Daiwa House Industry today announced a new crawlspace inspection robot namely the “Moogle”. Measuring 50cm x 30cm x 24cm and weighing 13 Kg, the “Moogle” comes jam packed with a couple of cameras (a wide-angle CMOS camera for driving and a CCD camera for inspections), LED inspection lights in three levels of brightness, and four continuous-track crawlers. This robot can be controlled from a laptop via Wi-Fi. The Daiwa House “Moogle” will be launched in April 2011. We will keep you posted. [Akihabara]
If you are bored with your Roomba, then check out the Samsung VC-PL62W. It is a unique robot vacuum cleaner that features a built-in surveillance camera. The VC-PL62W is an upgrade version of the Tango that was released in South Korea last year. Samsung’s video security robot vacuum cleaner is now available in South Korea for 799,000 Won ($684). Read more
The Robot Hand H-Type from Squse features movable polycarbonate “bones” that are covered with a very realistic looking fleshtone silicon rubber. This robotic limb is powered by 22 actuators with 16 joints, giving it a certain degree of realism in its movements. Watch the video after the jump to get more details. Read more
Designer Jamie Martin has creatively designed the C.R.A.B (Cybernetic Autonomous Remote Barricade) Droid. It is the most advanced robotic defence system that features the next-generation weaponry and armour protection. The advanced robotics technology behind the C.R.A.B.’s artificial intelligence has been secretly developed over the past 12 years as a joint venture between weapons manufacturer Dalton/Stanley and Omni Consumer Products. Watch the video after the jump to get more details. Read more
Just about everyone loves social media and just about everyone also loves their grandma. Somehow though those two don’t seem to go all that well together due to most older people’s lack of technological prowess. The Kompott Robotic Agent is here to help the older generation get connected though. The robot will feature a touchscreen interface on, well, it’s face and will make navigating social media sites and chatting easier than ever. It will also feature a speech to text system so it can be used completely hands free. [SlashGear]
Iran has unveiled their latest humanoid robot namely the Soorena-2. Standing at 1.45-meter tall and weighing just 99 pounds, the robot was developed to engage in a number of sensitive activities that might benefit from an artificial hand. Too bad, the country hasn’t offered details on the robot’s specific duties or capabilities. For your info, the robot’s name is derived from an ancient Persian warrior. [News.com.au]
LG has decided to release the LG RoboKing VR5901KLK robot vacuum on July 1st, 2010. For your info, this robot vacuum cleaner is 30% faster compared to available products. The LG RoboKing robot VR5901KLK vacuum also boasts 112 cameras and 51 sensors. It only has a noise level of 50dB. [Akihabara]
Vietnam’s first robotics firm “Tosy” has proudly introduced the first humanoid waiter robot “Topio Dio” at Automatica 2010 (International Trade Fair for Automation and Mechatronics) in Germany. Developed as a service robot, or as so-called “Skillful Bartender and Waiter”, the Topio Dio measures 125Cm tall and weighs 45Kg. The robot is controlled via Wi-Fi connectivity and features 28 joints, 3 wheels, a built-in camera and sensor. No word on pricing so far. [Akihabara]
The MSI M800 is a robotic vacuum cleaner with a powerful suction system and an arm that swipes at dirt and helps push it into the robot’s dust hungry mouth. What makes the MS800 special is that it has a self-charging capability. This robot vacuum also uses sonic sensors that stop the device from bumping into furniture. The MSI Robot Vacuum MS800 will be priced at around $400 each. MSI also makes two other robotic vacuums, the fancier R-1300, which features a webcam you can watch from your computer and use for household security, and the R-500 which has a super slim design but lacks the sonic sensors and self-charging capability of its siblings. Watch the video after the jump. Read more
LG will hold a tournament where participants will use remote controlled LG Robot Vacuum as soccer player and fight each other in order to win one of several 42-inch LED Canvas LG TVs. LG is expecting 32 different teams to join this event. This Robot Vacuum Football tournament will be held on May 16th, 2010. [LG via Akihabara]
