however), go shopping, do the housework and even given ‘massages’. The range is finished with an exterior that puts us in mind of a few minor celebrities, who shall remain un-named.

Robots from Brooklyn dustbins

May 23, 2008, 2:58 pm by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: brooklyn, collectables, dumps, Robots, rubbish

We can’t imagine how many times Gordon Bennett must have had his name uttered in vain around the globe, perhaps this man is at the end of his tether with people making comical quips in his general direction and so began his love affair with pop-art style robots.

Playtime with PLEO

May 23, 2008, 12:39 pm by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: dinosaur, pleo, Robots, watchdog

It has been a pretty slow start for additional downloads to become available with PLEO but momentum appears to be building. The forums are getting busier and owners are discovering some pretty nifty new tricks such as getting their pet into watchdog mode so he’ll bark or growl when he detects movement.

WiFi Rovio - Heading to the UK

May 15, 2008, 10:07 am by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots, Wireless Tags: home, Robots, rovio, security, WiFi, WowWee

We’ve been concerned for a few months that Rovio might not make it to the UK, after much excitement at CES and Toy Fair earlier this year (the prototype mobbed by baying crowds) it all went very quiet…very quiet indeed.