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• BotJunkie teaming up with IEEE Automaton to make the world’s greatest robotics blog
  We’ve got some big news. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (aka IEEE) really, really likes what we’ve been doing at BotJunkie, and they want to make us a part of their flagship online and print publication, IEEE Spectrum. Specifically, they’ve got a robotics blog called Automaton, and BotJunkie is going to be moving […]
• Interview: iRobot Scooba 230
  We gave you the rundown on iRobot’s new Scooba 230 back when it was first announced in January, but we got to see it in person at CES. First impression: it’s damn tiny. If you’re familiar with the cleaning habits of the Roomba, the Scooba won’t offer much in the way of surprises, but we […]
• Interview: Derek Dotson on Pleo Reborn
  Innvo Labs was out in force at CES 2011, the last few videos from which I’m still messing with. I know, I know feel free not to tip me this week. Anyway, I got some cute pics of their new Pleo Reborn plus 10 minutes with Innvo’s COO Derek Dotson, one of Pleo’s original daddies […]
• This Robotic Dragonfly Flew 40 Years Ago
  This is a robotic dragonfly. If I told you that some company had just invented it and it was flying around today, you’d probably be impressed. Instead, I’m going to tell you that it was developed by the CIA and was flying in the 1970s. And not just flying like proof-of-concept-it-gets-off-the-ground flying, but reportedly, the […]
• QB Fetches Scones, Justifies Pricetag
  Wondering what a $15k telepresence robot can do for you? WONDER NO LONGER. With the help of a 4G wireless hotspot, this QB wandered out of the Anybots office into downtown Mountain View looking for a snack. A mile later, it found a Red Rock Coffee and ordered a berry scone, tipped something like 125% […]
• Bionic Hamster Walking Machine (Of DOOM)
  Hamster powered robots are something of a running joke, but Crabfu (you remember him, right?) has managed to create a walking robot out of a kit modeled originally on Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests that’s powered by a cute n’ fluffy hamster named Princess. The first question is, of course, why would you make a robot that’s […]