All the way back in 2004 the Kondo KHR-1 robot kit was introduced and it was mainly geared at hobbyists. The KHR-1 was capable of doing flips, cartwheels and had 17 adjustable joints. Obviously being a kit it required a dedicated robot enthusiast with the time, skill and the $1500 or so necessary to purchase [...]

In what has to be one of the largest commercial robot displays in the world, Robot Expo has more than 60 robots on display. The robots range from the practical to bizarre in their intended uses, with one touted as the most humanoid robot to date, covered in a ’skin-like’ substance and mimics breathing.
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I wanted to post a bit of information I just ran across, the sad part is only found out about this after the fact. Botstock is a gathering of robot enthusiasts from across America who meet up annually to share their passion for all things robotic.BotStock 2 was held this past weekend in Spokane Washington [...]