Best Robot Devices

Slackbot Bot- the talking Roomba bot

robot — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 07:51:29 +0000

Slackbot Bot is a wonderfully wonky little robot built by the team at Redpepper, hobbled together out of an older Roomba, a Raspberry Pi, and a Tornado Siren. It hooks into the team’s Slack room by way of the product’s built-in Slackbot (hence the “Slackbot Bot” name), allowing them to command it from anywhere they’ve got slack access.

Is it a shining beacon of modern robotics and artificial intelligence? Of course not — it’s a roomba with paper eyes taped to it. But it’s damned cute, and a super fun hack — and their use of Bluetooth beacons for helping the bot figure out where it’s at is pretty slick.

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The Kilobot Project

robot — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 07:58:10 +0000

http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/ssr/projects/progSA/kilobot.html#make

A Low Cost Scalable Robot System for Demonstrating Collective Behaviors

In current robotics research there is a vast body of work on algorithms and control methods for groups of decentralized cooperating robots, called a swarm or collective. These algorithms are generally meant to control collectives of hundreds or even thousands of robots; however, for reasons of cost, time, or complexity, they are generally validated in simulation only, or on a grou...more...

Best brand of robot vacuum cleaner

robot — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:57:10 +0000

When deciding on a new robotic cleaner, keep an eye out for these features:

Fully Automatic: you don’t want to have to fiddle with complicated settings, you want to be able to just press one button and let it go off and automatically clean your floor, automatically detecting obstacles and moving round them where necessary.
Cleaning Coverage: Fully Automatic doesn’t means 100% Cleaning Coverag...more...

Why Buy A Robotic Vacuum Cleaner?

robot — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:27:51 +0000

Robotic vacuum is one of the best robot devices that could save you lot of time in cleaning. Here are some of the most common reasons why you should consider getting a robot vacuum cleaner for your house.

Robotic Vacuum Cleaner can get your job done better and faster

With the robotic vacuum cleaner, it has brushes, filters, cleaning mechanisms, and all within a well-built ca...more...

What is a robot vacuum cleaner?

robot — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:22:33 +0000

A robotic vacuum cleaner, often called a robovac, is an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner that has intelligent programming and a limited vacuum cleaning system. It uses brush/brushes, and a vacuum to clean the floor. Due to limited effectiveness and efficiency they have not significantly affected the market for traditional vacuum cleaners, but the technology is advancing.

A robotic vacuum cleaner is much more than an ordinary cleaner. They come with a number of accessories to ensure that the cleaning is don...more...