Solar Robot Kit can be Transformed into Six Different Ways

As you have seen in our previous posts about the Transformers USB flash drive which converts into a cat, now bringing a Solar Robot Kit that is easy to transform and eco friendly. This robot kit can be converted into six different robots. So have fun with all the six avatars from a single product. Solar Robot Kit is one of the greatest gadgets which make use of solar energy that powers this robot to move on.

It can be transformed into a boat, a windmill, a robot dog, moving plane, desktop plane and a car. The most incredible feature of this kit is that if there is no sunlight then you can even charge this robot kit with a bulb with a minimum power of 50 watt, it will be charged by the brightness of the bulb.

The most amazing factor of this kit is that it is connected directly without making use of any screws or bolts, even a kid can fix it. This gizmo is a completely “Do it yourself” kit. There is a predesigned manual that comes included with this product which gives all the graphical information for joining the different parts into six different robots.

This great Solar Robot Kit can be part of your life for just £13.00 i.e. around $21.

ROVIO - WiFi Roaming Robot

Your friends at Skynet bring you the Rovio! Rovio is a robotic webcam with microphone and speaker for 2-way audio. This wi-fi connected bad little bot will stream video and audio to your favorite web-enabled browser anywhere in the world! Use your PC, your MAC, your iPhone, even your PS3 to control Rovio.In this way meatbags will have the illusion of control over the machine. Drive the bot around the house, take pictures of the family and e-mail them to friends. All this can be done from thousands of miles away.Every human family should own a Rovio. This way the machines will be able to see and hear everything you do. Rather meatbags will be able see and hear everything other meatbags do.

adsense

Rovio

• Easily control Rovio remotely 24/7 from anywhere in the world with an internet connection.
• Rovio detects your computer settings and guides you through the setup process.
• Its head-mounted moveable camera and wide range of vision enable you to see and hear exactly what Rovio sees and hears, on your screen.
• Set waypoints so that Rovio can navigate itself around your home, without having to control each step yourself!
• At the click of a button, send Rovio back to the charging dock using its self-docking capabilities - even when you are not at home!*
• Guide Rovio through dimly lit locations with the aid of its built-in LED headlight.
• Rechargeable NiMH battery included
• 1 x Charging dock with built-in TrueTrack Beacon
• 3 x Omni-directional wheels
• 1 x Head-mounted VGA camera
• 1 x Speaker and 1 x microphone for 2-way audio
• USB connectivity
• Wi-Fi connectivity (802.11b and 802.11g)
• Dimensions: 10" x 9" x 4" (8" with camera full extended)

Remo offers Bluetooth-controlled robot with nightmarish face

As commercial robotics improve, robot kits are also reaching new levels of sophistication. The most recent example of this trend comes in the form of the new Remo (remote brain) Humanoid Kit robot.

Equipped with high-quality CCD cameras for image processing and pressure sensors on its feet for balance, the robot employs the use of Bluetooth technology to allow you to control it remotely. Powered by lithium batteries or by AC adapter, the Remo can be yours for just 399,000 yen ($4,358) here.

Via PlasticPals

Hummingbird Robot To Begin Rescue Operations By 2011

The folks out at Chiba University have developed a new kind of robot that they believe will be highly useful for rescue operations due to its incredibly compact size.

Dubbed the Hummingbird Robot, Chiba staffers believe that the tiny robot, featuring four wings that flap an astonishing thirty times per second, a miniature motor to drive the furious flapping, and a control scheme that involves infrared sensors, will be useful as a rescue device once a pair of tiny micro-cameras are mounted to its superstructure sometime around 2011.

Some question the value of a rescue device controlled by infrared signals, which need a clear line of sight between the device and the controller to function. Others make some dark noises about the robot’s value as a tool in domestic spying–after all, who hears a hummingbird coming?–and still others look askance at the Chiba University design, remembering a strikingly similar design that came out of TU Delft in the Netherlands back in 2006.

Hopefully Chiba University will address some of these issues in the final version.