Robot Snob Monthly Round-Up - September 2008

There have been lots of unique bots this month, including the Limited Edition Hello Kitty Roomba and Spitting Debby, our contribution to your Halloween decor. Doesn't reading about others' creations out of Mindstorms NXT make you want to DIY? Look for more design ideas, holiday gift suggestions, and perhaps some silly bots in October.

Lawn Robots

• Muwi Mows While Saving the Planet

Lego Mindstorms NXT

• Mindstorms NXT Talking Robotic Scull
• Jeppe - Blobby Videoconferencing Buddy
• Sundial Robot Tells the Time, Kinda
• Slide Rule Wall Alarm Clock

Lego NXT Mindstorm

• DIY Wall-E, Take 3

Make Your Own Robot

• Mindstorms NXT Talking Robotic Scull
• DIY Wall-E, Take 3
• Le Trung Builds Aiko to Serve
• Sundial Robot Tells the Time, Kinda
• Wii Balance Board + Roomba = Surfin'ba
• Slide Rule Wall Alarm Clock

Military Robots

• iRobot Gets Over $5 Million for PackBot Parts
• Army to Test MULE
• BigDog Hauls for the Army
• Helicopters Learn Stunts by "Watching"

Miscellaneous Robots

• Capacitor Robot Charms - Mini Friends
• Spitting Debby Barfs for Halloween
• Deep Green, Pool Hustler
• This is One Big Mother Truck

Monthly Round-Up

• Robot Snob Monthly Round-Up - August 2008

Movie Robots

• DIY Wall-E, Take 3
• Daniel Deutsch - Robotic Artist

Must Have Robot Friday

• Must Have Robot: Tomy Croaking Crooner
• Must Have Robot: Mattel SBD 3000
• Must Have Robot: Playskool Kota Triceratops
• Must Have Robot: WowWee Mini Wrex the Dawg

Robot Art

• Jeremy Mayer's Typemonstriters
• Toby Atticus Franley's Robot Series are Illuminating
• Daniel Deutsch - Robotic Artist
• Kevin Kelly and Son Create Styrobot

Robot Books

• ScanRobot Automatically Copies One Book at a Time

Robot Movies

• HC Gilje's Wind-Up Birdbots
• The Dark Knight Attack Bat

Robot Science/Medicine

• Autonomous Wheelchair Works by Voice Command
• Aquaman Not So Far Away
• e-Juba Delivers in Africa
• HC Gilje's Wind-Up Birdbots
• UC Davis Scientists Teach Bots to Follow

Robot Toys

• MechRC Robot Can Move It
• Must Have Robot: Tomy Croaking Crooner
• Pleosaurus Rex Goes on Rampage
• Highlights from the Tokyo Toy Show
• Must Have Robot: Mattel SBD 3000
• Jeppe - Blobby Videoconferencing Buddy
• Takara Tomy's Tiny QFO
• R/C Mini Tank, to Harass Your Other Bots
• Must Have Robot: Playskool Kota Triceratops
• Must Have Robot: WowWee Mini Wrex the Dawg
• The Dark Knight Attack Bat
• UC Davis Scientists Teach Bots to Follow
• Remember Mr. Machine?

Robot Vacuums

• Limited Edition Hello Kitty Roomba - Meow!
• iRobot Breaks Out New Roombas

Robot Videos

• Highlights from the Tokyo Toy Show
• e-Juba Delivers in Africa
• ScanRobot Automatically Copies One Book at a Time
• Le Trung Builds Aiko to Serve
• Wii Balance Board + Roomba = Surfin'ba
• Slide Rule Wall Alarm Clock
• Remember Mr. Machine?

Service Robots

• Wakamaru to Debut in SoHo
• Le Trung Builds Aiko to Serve
• Rodney Brooks to Start Heartland Robotics
• Helicopters Learn Stunts by "Watching"
• SuperVision 250 Scans Sewers

Ugobe Pleo

• Pleosaurus Rex Goes on Rampage

WowWee Robots

• Must Have Robot: WowWee Mini Wrex the Dawg

iRobot

• iRobot Gets Over $5 Million for PackBot Parts
• Limited Edition Hello Kitty Roomba - Meow!
• Rodney Brooks to Start Heartland Robotics
• iRobot Breaks Out New Roombas
• Wii Balance Board + Roomba = Surfin'ba

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