Science Fiction Robots

Comau Robot by Timucin Celik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUQ2GNKCoOQ

The robots are everywhere, and not a humanoid in sight.

tags: Helpful robots, Industrial robots, Robots, Video, Web Video author: Beowulf comments: No Comments

More robots to get you drunk

While some researchers are out there pushing the boundaries of robot technology with bots that dance and warrior robots, some other people seem to know where the real money will be made with all these mechanical beasts: Robot’s that serve booze.
Now we’ve already seen the beer throwing robot (entertaining but better suited to frat houses), [...]

tags: Helpful robots, Robot servants, Robots author: Beowulf comments: 1 Comment

Good job for a robot: Picking up mail

Okay, these aren’t real robots, but the US Postal Service is deploying an army of mailboxes built to look like R2D2, and I say that’s a step in the right direction. I could get behind the idea of a motionless robot that just has a slot to drop in mail. Maybe it could confirm for [...]

tags: Helpful robots, Robot servants, Robot uprising, Robots, Science Fiction author: Beowulf comments: No Comments

Okay Robots, you win

While my earnest distrust of robots will most likely never end, I’m willing to concede now that there might be some good uses for these mechanical beasts. My change of heart came after watching this video of a beer launching fridge that can hurl icy cold ones across the room with amazing accuracy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqAzMSM-7o4

Pretty cool, no? [...]

tags: Beer launching robots, Helpful robots, Robot servants, Robots author: Beowulf comments: No Comments

Canary Test Robots to Help Firefighters

Robot haters, take note. There are just as many people working on helpful, useful robots, like those that aid rescue workers, as on killer bots.
From putting out industrial fires to dealing with explosions and their aftermath, fire fighting is one of the most inherently dangerous occupations in the world.
Now a team of scientists is working [...]

tags: Helpful robots author: probot comments: 1 Comment