Toyota Announces the Development of the Winglet, a Personal Transport Assistant

Posted on 08/01/2008 02:26 | by kei | 8 | Category MISC
Lately many manufacturers are developing transport/walking assistant devices in order to help people get around more safely and freely. This time it's Toyota turns to propose a personal transport assistant. Today they announced the development of the Winglet, a person…

Me_you - 08/01/2008 @ 12h54
Wow 6km/h ?! A dawdle is faster than that…read »

sweetweb in Vancouver- 08/02/2008 @ 12h14
The Japanese are gonna kill Segways like they did with American cars.…read »

12345 - 08/02/2008 @ 08h12
segways are a rip off, if toyota can offer a cheaper alternative then…read »

Vstoneâ��s Blackox Robot Finally on Sale (in September)!

Vstone’s Blackox Robot Finally on Sale (in September)!

If you have roughly 4700€ to spare, you will be glad to know that Vstone will finally start selling their huge Blackox robot in September (440mm…
Posted on 07/09/2008 | by Daimaou | 1 | MISC Cutkillavince- Very nice…read »

Honda's Walking Assist Device: More Than a Hope, a Reality

Honda announced their walking assists device will be officially used by the Shinseikai Medical Group's Kasumigaseki-Minami Hospital. The aim of…
Posted on 06/30/2008 | by kei | 0 | MISC

Enjoy Your Music with an AMP Robot from Sega Toys

Tiger Electronics and Sega Toys put out a new robot model after the E.M.A Robot introduced last week. This time, our AMP (Automated Music Persona…
Posted on 06/20/2008 | by kei | 1 | AUDIO GamesEarth- I just love gadgets.....mmm…read »

Take Pleasure with a E.M.A Robot from Sega

Sega introduced a new “Glamorous Body” robot that features a “Kiss Mode.” The E.M.A. (Eternal Maiden Actualization) robot can sing, dance, and K…
Posted on 06/12/2008 | by kei | 3 | MISC IGT- you know where this is going i…read »
Thetrue- What? Cannot make love yet? b…read »

ASIMO to Conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

On May 13, the ASIMO Robot will conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. It will perform “Impossible Dreams” to open a special concert in Detroit…
Posted on 04/24/2008 | by kei | 4 | MISC Timotei- This is pretty sick, robots in…read »
Thetrue- Yep, we need a lot *HOT* maids…read »

Honda to Showcase Experimental Walking Assist Device

Next week in Osaka Honda will display its walking assist device, designed to help handicapped people get around more freely. Based on Asimo tec…
Posted on 04/22/2008 | by Daimaou | 0 | MISC

Auto Healther Reiz DZ-270... The Full Body Massage Robot

A bit of old news, but thank you James for this! Here's the Auto Healther Reiz DZ-270 from Dainichi, a body massage robot which takes care of…
Posted on 04/20/2008 | by Daimaou | 0 | PC

ApriPoko, Your Personal Talking Universal Remote Robot

Toshiba just dropped a nice little bomb with its ApriPoko, a talking robot, voice-operated, universal remote control for multiple devices. Our l…
Posted on 03/26/2008 | by Daimaou | 7 | MISC Timotei- How well does this robot work?…read »
Danny- Looks like a penguin…read »

Put a Tachikoma on Your Desk!

Fans of "Ghost In The Shell" treat yourself to the official Tachikoma robot reproduction from Bandai! Constructed in metal, the Tachikoma can be…
Posted on 03/07/2008 | by D.M | 9 | AKIBA HD TV suvi- I don't get it, can this thing…read »
Raymond- Has it previously stepped on s…read »

See more of the Honda Asimo Robot demo!

A few days ago we told you about that invitation Honda gave us to see their "brand new" Asimo robot that I would most likely call an alpha versio…
Posted on 12/13/2007 | by D.M | 7 | AKIBA HD TV Cutkillavince- Good work David…read »
mikalrkayn- Thankyou great video , can't w…read »

Asimo is back !

After Toyota's impressive demonstration, Honda had to strike back, and invited "a chosen few" (which turned into a hundred people as usual) to a…
Posted on 12/11/2007 | by D.M | 7 | MISC velvet- I couldn't find the link for t…read »
Thetrue- So far, no video link. Btw,…read »

Toyota presents the robots of the future! Hi-Res Video and Photos

The uses and functionalities of robots are constantly growing in many areas from industrial to domestic needs; with this in mind, Toyota R&D has…
Posted on 12/06/2007 | by D.M | 22 | AKIBA HD TV Steven- Simply amazing! The violin rob…read »
12345- Wow superb! I gotta have me a…read »

Robo Hopper, your new R-C Toy from Kyosho

Kyosho is one of the most famous Japanese makers when it comes to toys and R/C products, and they released a Tiny little helicopter using the sha…
Posted on 11/26/2007 | by Daimaou | 2 | AKIBA HD TV Cutkillavince- Great…read »
Jackallennn- I have to get one of these to…read »

KOBIE and RABIE, 2 new robot pets from ETRI

ETRI stands for Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute in Korea; they have developed 2 new networked-based robots, "KOBIE" and "RA…
Posted on 11/09/2007 | by Daimaou | 1 | PC wendyma- Will Kobie be available for sa…read »

A New Robot from SANYO !

Today, SANYO announced a conceptual robot that is set to start selling next year. It is a robot designed to inspect the foundations of homes in J…
Posted on 11/07/2007 | by Daimaou | 1 | MISC Thetrue- LOL! I can build my own for a…read »