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REETI computer webcam robot takes on the world
While The Gadget Show has been busy making its own robots for the War of the Robots, other companies have been making robots for everyday use – such as REETI. Looking like a cross between a frog and…
New WowWee robots roll out
If you enjoyed the robots that Jon was getting up close and personal with in the last episode of The Gadget Show then you’ll be intrigued by WowWee’s latest double act to hit the shops: the Joebot and…
Here come the robots...
How many times have we said that the Robots are coming? Well this time it’s true. Just ask Jon. He recently got to check out some very, very clever robots to see how close we are to creating the…
Introducing the robo-penguins!
You may remember a few months back we reported on Festo – the company that takes ideas from nature and uses them in design and technology – and its Penguin robots. Well I hopped on a plane to Germany,...
The robots are coming...
If the Terminator quadrilogy taught us anything, it’s to never trust a man with red eyes. That and the fact that it’s only a matter of time before robots stop farting and start shooting. Until that…
Top five killer robots
In honour of Terminator: Salvation’s imminent release and Five’s screening of Terminator: Rise of the Machines on Sunday May 31 at 9pm, we bring you the Gadget Show’s top Five Killer robots (and just…
Doing the robot
Put aside the moral ambiguities for a minute (you know the ones: are we creating self-sustaining killer robots that will eventually cause an apocalyptic nuclear holocaust, destroying all of mankind in…
Pick up a Penguin...
Remember those weird intelligent robot Jelly Fish we brought you in the last series of the Gadget Show? Well, the guys behind the Aqua Jelly, Festo, are at it again, this time bringing us the Aqua…
Suited and booted...
So, you enjoyed the idea of Iron Man (obtaining bionic, super-human powers by putting on a robot suit), did you?. Well, allow us to introduce you to the HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) suit. It’s been…
A fire-breathing dog? You better believe it
Remember the Mondospider? Thought that was scary? Well prepare for one’s pants to be well and truly soiled, because I’ve been out to Italy to check out LRRY the mechanical dog. Doesn’t sound scary?...
The Spyball who loved me…
“Is my home secure” is one of man’s primary concerns, coming in a close second to “Did I remember to stock up on lard?” WowWee’s new Spyball can’t sort out the lard thing, but it will…
WowWee unveils new Robosapien
The droid army that’s being primed to take over your lounge shows no sign of letting up. WowWee has just revealed its latest Robosapien – the Joebot. He’s no average Joebot, though (arf!) –…
