The car extracts pollution from the air
The 2057 Toyota Biomobile is the ultimate solution for pollution. The car extracts pollution from the air and utilizes it as an energy source. Now that’s what we call cool! This is the solution of air pollution,but often keep quiet from the oil companies.
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Robot that can ride a bike
Murata Boy, which weighs just 5kg and is 20cm tall, can travel at 76 cm per second and is controlled by a wireless computer link.
Engineers said the most difficult part of the design process was getting Murata Boy to balance on the bike.
They solved the problem by installing special sensors on the robot, which allows it to judge its angle and speed, and then make balance adjustments. The whole point of developing the robot which rides a bicycle is to show the technology of balancing in the environment, where keeping your balance is tough," said project engineer, Shigeki Fukunaga.Top three
Ridable robot
The coolest of all is this four-legged ridable robot called R7, which features a plush seat you can sit in while it walks around under your control. The company has enormous range featuring robots shaped like animals and it even has designed a robot shaped like a girl! The robot-cum-vehicle is priced at $5,250. So, if you love to ride animal creatures like horses, raptor and dinosaur, then you can have as many rides as you want!! Besides, its comparatively lot more cheap a price for a functional robot
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Guide robot
Toyota demonstrates its new tour guide robot at an exhibition held on 27th August, 2007 in Toyota city. The robot is designed to greet visitors.
Another similar robot called violin-playing robot is also developed by Toyota, violin-playing robot has 17 flexible joints and mechanical fingers. Measuring 1.5m tall and weighs 56kg, the robot can achieve vibrato on a violin similar to that created by humans
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Battlefield Extraction and Retrieval Robot (BEAR)
According to Associated Content, Vecna Robotics has built a prototype of for the U.S. Army. This robot has been designed to find, pick up and rescue wounded soldiers in dangerous areas. In fact, the Battlefield Extraction and Retrieval Robot (BEAR), which for the moment is remotely controlled, can safely carry a human (or other payload up to 500 pounds) for about 50 minutes. For a robot which will have to go to combat zones, it looks surprisingly humanoid to me. Let's hope it will not be shot while evacuating a soldier from the battlefield.
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