Robosaurus is a true dinosaur robot, 12 feet high; it is used at motorsport events, particularly at monster truck shows.
The monster was built in 1989 by Doug Malewicki; it shreds and swallows cars, and breathes flames out of its nostrils.
The driver of the vehicle is set up in the Robosaurus’ head.
You better move out of its way if you run into it in the street 
Here it is in action, in a new video announcing its arrival at America’s Worst Driver:
Here is a perfect fusion of animal and machine.
This cat gets along well with the Roomba vacuuming robot and does not seem frightened at all.
Now you know what you have to do: buy a Roomba for your cat 
Here’s a trend that is expected to grow in robotics: the creation of sex robot women.
Roxxxy is one of them. This robot doll will cost the tidy sum of 6,500 US dollars.
She measures 1.70 m (5 feet 7) and weighs 54.4 kg (120 pounds).
Roxxxy is not a blow-up doll. She is made of hypoallergenic silicone, recognizes voice, holds a conversation and can even simulate pleasure.
She comes with five different personalities, from shy Frigid Farrah to outgoing Wild Wendy, says her creator.
Her inventor, Douglas Hines unveiled her at the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas in early January, which takes place in parallel with the CES.
You can already pre-book this beauty at Truecompanion.com.
Here is a prototype robot that can catch an object or a living being (an insect, for example) in motion.
Researcher Masatoshi Ishikawa of Tokyo University has developed this machine that catches a flying plastic ball, 6 mm in diameter, moving at a speed of 1 meter per second in a parabolic trajectory.
The robot’s claw is 20 cm long.
“The margin of error between the center of the two claws and the ball is plus or minus 1.5 mm. Thus, the use of an image processing technique developed by the research group, measures the position of the ball every three milliseconds, and allows the robot to catch the ball in flight with a 15% probability. The team says that if this technique is developed in the future, they will be able to create a robot able to catch a fly in flight” wrote the BE.
More info on this page
PALRO (for PAL = friend and Ro = Robot) is a new small humanoid robot built by the Japanese company Fuji Soft.
It will be available for sale during 2010.
Rated technical specifications, Palro measures 39.8 cm (15 inches), and weighs 1.9 kg (3.5 pounds).
The small humanoid robot has 20 degrees of freedom. It is equipped with speakers, a camera, several microphones, an array of LEDs and a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor.
Its price: US $ 3,300
via PlasticPals and Fsi
The National Museum of Sciences and Innovation, Miraikan in Japan, displays several models created by Honda robots.
It is a meeting-point for the whole family. Too bad that Japan is not closer to us
You will see mainly the highly publicized Asimo in several different positions including a very special one where the humanoid holds a firearm (OMG!) :
But one of the attractions of this museum is also Dorosseru, the very pretty lady robot princess:
See the complete photo gallery (21 images) at ne.jp/asahi/nob/co/tamaki/topc68.htm
Here is the way the robot concept looked in Japan in the early 20th century (1930).
And here is what a robot looks like today the 21st century: (Honda’s New Asimo)
Which do you prefer?
Trata II is a small prototype of a remote controlled robot with snow-surfing capabilities.
Frits Lyneborg said that his project is still currently in its infancy and that we should soon see his prototype in a more complete video.
For now, here are the beginnings of the snowboarder.
The Trata 2 works like a hovercraft with a propeller motor that mobilizes the mini-vehicle, and a servo motor that acts on the motor and the direction of the robot.
Students have developed robots that climb walls in the laboratory of Dr. Amir Shapiro in the Mechanical Engineering department at the Ben Gurion University of Negev in Israel.
The four climbing robot prototypes are shown in the following order:
1. a robot with magnetic wheels capable of climbing on ferromagnetic surfaces (see the definition for Ferromagnetism in Wikipedia). Possible use: on ships or steel bridges.
2. The second concept is a robotic snail that climbs non-metallic surfaces using melted glue. Just like a snail, this specimen leaves traces behind it.
3. The third prototype uses 3M adhesive wheels to climb a wall (a school blackboard is shown here) and can also climb glass surfaces.
4. The last one is a robot with 4 limbs, able to climb rough surfaces (exterior walls, wood, stone etc.). It has 12 fishing hooks on each of its legs (48 total) and can climb like a cat.
For more information:
-see the Amir Shapiro page: bgu.ac.il/~ashapiro/ -Ben Gurion’s page at the University of the Negev: bgurobots.pbworks.com
When one looks at this video for the first time, an immediate question always comes to mind: Is there a human being inside?
Well, actually it is not clear, but is possible… Whoever truly knows the answer, please explain it in the comments.
The giant Gitex robot demands respect with its size, its appearance, and its rapid movement.
If you happen to see it entering your house, I think anyone would be scared, or think that it is something out of the Terminator or the Robocop movie.
Although it sings, dances, and charms the ladies in the room, when it speaks in its normal voice, it frightens all children and babies
This huge robotic “thingy” manufactured by Panasonic was displayed at the Dubai World Trade in late 2009.
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