DON-8r miniature Fund Raising robot

DON-8r is unlike other robots. Pronounced as "donator", it is a miniature robot being capable of traveling in public places to collect coins from fellow passers-by.

DON-8r use the main source of power for the robot to keep moving is the donation that each passers-by offer. DON-8r goes directly towards a chosen charity trust. Taking its inspiration from the increasingly pessimistic attitude that several people have towards on-the-street charitable trust workers, DON-8r helps raise funds via cheering playful and compassionate support from unfamiliar people and passers-by. In recent times, DON-8r has been impressing shoppers in Dundee, Scotland for raising money as well as creating awareness for Dundee Science Centre.

This brilliant robot, designed to be re-branded in order to suit various charities, offers an exclusive platform for charities to connect with people of the community in a fun and unforgettable manner.

Designer: Tim Pryde

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Other robot same concept: DONA, A Robotic Begger

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DONA, A Robotic Begger

DONA is another robot that solicits donations from passer-by by engages people in a pet-like interaction. DONA succeeds to attract the attention of passers-by, and also succeed to raise money for "Save the Children", a well-known international aid organization.

There is just an element of distrust for beggars these days that most of us practice a stone cold face while walking past a beggar whose hands are stretched out, asking for some sort of alms – any loose change that you have on you. All I can say is that – whether an organization is reach abundant to employ robotic beggars to solicit donations from the public, soon after that organization surely doesn’t need much money in the first place since robots aren’t cheap.

Designer: Min Su Kim

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HRP-4, new model robot uses for take care old people

When slow birth rate should cause to not enough people for take care old people. So, the development robot is one choice to come for take care these people

The latest, AIST (Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology) and Kawada Industries get develop humanoid or robot a kind that have body structure resembles a human "HRP-4" In stark contrast to the feminine HRP-4C (unveiled last year)

The HRP-4 has a decidedly robotic appearance resembling a slim athlete. It stands 150cm (5′) tall and weighs only 39kg (86 lbs) including its battery, which makes it the smallest and lightest of the HRP family, It runs Linux and AIST’s proprietary Open RTM-aist control software, and its backpack has room for a small laptop computer which can be upgraded whenever necessary.

It has a total of 34 degrees of freedom and has a grasping force of 0.5kg. The use of standardized parts and an optimized mechanical design has lowered its production cost, which means labs will be able to purchase one for much less than its predecessors.

Beside, the robot responds to voice commands, and shows off its face and object recognition (pink balls), in the following demonstration. The robot’s flexibility and stable movement can be seen as it reaches around and touches its own back, and when its legs cross as it plants one foot directly in front of the other. The following video demonstration has been edited for length

The HRP-4 supposes will to sell between 3 and 5 units per year. At price 26,000,000 JPY ($306,000 USD)

Developer: AIST and Kawada

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"Chapit" a robot remembers the speech

A robot communicates "Chapit" of RayTron is a household robot that develop to upward for controlling home appliances by chapit that has voice-recognition technology allowing it to respond to spoken phrases and commands, allowing it to serve as a voice-activated universal remote in your living room.

Chapit's name be from three words: chat+pico (small)+robot and develop from concept idea that friendliness, simplicity, and convenience.

Its head of chapit that can nod and tilt and its feet can move independently from the body, which can swivel in place. The eyes and mouth shapes are built up of several LEDs that can display a small selection of states, like opening and closing. It has will large ears at is the microphones for pick up voice commands (around 1000 words) and its embedded speaker and speech synthesis function allow it to respond using a database of associated words and phrases.

Besides controlling home appliances, Chapit can update its data through mobile phones with infrared capability, or through wireless internet connection. An optional feature currently under development is a camera which can send images to the user’s cellphone, PDA, or laptop.

Designed: RayTron

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C.R.A.B. The metal six-leg robot

If you see this death-defying looking metals six-leg at the door. How are you will do?

The "C.R.A.B. " or "Cybernetic Autonomous Remote Barricade" is a futuristic robot to revolutionize policing in London. Moving on six independent legs to commute in different terrains with ease, the police robot comes equipped with latest arms and ammunition to curb any volatile insurgency and maintain law and order on the streets.

Beside, the C.R.A.B. is capable of artificial intelligence that helps it differentiate between friend and foe, which could be a great help for the armed forces guarding insecure borders. Check out the video after the jump.

Designer: Jamie Martin

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OSP Robot to Save Our Earth

How are we will can help the world? Be a question those us everybody must think. And this be one idea for heal the world. By designing idea robot that can solve the oil spills problem.

The robot this be known that OSP, the robot can work autonomously together by surrounding an oil spill with an inflatable barrier. After the whole oil spill is surrounded, clean-up crews can get straight to work, sucking all those oils out. The OSP can be easily deployed from a helicopter or boat to accomplish its

OSP unit can be transported to the accident site rapidly and commence its mission immediately. Like a torpedo and mine operation in navy, OSP can be deployed from a helicopter or boat and accomplish its mission through the multi-robot control algorithms.

