Posts in Robots

Star Wars – Pop Culture Icons of Space and Beyond

The sci-fi trilogy began as a flop and was seen as a dream that was doomed to fail, George Lucas started out as an aspiring film assistant who grew into the business after bribing guards at the studio and eventually landing a job as a production assistant. His dream for Star Wars began as a [...]

Posted by Atasha at 11:10 am

Stem Cells and all those other cells, what’s the fuss all about?

Seems the world has come face to face with one of its worst nightmares, the advent of cloning and regeneration. Well theoretically that is, stem cell research has progressed so much that people are beginning to worry about the ulterior implications of such scientific fervor. Stem cells are the human body’s super cells or blanks [...]

Posted by Nick at 4:04 pm

R.O.V. – Programmable Soldiers

Got a war to fight? Want to fight the enemy and not get complaints about the lousy food or inadequate air and ground support? Then, send in the ROV’s with drones that could spread out, each with its own propulsion and surveillance equipment that can cover a larger area, sending information to the mother ROV, [...]

Posted by Nick at 1:47 pm

Swarms, the next big thing in robotics technology

Nope, they’re not bees, locust or any living thing as a matter of fact, they’re robots. Yes robots that would be able to function as part of a bigger organism or machine. They are the next big thing that robotics experts are trying to perfect for they are cheap and they can be made into [...]

Posted by Nick at 1:39 pm

Lego-Style Consumer Electronics

Bug Labs showcased its Lego-style products in the current 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The said system evolved around a BUGbase system which was essentially a programmable/hackable Linux based computer with the CPU, Ram, built-in WiFi, a rechargeable battery pack to provide power, USB Interface, Ethernet and a small lcd to show [...]

Posted by Nick at 9:56 am