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WoW Wee are continuing to impress me with their cool toys and robots, one of this years offerings is Wrex the robotic dog and he does everything you’d expect from a pet dog, he looks cute, barks and even cocks his leg and has a virtual pee, cool!
Wrex has three different moods (happy, angry and crazy) and 3 desires (exercise, call of nature and hunger), he expresses this via his zany rotating eyes. He can roam around on his own, avoids obstacles, plays games and generally acts like a real dog, albeit on wheels. Check out the video of him in action Read the rest of this entry »
Robots are supposed to be cold and calculating machines, but the folks in robot-crazy Japan are slowly making their bionic slaves more and more humanlike with each iteration. Case in point, this new robot known as Twendy-One features soft hands and the capability to respond to human touch. In addition to that level of interactivity, it also boasts enough strength to support the weight of someone who accidentally trips over and falls down - hence the inclusion of soft hands lest our fragile human physique gets crushed by a well-meaning robot.
Now here’s a robot that doesn’t ooze with testosterone - the Sakura robot. Specifically designed for girls, she comes in a pink color scheme as well as all the necessary girly features such as integrated audio fashion tips, fortune telling, answering yes or no questions, and can even crack a joke or two. In her “brain” contains five songs that she can belt out whenever you feel low, while a wireless remote enables you to control here wherever you desire. Amazon UK is currently selling Sakura for a wee bit over $100. In the meantime, why not check out our 
We all know just how slow sloths are, being even the subject of a proverb, but Korean scientists from the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) have managed to recreate a koala bear robot that ought to come in the form factor of a sloth instead. This robot might be slow and tiny, but it sure is big on the amount of technology packed within. Just imagine, poking its belly will startle the koala bear enough for it to wave its legs with its body still laid prone. In addition, it will turn its face in displeasure, in an attempt to see who the culprit was.
