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Advanced Robotic Platforms from Deep Robotics -

DEEP Robotics develops a range of advanced robotic platforms, each designed for specific real-world applications across industrial, public service, and research sectors. Lite3 is an agile quadruped platform ideal for education, research, and light industrial tasks, offering versatility for developing AI and robotics solutions.Lite3 supports open source, users can develop advanced perception capabilities such as autonomous navigation, automatic obstacle avoidance, visual localization, environment reconstruction, customizable […] Read More

Anthouse Pet Companion Robot Kickstarter -

Press Release by: Anthouse.pet New Ultimate Pet Companion Robot will Turn Heads and Make Your Dog Absolutely Love You. Man’s Best Friend will soon have a new companion to play with this Fall. Introducing The Anthouse Pet Companion Robot, from the creators at Anthouse Technology Co., Ltd. The Anthouse Robot is the best pet robot for dogs that the market has ever seen. The product […] Read More

Solar Powered Garden Robot -

Developed by Franklin Robotics, “Tertill” is a 100% solar-powered robot that lives in home gardens and weeds every day, rain or shine. The first wave of robots will be available this summer after Tertill’s crowdfunding campaign begins June 13. Upcoming Tertill models will be engineered with the ability to detect and repel pests, and relay info back to your smartphone as needed. How it works […] Read More

Grow food automatically in your backyard by Farmbot -

Farmbot is an open source farming robot, for small scale food production. It plants what you want exactly where you want, in any pattern and density, according to user input. It can even detect weeds autonomously, position itself on it, and with a stroke bury them into the ground. The robot first chooses the suitable end effector, for watering, weeding, soil sensing or planting seeds, […] Read More

Robot to carry your things -

PIAGGIO GROUP REINVENTS THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION WITH INTRODUCTION OF GITA, THE FIRST OFFERING BY PIAGGIO FAST FORWARD Piaggio Fast Forward to Host Launch Event in Boston Boston, MA – January 30, 2017 – Piaggio Group, the largest European manufacturer of two-wheel motor vehicles, a leader in light mobility founded over 130 years ago, has launched Piaggio Fast Forward, a newly-established company based in the U.S. formed to pioneer […] Read More

Xiaomi Mi Robot -

Xiaomi Mi robot vacuum made by Xiaomi’s ecosystem partner Rockrobo, it features a Nidec brushless DC motor and claims to be ultra quiet. Its 5,200 mAh battery promises 2.5 hours of cleaning. It goes on sale on September 6 in China for 1,699 yuan, which is approximately $255, £195 and AU$340. By comparison, CNET’s pick for best affordable robot vacuum, the Neato XV Signature Pro, […] Read More

Paving the way towards a real robot house helper -

A project run in Europe called PACO PLUS has reported interesting advances in development of robot recognition. The robot called ARMAR-III is able to learn new information by its visual as well as touch sensors, and operate accordingly based on the newly acquired information. The four year project aims to develop robots that can operate in real world environments. The robot is a semi humanoid […] Read More

Personal robot market by 2015 -

The Market for Personal Robots Will Reach $5.26 Billion by 2015, According to NextGen Research The prevailing wisdom is that the personal robotics market resembles the personal computer market of the mid-1970s; many small companies with greater expertise in R&D than in marketing are trying to create a product for which others will develop applications. Proprietary specifications are giving way to standardized solutions, especially on […] Read More

Domestic robot helper under development in Japan -

A new domestic helper robot is under development by University of Tokyo of Japan, and Toyota Motor Corp. The robot weighs about 130 lbs and able to recognize clothes and different objects, also in 3D view by its two cameras looking at an angle resembling human eyesight. The robot can sweep floors, move object from one place to another and can even move furniture to […] Read More