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A Humanoid To Kill Insect Nests

A Humanoid To Kill Insect Nests

We have folks from the Land of rising sun dole out robots that can a range of both impressive and mundane tasks. The recent creation is a Mohican Robot by Japanese Professor Sekine which can be your robotic insecticide. This walking robot is actually capable of climbing up a ladder and spray insecticide o destroy wasp nests. It’s just not about spraying [...]
Iran Unveiled Surena 2, An Update to its Previous Human Like Robot

Iran Unveiled Surena 2, An Update to its Previous Human Like Robot

Well we haven’t really seen Iran being in the news for is tech innovation, which is why the story of its successful human shaped robot got me amazed. It isn’t their first time as two years ago Iranian students had built Surena, a white human shaped robot that could be moved around via remote control. This time around a league of 20 robot experts [...]
Robot Bride Walks the Ramp

Robot Bride Walks the Ramp

If you thought all models were made of flesh and bones, think again. Here is a model that is a humanoid and perhaps is made of wires and all the things that would “arouse” geeks. The robot stands 5 feet two inches tall and weighs about 43 kilograms which makes her a petite damsel. However, I doubt a woman standing 5 feet two inches tall [...]
CMU’s Social Snack-Selling Robot, Snackbot!

CMU’s Social Snack-Selling Robot, Snackbot!

When I first saw the movie ‘I, Robot’, the whole concept of robots mixing up with humans scared me a little. But then, it was just a movie and robots are what we want them to be. After a cluster of them that cook, wash dishes, find things, sell tickets and play music, we now have the snack-fetching ‘Snackbot’. The trio from Carnegie Mellon University [...]