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 | iRobot + Netbook = DIY Telepresence Robot
Thanks to remote applications like telepresence robots, distance isn’t a problem anymore. However, telepresense robots usually cost several thousand dollars. Johnny Chung Lee, the famous Wiimote hacker who also worked on Microsoft's Kinect, has... |
 | Life Size Android Robot running Android OS
The Android OS is going places. And now, just as its name suggests, it has gone into a robot. This Android robot was showcased as the world's first life-size robot which runs on Android. Wearing the typical green suit, the almost 4 feet tall robot... |
 | The BaR2D2: Robotic Drink Mixer
Bartenders better hold on to their jobs. Innovations like this BaR2D2 robot might put them out of the job. This Robotic Drink Mixer can mix up to 5,000 different variations of drinks on demand on a remote cue from a laptop computer.
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 | Defend Your Cubicle with a DIY Robotic Turret This DIY robot turret comes as a easy to setup kit or you can build it yourself. The multi-role robot comes with a webcam for watching your back, a fan for keeping cool, and a pellet gun with laser sight plus color tracking for some harmless target... |
 | A Self-Docking Telepresence Robot
Web controlled surveillance robots are common robotic projects these days, but here's one which comes with self docking capabilities is far less common. This "RoboCam" uses the iRobot for a base and incorporates a Parallax Propeller... |
 | Build Your Own "Follow Me Around" Robotic Stool This RoboStool follows you around to provide your tired feet comfort at a moment's notice. The robotic foot stool from Norris Labs is a regular vinyl covered stool in appearance. However, inside is an array of sensors and communications equipment.... |
 | Robotic Lamp features Pico Projector & Gesture Recognition
This interactive robotic lamp comes complete with gesture recognition and it's own pico projector. Like a digital assistant, it can interact with a user and project digital information on a physical surface. It's also equipped with a small... |
 | Control a Robot Arm over the Web using Arduino
We've seen some neat internet-based remote control projects including the Ethernet Enabled Christmas Bells project. Here's another neat project to add to our collection. The Orbduino is a robotic arm which can can be controlled entirely... |
 | Mind-Controlled WiFi Surveillance Robot
The Rovio is a simple security robot with an attached webcam which can be remotely controlled from anywhere in the world. Using a 14-electrode headset which monitors brain activity and head-motion, this hacker can now control his robot via Skype... |
 | DIY Robotic Arm Chess Opponent
Playing chess against an on-screen computer is one thing, but it just doesn't match the realistic feel of a live chess game. By programming a Lynxmotion robotic arm in Python, this chess player created his own robotic opponent. The Python... |
