Service Robots

Chinese scientists are working on the market launch phase of a robot that is designed to help elderly people. The main focus right now is to reduce the cost of the robot, which the developers aims to bring down to 4K-7K in US dollars. The robot will have functions like fetching medicine and food, sounding alarms in case of utility leakages, sending texts or videos […] Read More

Although it is still a prototype, the i-shovel robot is expected to be on the markets next year. The solar powered robot is able to sense the locations where there is snow accumulation,move towards that area and clean it in a totally autonomous manner. The robot is expected to hit the markets next year. For more, please click here. Read More

The warehouse inventory distribution robots developed by Kiva Systems bring new level of efficiency to warehouse operations. Aside from increasing the production efficiency twice, the robots also allow huge energy savings, as they do not require light or heating cooling or ventilation to operate. They can be custom designed for each warehouse’s separate needs. The robots carry all inventory quietly and find them accurately, saving […] Read More

Robots in surgeries help surgeons to do less and less invasive operations all the time…A new robotic snake developed by an American company called cardiorobotics, is a new way of doing that.Just like the recent development of robot snakes in search and rescue missions, this device is a flexible and strong enough robot snake that can crawl inside your body and reach wherever it takes […] Read More

iRobot Announces 2nd Generation Looj™ Gutter Cleaning Robot, Launches iRobot iTube Channel at CES. World’s Only Gutter-Cleaning Robot Sports New Internal Antenna, Anti-Flipping Auger and Smart Speed. LAS VEGAS, NV. Consumer Electronics Show, January 8, 2009, iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT) today unveiled the second generation iRobot® Looj™ Gutter Cleaning Robot at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The Looj, which makes gutter cleaning fast and […] Read More

The robotic knee developed by a company called Tibion in Mountain View CA, helps patients with walking difficulty to regain their normal walking ability by providing constant assistance and resistance as necessary and also supplying feedback data to the brain. The device is lightweight enough for home use and primarily developed for patients with who are dealing with a neurosurgery, stroke or MS. For more, […] Read More

Exoskeletons allow the wearers carry much heavier loads than a normal human capacity allow while performing a wide range of movements at the same time. You have probably seenthe news about military versions being developed before. Now it seems, Japanese are developing these suits for everyday use. The principal mechanism to make these suits work involves sensors at each joint getting data from the wearer’s […] Read More

To be able to tend the wounds of a soldier injured in the battlefield as soon as possible and as good as possible is critical. With the new technology under current development, the robot enables the doctors in far locations to be able to tend to the soldiers wounds. Instruments such as on board stethoscope, ultrasound probe and more are under development. It is currently […] Read More

A modified version of Motoman industrial robots is able to cook and make Japanese omelette. The robots cooking ability is not limited to just one dish either. The more interesting thing about the robot is that same robot is also able to assemble cameras. Android’s each arm is able to carry up to 10kg of weight and move on 7 different axis. For more, please […] Read More

A new robot is in development for sweeping snow at the roofs of flat buildings. The robot is remote controlled and weighs 220 pounds, not more heavier than a human labor required to do the same job.During warmer months, the robot can be equipped with mover blades or sweeping attachments. As the visual recognition software develops, it will also be more common for robots like […] Read More