Of course they are! Look at this little guy almost tap dancing on the treadmill. His name is PETMAN and he was developed by Boston Dynamics. The purpose was to test army clothing. The guys made a walking robot just to test army clothing… woah! :)
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Mech Exoskeleton, Available Today!
Remember Ripley’s defense exoskeleton in the movie Aliens 2? Well, you can alsmot find the same kind of stuff today at Wall-Mart! ;) The machine featured in this video is made by Raytheon-Sarcos and from a Ditch Witch basis. Really cool!
A Robot To Wash Your Hair!
Soon maybe no human will wash your hair anymore, even if you pay for it. But don’t be so sad because once you’ll know this little guy has 24 “fingers”, you’ll never want a human again to touch your hair at the salon! :) Panasonic introduced this automated hair washing robot to the world of [...]
This Robot is a Baby!
A robot that behaves and learns like a toddler? Will one day these replace company pets, or kids? Sound intriguing? Check the following videos to see it:
Cute Spider-Like Climbing Robot!
See how this little robot thing clims like a pro. The most interesting part of it is of course the smart and nature-like mecanism that makes the vertical progress possible. Source
Automatic Seats Config in Train!
You know Japan is the land of robots? Here you are with a new example of their unlimited creativity in the field. Check these auto-config seats in a train. Something to think about! :)
The Robot Puppet!
Interesting what you can do with one hand. Interesting also to want to make a puppet from what is usually computer graphics generated: robots.
Japan : Firefighter Robot !
Japan is in love with robots. Even the Tokyo Fire Dpt has one remote controlled. What can you say ? :-)
Exoskeleton for the rest of us !
Do you remember Aliens 2 ? This is the same kind of delirious exoskeleton, but in real life !
This is Not a Human, This is A Robot!
Geminoid is the name of this robot that looks like real a human (in fact it’s a copy of Professor Henrik Scharfe in Denmark). Can you imagine having one day you’re own second-me android ? I know what I would immediately do with it ! Send him at work for me! :-)