RoBe robots with netbook-brains

Look at how a netbook is stacked on top of other gadgets to form a robot. These are the Coppa and Silvio robots that were built by RoBe which each has a netbook brain.

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An-9RR – cute robot pair, mom and kid, as receptionist and takes care of security

An-9RR is a fresh robotic pair that has just been released by Japanese electronics/security company, ALSOK. The pair comprises of a mother bot and a kid bot, which is to work as a receptionist as well as keeping an eye on bystanders.

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Oboe robot to absorb the elderly’s memories before they leave this world

Japanese have crazy ideas of using robots to do everything in life. They’ve got this pretty good idea, which uses a robot called Oboe to absorb all the memories of an elderly person, and keep them for their loved ones. So, when you’ve left this world, those coming generations in your family tree would be able to get to know more about you by spending time with Oboe.

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Robot nurse to deliver medication

Robots have been used extensively in hospitals or any therapy centers to assist patients. In Japan, robot is now to replace human to work as a nurse to deliver medication to the patients. This could hint that eventually human will lose their job of working as a nurse. (In certain countries, nurse is a pretty high-paying job).

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Robot-assisted Therapy helps long-term stroke sufferers regain mobility

Here comes the good news for long-term stroke sufferers who have lost their mobility and stayed in a bed/wheelchair for several years. University of California at Irvine has carried a study of using robot-assisted therapy to help stroke victims to regain their mobility.

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Ponginator – a King-Kong-size entertainment robot plays music and shoots Ping Pong

Ponginator must have been created by someone who lives in boring days. It’s simply an entertaining robot that does fairly simple things, such as playing music, saying some words and shooting Ping-Pong balls using a pressurized gun.

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Paul Hoc – a robotic artist

Paul Hoc is the world’s first robotic artist. What it needs is just a pen, and it’ll then start drawing on a piece of paper and it’ll never get tired. The robot could probably be used to replace human for creating art, especially good for creating deign and engineering drawings etc.

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Japanese company makes Mini-Me robotic-version of you

If you’re a lonely geek, you may love the idea of having a Mini-Me robotic version of you to accompany you, or to help you out with some simple daily tasks. The Japanese company, Little Island, creates a robot based on the picture you send them and it costs you $2,215 for having them to create this Mini Me robot for you.

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Edge Robotic Arm Kit – useful for stacking Lego bricks

Having a robotic arm on your work desk shall be useful for helping you to tidy up those heavy tools and gadgets scattered around. And occasionally, while having a break, you could then get it to stack some Lego bricks for you.

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Postkun – a mini postman robot in Japan

Japanese have extensive use of robots in their daily life. They’ve started using robots to deliver their snail mails to every household. Here comes the Postkun, a mini cute robotic postman found in Japan.

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