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OmniZero.9 Robot

October 16th, 2009

OmniZero.9 Robot

The OmniZero.9 robot can transforms into a two-wheel scooter and also capable of carrying its creator. The OmniZero.9 robot is built by Vstone’s Takeshi Maeda. Measuring 3.5 foot tall and weighs 55lbs, able to roll with its two wheels, walks, carries and fight. He kicked out a small robot out of the ring. Videos after the break. Read more…

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Fukitorimushi the cleaning robot

October 9th, 2009

Fukitorimushi the cleaning robot

Fukitorimushi is a cleaning robot that moves like a worm and cleans up your floor. It is made of world’s first nano-level superfine polyester fiber. This type of cloth can absorb oil and pick up very fine dust particles. The robot will light up red when it spots a dirt area and then will start rubbing the dirt away and then go clean other places. When it goes tired, it will go to its charging station on its own. It looks like a pillow to me. Video after the break. Read more…

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Unicycling Robot

September 29th, 2009

Unicycling Robot

This robot is called the Murata Seiko, it is the second gen unicycling robot. It now comes with an improved turning ratio, balance, and three-times the speed of its predecessor. Her new-found ability allows it new-found ability. Video after the break. Read more…

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Rubik's Cube Solving Robot (RDRK)

September 15th, 2009

Rubiks Cube Solving Robot

Lithuanian twelfth grader Andrius Šutas has created a robot that can solve the Rubik’s cube and he shared secrets of the build like the schematics, CAD design, source code software/firmware etc – they are all available at sutas.lt. Video after the break. Read more…

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Condom Testing Bot

August 21st, 2009

Condom Testing Bot

Broken condoms are serious problem to users so as the company who make them. A coital robot was build to test the condom, there’s a “p” and “v” built on the robot to find common cause of breakage. That’s good but I’m afraid some people might misuse it as a f*cking machine.

[via Hackaday]

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Video: Life-sized Gundam in Tokyo

August 17th, 2009

Life-sized Gundam

Hey remember the big gigantic gundam in Tokyo. Here’s a video of it during the night. Check it out after the break. Read more…

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Drum Robot

July 22nd, 2009

Drum Robot

The Drum Robot is quite different from other homemade robot, it was built specifically to play the drums. It moves and detects an object, when object detected it starts drumming on it. Video after the break. Read more…

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The Dustbot

July 13th, 2009

The Dustbot

It was Co-funded by the European Commission. The Dustbot is a US$3.9 million project that aims to create a moderately-sized trash collector robot which can go through narrow street where garbage trucks can’t enter. The Dustbot is capable of analyzing the quality of the surrounding air with its sensors to measure the amount of pollutants such as sulfur oxide, benzene, ozone, and nitrogen oxide. Video after the break. Read more…

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Transformers MacBook

June 26th, 2009

Transformers MacBook

A French dude working with his MacBook at his office. Suddenly, his notebook starts moving and start transforming. It’s real cool CG, he must be obsessed with Transformers. Video after the break. Read more…

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Life-sized Bumblebee

June 23rd, 2009

Life-sized Bumblebee

One of the Transformers fans has built the 18-feet tall Bumblebee in his front yard. The creation was made made from a real Volkswagen Beetle.

“I’ve always been a fan of the Transformers,” Tom Rhoads Rhoads stated to the crew at mim. “And when my son was born I decided to make the statue.”

During the work, a crane had to hoist the 1200 lb robot onto its feet after the welding was completed. And this life size Bumblebee took him and his friend a year to complete. More pictures after the break. Read more…

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