Articles - Robots

My lower-midrange Hubsan X4+ FPV drone got stuck in a tree in the middle of winter. We managed to knock it down a couple of months ago (the drone, not the tree), while there was still lots of snow to cushion the fall. After weathering the elements ...

Brian Dipert EDN Latest-generation drones now cost around $1,000, if not more. Too rich for your blood? How about $100? Or how about .. $10? Seriously! Back in February, I picked up a Cheerson CX-10 Quadcopter for that price from bargain site Meh. ...

Bitcraze The Crazyflie Nano Quadcopter is a miniature quadcopter that fits in your hand. It only weights about 19 grams and is 9 cm motor-to-motor. Aside from being fun to fly, it’s main purpose is to be a versatile development platform that ...

Jason Lomberg ECN Magazine At least that’s what hysterical media reports would have you believe. The standard account goes something like this tired of doing its master’s bidding (er, cleaning), an iRobot Roomba 760 made history by ...

IEEE Spectrum The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is announcing a bold new program aiming to advance robotics technology for disaster response. The DARPA Robotics Challenge is offering tens of million of dollars in funding to teams ...