January 28th, 2010

Power Loader: Panasonic venture accepts orders for mecha robot suits (video)

Walking vehicles, also known as mecha, don’t play a big role in today’s robotics industry, but that might soon change. (You might remember one of the protagonists in Avatar sitting in a mecha, called AMP in the movie, during the final fight.) Now Tokyo-based robot venture Activelink, a Panasonic spin-off company, says it can make one for you, too.

The startup has begun accepting orders for their… → Read More

January 12th, 2009

Futuristic robot suit gives farmers a power boost

The Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology has developed a robot suit, which is tailormade to improve the efficiency of agricultural work, i.e. pulling radishes out the ground or collecting oranges from trees. → Read More