Welcome to TechFresh.net. We collect news on the hottest electronic gadgets from around the web for you. If you are new here, you may want to subscribe to our FREE RSS feed so you can keep up with the latest gadgets from TechFresh, ad-free. Thank you for visiting!

This summer Disney-Pixar will finally unveil its first robotic toy products, the WALL-E animated robot MP3 player. Standing at 8″ tall, this cute robot will create adorable sound effects and perform a special dance while playing your favorite MP3 songs. You can get one of this cute robot for just $25. [Popgadget]

ShareThis

The Forest Fire Clear Cut Robot is a concept robot to fight future forest fires. It has all the necessary tools to slice trees down to prevent the flames from spreading any further in the forest. The model has 600 parts and took its creator half a year to complete. [Gizmodo]

ShareThis

The ApriPoko robot from Toshiba was developed to learn how to operate various remote controls by watching and asking questions. The robot features sensors that will be able to detect infrared rays coming out from the remote, so each time you press a button, ApriPoko will ask “What did you just do?”, so make sure you answer appropriately because it records your answer to its memory. This prototype robot is still in the development and testing phase. [PinkTentacle]

ShareThis

COM-BAT is a 6 inch robotic spy-plane that utilities a low-power mini radar and a high sensitive navigation system to help it find its way in the dark. “The bat” is also draws power from the sun, wind, vibration and other sources to recharge its battery. I think this robot will be used for military purpose in the future. [Product Page]

ShareThis

Some inventors at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have created the Bristlebot 2.0 robot with only a battery, a computer chip, and a cell phone vibrator. Video after the jump. [EvilMadScientist] More »

ShareThis

Let’s check out these Modular Snake Robots from Biorobotics Lab, Carnegie Mellon University. These robots can crawl, climb, and swim, but can they make a bad movie starring Ice Cube? Video after the jump. [YouTube] More »

ShareThis

Husqvarna has just released the world’s first automatic electric solar-powered hybrid robotic lawn mower. Priced at approx. $4000, this lawnmower is able to clear 2,300 square meters of grass and is programmable to work only at certain times or days of the week. That’s amazing! Its battery provides a battery life of 40 minutes. The company official said that on a sunny day, its cutting time can be extended by another 50%. [PocketLint]

ShareThis

Designer Ji-hoon Kim has designed a concept robot that can solve the oil spills problem. Known as the OSP, the robot can work autonomously together by surrounding an oil spill with an inflatable barrier. After the whole oil spill is surrounded, clean-up crews can get straight to work, sucking all those oils out. The OSP can be easily deployed from a helicopter or boat to accomplish its mission. [Yanko] More »

ShareThis