Flashback to several weeks ago… It’s 3:30pm and I race home from my day job so I can work on Gadgeteer reviews for 90 minutes until Jeanne gets home from work. I sit down in front of my MacBook Pro for some quality writing time when the phone rings. I answer the call. It’s Jeanne. “Can […]
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In all my gadget reviewing years, I have yet to try or even test a robotic vacuum cleaner. It hasn’t been from lack of desire, I just haven’t found one worth trying – till now. Today in Tokyo, Dyson unveiled the Dyson 360 Eye cyclonic robot vacuum cleaner and it looks very impressive. From its
Dyson unveils the Dyson 360 Eye cyclonic robot vacuum cleaner Read More
I recently bought an iRobot floor cleaner, and while digging around on their site, I found they also sell a little robot that can take over the chore of cleaning out your gutters for you. The iRobot Looj Gutter Cleaning Robot is only about 2″ tall X 3″ wide by 15.6″ long, so it
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Here’s a gift for the person that has everything. It’s the Double Robot and it will let you be in two places at once. Feeling under the weather and don’t feel like going to work to attend that important meeting? Let Double go for you. Double is a telepresence robot that stands 60 inches tall
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Last year Jackie told us about Necomimi, a pair of robotic cat ears that move in response to your brain waves. Now you can don a tail to complete your transition into a cat. Say what? I’m not making this up folks… Neurowear will soon be offering the Shippo, which is a motorized tail that
First there were ears, now there’s a tail. What’s next? Read More
Be The Robot (BERO for short) is the latest Kickstarter project to cause a blip on my gadget radar. You’ve probably seen the small Green Android figurines on the market that seem to sell out as fast as they are made. BERO is about that same size (4″), but has up to 6 motors for
BERO is Your new Android Smartphone Controlled Little Buddy Read More
The kids and I love making Sushi rolls, but it can be a tedious and slow process. The Sushibot was demonstrated at the World Food and Beverage Great Expo 2012 in Tokyo. Produced by Suzumo, a company that specialises in sushi making machines from domestic to commercial, the machine is capable of making up to 300 rolls
Sushibot – Feed an army of hungry Sumos Read More
Dutch artist Theo Jansen creates “lifelike” kinetic structures using plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. Not a product you can buy, not sure what practical use, not sure what else I can say, but I think it’s cool and hope you will too. So sit back and enjoy. 🙂 Watch the video after the jump.
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I love my Roomba so why not the same for my lawn ? Husqvarna has a range of three robotic lawn mowers covering from 1800-3000m2 capability. Just like the Roomba, they find their own way home when they’re low on battery to recharge. They have a timer/scheduler, are weatherproof and include a theft alarm. There’s
Husqvarna Automower – Lock up the dog first Read More
What do you get when you combine robot toys and a solar cell? You get the fun and educational 6-in-1 Solar Robot Kit from MiniInTheBox.com. Let’s take a look.
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I had the opportunity to see the Skitterbot in action last February when I attended the International Toy Fair in NYC. The Skitterbot is a small bug shaped robot that is crazy fast. It can travel at one foot per second. You can control the Skitterbot with the 5 function remote that includes controls for
Skitterbot – A Bug You Won’t Want to Squash Read More
There’s nothing unusual about this USB flash drive other than its form. Remove the little silver robot’s head to access the 4GB USB flash drive. He keeps a hold on his head, so you don’t have to worry about misplacing the cap to your drive. There’s a clip on his back, so you can carry
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Le Trung, a 34 year old inventor from Canada has created a custom robot that he named Aiko. That sounds perfectly fine right? Well, the sad and creepy part is that he spent Christmas with this robot and even bought her presents. Apparently, Aiko is like a real woman and ‘Like a real female she
£30,000 Fembot – Creepy and Sad Read More
How would you like a robotic bug that can react to sound and light? I hate bugs, but I’d take a HEXBUG any day. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but you give her a crab and she will remember you forever 😉
Spotlight Gadget – HEXBUG Read More
Short for Partner-type Personal Robot. NEC robot that can recognize up to 650 phrases and can help you with relationship problems.
Spotlight Gadget: PaPeRo Read More