Gibson’s Robot Guitar

This will definitely interest you if you are a guitar player. True that, before you can play your favorite guitar pieces, you have to spend about 10-15 minutes tuning it to make sure it’s perfectly pitched. If you’re playing solo, it will be a little faster BUT if you’re playing with a band… ah, there’s the hour gone by.

Meet Rovio!

Rovio is a mobile communications robot for your house or office. It ships with a charging dock, a beacon (which I think makes it even more hi-tech) that allows it to home in into its own dock for recharging and well “resting”.

It’s your own little techy way of knowing what’s up and about in your home (or office) even if you are away. Imagine the standard security cam you control over the internet, the rovio is the more sophisticated version as you can control where it goes too. Aside from having an eye, you also have feet (err wheels) to keep you connected with home.

Crawling Robotic Japanese Salaryman in the Streets of Australia

Have you ever felt so harassed at your job you felt like you wanted to crawl home and be done with it?

Libby the Hexapod

Paul carries ‘Libby’ in his hand luggage. Try explaining that to customs!

E.M.A. Female Robot with a “Glamorous Body”

Look, I don’t know what Sega Toys means when they say the E.M.A. female robot has a “glamorous body.” I mean sure, the robot has both bosom and derriere, but hello? It’s still a robot.

Take a Seat at the Chair Which Follows You Around

I don’t like being followed. At least if it’s a creepy stalkerish someone who’s keeping a tail on me. BUT, I wouldn’t mind it if a chair keeps following me around like a dog, the lazy person that I am.

Hopper Bots for Future Espionage?

Over at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland, a small android hippity-hops around, jumping until it hits the ceiling…

Winter The Bionic Dolphin

Poor little Winter got her tail caught in a crab trap which got her dolphin tail cut off, leaving Winter swimming around with a stump for a rear.

ASIMO Improves Its Repertoire

An acronym for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, ASIMO is improving its repertoire and is now dabbling in orchestral music.

G-Dog — Not Your Friendly-Looking Cuddly Toy Dog

We’ve all seen the Robo-Dog. Unfortunately, it’s made for the military, so us civilians can’t even dream of owning one. But then, there’s G-Dog, and all my woes were whisked away.

Robot Babysits Kids in Japan

Day care centers and play pens are very common in Japan. They’re everywhere–in subway stations, malls, and stores. In a store in Fukuoka prefecture, the owner seem to have employed a very unusual help.

Companion Robot: All You Need to Do Is Point

How great is it if you can laze around and point at things you need all day, a servant bringing them all to you?

Robo-Dog: Helping Military Men Carry Their Loads

Has no one ever thought of how military men all over the world don’t only have to risk their lives in battle, but also have to have to carry their own stuff?

Femisapien: Queen of the WowWee Bots

The WowWee robot, Femisapien, was presented during the CES as a dancing female robot.

Pleo: The Robotic Dinosaur

Move over Barney, here comes the dinosaur which would replace you in the hearts of many. Enter Pleo. It’s small, it’s cute, and unlike you, it’s not purple.

”Micro-GPS” Solution from Evolution Robotics Featured on WowWee’s New Rovio Robot

NorthStar Autonomous Navigation System has met this year’s CES with a bang with its new micro-GPS solution — the NorthStar 2.0 system.

Cube-kun: Smarter than You

Solving Rubik’s cubes is a pain in the ass for ordinary mortals. If you’ve gotten your butt kicked by someone else in a Rubik’s cube solving contest before, how would you feel if you bite the dust after getting slammed by a robot?

Gigabytes In Disguise

The new Transformers movie may have critics split down the middle but no one should have a problem with the smooth, futuristic lines of this flash drive.

You Are Michael Knight!

The series may have finished 21 years ago but Michael Knight and his ever so slightly camp car still hold sway with many a retro TV fan.
Now you can recreate the action without having to reverse out of a Lorry while doing 60MPH.

Here Clocky-Clocky

Its just to easy to hit snooze on most alarm clocks. Here’s an alternative to clocking up multiple snooze points before dragging your sorry self out of bed.

Planes-Games & Automobiles.

Summer certainly does bring out the radio controlled do-dahs. With this little number bring something a little bit special to the table.

R/C Helicopter’s-Airwolf Style

You may remember we covered the Picco Mini R/C helicopter a little while ago and after flying (and crashing) my mates chopper I would definitely recommend them.

This new version however liven’s things up somewhat.

Cartoon-Sapien

The RoboSapien range is always expanding. With robots taking the form of dinosaurs and dogs it was only a matter of time before we saw cartoon/comic book heroes wobbling about on mechanical legs.

Tiny r/c Plane

Following on from the smallest r/c helicopter in the world is what claims to be the lightest r/c plane in the world.

“You Have Ten Seconds To Comply”

We covered a Sentry gun last year but its fair to say that this one packs more of a punch.

Tiger Style Robotics

A Belgium based artist has his own way to impress the ladies thanks to his crafty robotic skills. See him ride the back of his tiger through the streets of Brugge!

Robomop U What

If your after some practical robotics that won’t break the bank then look no further than the Robomop.
As well as looking uber cool this little widget will actually clean your floors while you kick back with your pleasure-bot.

Nabaztag – Lottery results, gaim, APIs and more

The Nabaztag is due to hit the UK shortly, there are now various hacks and scripts doing the rounds including ones to announce your matching lottery numbers and a gaim plugin.

Sony puts down it’s Aibo

In an attempt to get back in to profit Sony has been making cuts in their product range, and now the hi-tech pet Aibo has been asked to to lie down and play dead.

Sega iFish

Sega really have gone down hill with using their brand name for the latest audio / visual reactive toy for your desk. Following in the tracks of the iDog.

Who Goes There

Now you’ve got all the latest and greatest in gadget technology your going to want a worthy protection system to stop nosey siblings getting their hands on your wares.

MicroRobot – Something tiny for Christmas

So in the true spirit of pointless gadgety type nonsense i present you with this. Following on from our Robotics article, these little guys offer little in the way of interaction yet still cry out for attention.

Festive Robot Antics

So with Christmas hovering over us I thought I’d pull together some of the finest robotic toys currently available to keeps the kids and adults alike occupied during the queens speech-yawn.

My Mate Nuvo

Another entry in the robotics market . Check out this little guy. He’s bipedal and stands 39 cm tall. He’ll be available in different colours and would make a good alternative to the more common “pet style” robots. He can get back on his feet should he fall over and accepts commands via voice or mobile phone.

Attack of The Daleks

With Doctor Who being all the rage again this year, what better radio controlled device to buy for Christmas than this nifty looking black Dalek!

Meet Robosapien’s cheaper cousin!

If your little boy has been pestering you for one of those Robosapien robots for Christmas, you may want to read this first!

Roboraptor, Aibo’s Ancestor?

Sony may have the cute home robot market sewn up at the top end with Aibo, but what do the “normal” people have to run around their home? Well how about the Roboraptor pet robot?

Talking Dogs! Whatever Next…

Sony’s favourite pooch, AIBO, gets his 2005 makeover – looks like he’s been at the Champagne. Bringing some new features to the old dog.

Meet The Cute iDog

Yet more things jumping on the ever-rolling iPod band wagon, here’s a puppy that loves to listen to its surroundings!

Elvis the robot cat

Elvis the cat was involved in a tragic accident with a truck and lost the use of it’s rear legs, so Carlo Bertocchini developed a ‘robot platform’ to give it back mobility.