This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. With the big tech brands vying to take the No. 1 spot in the TV race, CES 2016 has shown off a huge range of curved screens, massive …
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There’s an inherent contradiction in drinking. Do it with a group of friends and it’s called partying. Do it by yourself and, well, there are a lot of names for that. Because South Korean inventor Eunchan Park couldn’t bear to drink alone, he came up with a novel solution. He built a robot that can hoist a shot glass to …
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The problem with finding love is that it’s easy to overthink it. So the True Love Tinder Robot helps your heart want what it wants by sensing your real feelings and pointing you to romance with its romantic robot hand. A matchmaking mechanoid, the True Love Tinder Robot is a box with handprint-shaped sensors and an artificial hand all ready …
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Earlier this year, Japanese company Softbank brought the world Pepper, a humanoid robot that has sold out in a minute each time it’s gone on sale. Now, MJI Robotics, another Japanese robotics firm, is introducing a smaller, more accessible companion. Demonstrated at this year’s International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo, the MJI (More Joyful Innovation) Communication Robot is an egg-shaped desktop …
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Enlarge ImageThree different chassis give the robots personality. Dash Robotics Robotic vacuum cleaners, autonomous drones, driverless cars: There’s no escaping it, robots are looming ever larger in humanity’s future. And anyway, robots are fascinating, so whether it’s to dip your toe into learning about robotics or simply to have a bit of fun, Kamigami is a light, affordable option. It’s …
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Tim Stevens/CNET JAPAN — If you thought you looked silly holding that giant new smartphone up to your head whenever you take a call, have a look at this. Its name is RoBoHoN, it’s Sharp’s latest creation and yes, it’s coming to market in 2016 — in Japan, at least. RoBoHoN is an honest to goodness robot. He can walk …
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Lucy Kelly via her telepresence robot at the Apple Store in Sydney, Australia. Seamus Byrne/CNET It’s not unheard of for people to pay stand-ins to hold their place in Apple Store launch queues, but why shell out cash when you can get a robot to do it for free? One enterprising Australian woman has outsourced her wait for the new …
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Video screenshot by Anthony Domanico/CNET Could a team of robots beat a team of humans in a game of soccer? One robotics competition is actively working to make that happen, hopefully in our lifetime. That organization is RoboCup, which puts on an annual event showcasing some of the best and craziest advances in the robotics industry. The 19th annual RoboCup …
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3D Robotics co-founder and president Jordi Munoz sees liftoff for the drone market through apps. Nick Statt/CNET SAN DIEGO — What separates a drone from a smartphone? Well, other than the fact that your iPhone can’t fly (yet), drones don’t have an equivalent app store. At least not for the moment, says Jordi Munoz, co-founder of the largest US commercial …
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Easy drag-and-drop coding lets kids decide how Dash & Dot will play. Wonder Workshop Congratulations to Charles H. of High Point, N.C., for winning a Ventex Powercell 6000+ portable battery pack in our last giveaway. School is already out for many kids, and almost out for lots more, and that means plenty of free time to play…with robots! This week, …
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