Toshiba has developed a prototype robot that is essentially a universal remote for your home. The ApriPoco, loose translation means little by little, is approx. 8.4 inches tall with big round eyes and torso, giving it a child like demeanor. This is intentional due to the pace at which it learns commands.
The idea behind this [...]

I guess it was only a matter of time before Isaac Asimov’s law of robotics made their way into real life. Live Science

China recently introduced its first personal robot, whose main function is personal assistance in the home. The robot is capable of walking and avoiding obstacles as well as giving its owners the news and weather.
Liangliang stands about 3 feet tall and is the creation of Xinsong Automation Co based in Shenyang China. Liangliang is also [...]

Perusing around the web for robot information earlier today, I ran across an article about the ‘Robot Hall of Fame’, hey that sounds cool I thought to myself. The RBH is sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University and its inductees span from useful industrial robots to the well known Hollywood variety.
Recently 5 new robots were inducted [...]

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.
The [...]

Of all the corporate robots that have been announced in the last few years, Toyota’s seem to have made the most ruckus with the least amount of anticipation. Or rather before Asimo was introduced there was already buzz building around the event, with Sony’s Qrio we already knew Sony had been working on robots for [...]