Fire fighting robot competitions have been a part of mechatronics departments’ activities around the world for years. Often, use of robots for fire-fighting purposes sounds as an over use of robots. But the increased number of accidents invloving fire-fighters during fire response has demanded for safer method to fight fires. Tags-application of robot car IN DEFENCE (1)-use of robots in defence... 

While efforts to rescue NASA’s Spirit continue (as reported by us a few days back), NASA has also funded research to design all terrain robots. Inventors finally came up with this simple spool-shaped robot could one day rappel into steep craters on other planets or moons, anchored to another spacecraft by a rope. Tags-all terrain robot (4)-all terrain robots (2)-nasa rock climbing robot (1) Read More →

Being an engineer is not easy these days. There is a demanding consumer industry which wants the best, and because of that, engineers today need to solve many problems for our future generation.  Recently, BusinessWeek asked several futurists, about the challenges that are critical to overcome. Today, RealityPOD has summarized their answers. These ideas will change the way humans interact with the... 

To be honest, I cannot believe this. Its the most dazzling thing I have read so far. The Google Lunar X PRIZE is a $30 million international competition to safely land a robot on the surface of the Moon, travel 500 meters over the lunar surface, and send images and data back to the Earth. Teams must be at least 90% privately funded and must be registered to compete by December 31, 2010. Tags-googlex... 

Just as the engine technology is improving day by day, some traditionalists are still dedicated to perfecting the technologies of the past.  A perfect example is the “Fastest Kettle” named car. A British-built steam supercar broke a 103-year-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles in the United States yesterday.The 25ft-long British Steam Car – nicknamed the “fastest... 

A Swedish company has been fined 25,000 kronor ($3,000) after a malfunctioning robot attacked and almost killed one of its workers at a factory north of Stockholm.  Read More →

According to the Free Spirit blog, NASA has added a second test rover to the project, where scientists are working on a way of freeing the stuck Mars Rover, Spirit. The rover is stuck in soft soil at a site called Troy. Tags-mars rover (5)-robot mars (3)-rover spirit (2)-large pictures of the rover spirit (1)-Spirit rover png (1)-rover to mars (1)-Pictures from Mars Rovers (1)-mars stuck rover (1)-mars... 

TSUKUBA, Japan- Japanese researchers have unveiled a robot that will soon strut her stuff on a Tokyo catwalk. The girl-faced humanoid boasts 42 motion motors programmed to mimic the movements of flesh-and-blood fashion models. Tags-hrp-4c (10)-walking robots (3)-world\s first fashion model (2)-maket robot (2)-human android robots (2)-model robot (1)-japanese fashion robot (1)-japan models photo (1)-japan... 

A robot teacher will soon be teaching students at a primary school in Tokyo. The robot, named Saya, was designed by Hiroshi Kobayashi, a professor at the University of Tokyo. After passing a trial term at a Tokyo primary school, Saya will start teaching full-time. The robot was originally developed to replace workers, such as secretaries, to help businesses cut costs. Tags-japanese school (7)-teacher... 

Robots are revolutionzing the ways of our lives. Thanks to the mechatronics engineers around the world  Today I have picked 7 robots that do all the gross jobs for us, that we humans dnt feel like doing Tags-Service robot (6)-service robots (5)-adults in diapers (4)-mechatronics engineering (2)-robots that clean (1)-robot pet (1)-mechatronics engineering logos (1)-7 robots (1)-images of adults...