Designer: Ji-hoon







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TOPIO Dio, a robot extremely bartender from Vietnam

Tosy, first company in the Vietnamese that open for build a robot, by previously may ever see already for TOPIO, a robot that can play the table tennis. But, come to today a company has begun "TOPIO Dio" a robot that have the size equals a human for serve beverage

TOPIO Dio, not only will have the ability in the serve only, but it still have to design that see interesting as well. Which, a robot of this Vietnamese has will 125 cm heights, weight 45 kg and move by 3 wheel at below.

TOPIO Dio, there is the joint of 28 position components and its head has will a camera is hiding, including sensor at help it can avoid barrier. Besides, still can control the work like the wireless Wi-Fi change website as well

TOPIO Dio humanoid, this has developed for use in the hospital and a restaurant. By TOPIO Dio, cheap more that ever develop come out then to 75%

Developed: Tosy

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Nao Robot, a robot dance non-stop

Proceeding, Nao humanoid miniature from France, likes to come out show one's ability can see always. Neither will balancing excellent act, can communicate with an owner. Including using little finger, it’s both of three pick the object get amazingly. And today, Nao from Aldebaran come back again, this time no come to one or two robots be like previously but, come to 20 robots

The cooperation this time of Aldebaran Nao for group big show that seek to doesn't look good easy extremely, that be, dancing with look all both fast and slow for we have seen ability of the movement that smoothly and the balancing act that is superb again, still include the unanimity in dancing at sees lovely already and interesting very much. For group show aforementioned take time about 8 minute 40 second by exhibit at Shanghai World Expo 2010

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Twendy-One, A robotic helping hand to the elderly

Japan be the country at have the research and develop robots to assist the elderly with everything from exercise and independent living to shopping. And this is an example of a robot helper to join the fray designed to support aging people in their daily activities.

Twendy-One is human symbiotic robot that has designed to co-exist with humans and assist with nursing care and housekeeping.

Twendy-One have design the body makes of soft silicone skins and force sensors that detect physical contact with a person on any part of its body, size and range of movement are designed to reflect those of the average adult female. It measures 1.46m high and 73.4cm wide. To overcome the limitations and difficulties of a bipedal design then design gave it an omni-directional wheel-based mechanism for mobility that allows the robot to move around efficiently even if the robot is in a narrow space. This mobile mechanism equips twelve ultrasonic sensors and a six-axis force sensor to detect objects and humans near the robot and avoid collisions.

Beside, Twendy-One still participate assemble other that important, neither be finger and hands that have four-finger-hand has 13 degrees of freedom. An arm from shoulder to elbow has four degrees of freedom with a small and lightweight. The trunk which has four degrees of freedom in total with high power actuators installed into the joints enabling it to pick up a heavy object on the floor and even support a human body weighing up to 35kg as they get out of bed or get up from a chair. And last, a head of Twendy-One contains two CCD cameras surrounded by LEDs, a speaker, and a six-axis force sensor. The illumination of the LEDs shows the condition of the robot’s vision system, while the force sensor can detect a human touch of the head

Twendy-One is a robot that was has the research and development by a team of Waseda University led by Professor Shigeki Sugano along with the cooperation of more than 20 private companies.

Upon release the finalized robot is expected to cost between US$110,350 to US$220,700

Designers: Waseda University

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Murasaki-bot, princess robot tale narrator

You want to listen or record a tale or a story at you feel to impress yes? It might is tale impresses unforgettably and may want to give someone, your child, grandchild or sweetheart tell a tale gives you listens

Wow! This is one cute looking robot! It is very small robot like the real doll, but it’s modeled after 10th century noblewoman Lady Murasaki Shikibu.

Murasaki-bot is robot that design is like 10th century noblewoman Lady and this might designing that feel to be Japanese product ever. Which, this is robot at like reading or tell a story "The Tale of Genji" (often considered the oldest novel in existence). She reads you her famous novel Tale of Genji via an internal MP3 player while making relevant gestures from her era to emphasize dramatic moments.

Designer: Takahashi Tomotaka

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Robot Cyclops, a friend loves one eyes

We've seen many humanoid robot and get see the development designing of each make, that try build humanoid robot give like a human or be friendly with a human most.

Myon, a humanoid robot created by Neurorobotics Research Laboratory at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Myon is about as tall as a 12-year old child when standing, it is humanoid robot that have body make of fiberglass reinforced polycarbonate shells and compose sports multiple cross-links and with prominent special point at glowing blue lights inside it.

Myon, still have the prominent point at it has one eyes is like a Cyclops or might call it that "Robot Cyclops" all right and it no fearful follow its name because it is friendly very much

Designer: Frackenpohl Poulheim

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