tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-252084 2010-02-05T13:37:01-08:00 Robots that make my life (and possibly yours) rock TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83454089b69e20120a8655595970b 2010-02-05T13:37:01-08:00 2010-02-05T23:35:30-08:00

Until recently, robots with more than 2 legs have been less popular compared to biped robots among hobbyists in Japan. There was just one 4-legged robot kit, the G-DOG , which HIP JAPAN started selling in July 2008. But nowadays,...

IKETOMU http://getrobo.com/getrobo/2010/02/biped-robot-builders-began-to-make-multilegged-robots-feb-4-2010-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83454089b69e20120a8607142970b 2010-02-04T09:37:55-08:00 2010-02-04T09:37:55-08:00

The Future Robotics Technology Center (fuRo) at Chiba Institute of Technology has developed the WIND Robot System. The robot that's being operated is the morph3, which is a desktop humanoid robot and another fuRo creation. VIA Plastic Pals

Norri Kageki http://getrobo.com/getrobo/2010/02/wind-wearable-robot-controller.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83454089b69e20128775cb3ba970c 2010-02-03T16:49:21-08:00 2010-02-03T16:58:26-08:00

It's 7:30pm on Tuesday and Team 114 is working hard in Rm. 602 at Los Altos High School. They've been hampered by the weather, though. It's not that the weather is awful here, but it's been snowing really hard up...

Norri Kageki http://getrobo.com/getrobo/2010/02/first-2010-to-do-still.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83454089b69e201287743127d970c 2010-02-01T14:06:58-08:00 2010-02-01T14:09:41-08:00

GetRobo will be covering the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) for the first time this year. The main purpose is to report about FRC on ROBOCON Magazine - which is THE magazine for robot enthusiasts in Japan - and to tell...

Norri Kageki http://getrobo.com/getrobo/2010/02/first-2010-first-robotics-competition-go-team-114.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83454089b69e20128773d2e1a970c 2010-02-01T00:22:15-08:00 2010-02-01T00:48:56-08:00

Engineer and electronics shop owner Osamu Iwasaki who's been building robots for some time is currently interested in using "soft material" for his machines. His newest work is the RoboKnit which is a collaboration with Hanakomet who did the knitting....

Norri Kageki http://getrobo.com/getrobo/2010/01/marriage-of-robotics-with-handicraft-avantgarde.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83454089b69e20128772f86cb970c 2010-01-29T13:22:25-08:00 2010-01-29T13:23:32-08:00

If you liked the gymnasitc robot that does the horizontal bar, you may want to check out the latest video by the creator hinamitetu. It shows how the hands of this robot work, although it seems that they broke off...

Norri Kageki http://getrobo.com/getrobo/2010/01/gymnastic-robots-hands.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83454089b69e201287717425d970c 2010-01-26T22:30:44-08:00 2010-01-26T22:30:44-08:00

Not directly related to robots but thought this is really cool. An interactive full-color LED display made by nahitafu. LEDs are normally used to emit light but they can also become photo sensors because a weak electric current flows when...

Norri Kageki http://getrobo.com/getrobo/2010/01/interactive-led-display.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83454089b69e2012877167119970c 2010-01-26T13:29:00-08:00 2010-01-26T13:28:19-08:00

Hobby roboticist IKETOMU-san built a 5-legged robot using servos and parts that he found idle at home. Because he's using the KHR-1 body, it was difficult to make a hexapod - thus a robot with one less leg. He thinks...

Norri Kageki http://getrobo.com/getrobo/2010/01/5-legged-robot.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83454089b69e20128770ef231970c 2010-01-25T10:29:47-08:00 2010-01-25T10:29:47-08:00

Some new videos up on Kawada YouTube channel. Humanoid NEXTAGE is meant to work side-by-side with humans and safety is key. So the following video shows how the robots slow down and stop working when a person comes from the...

Norri Kageki http://getrobo.com/getrobo/2010/01/humanoid-nextage-knows-when-humans-are-closeby.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83454089b69e20120a80b7b52970b 2010-01-25T10:08:21-08:00 2010-01-25T10:12:49-08:00

Engine oil company BP Castrol based in Tokyo unveiled the world's first engine-driven "free kick" machine called Castrol-1. Moriyama-san has the story on his blog NODE and Game Watch. You can watch the newest videos from the press conference -...

Norri Kageki http://getrobo.com/getrobo/2010/01/castrol1-free-kick-machine-can-kick-ball-206kmh-.html