Hasbro WowWee Remote Control Bio-Bug Predator

Thursday, October 27th, 2011 at 1:33 pm

A Revolution in Evoltion!
Remote Control Hand Controller
Train your B.I.O. Bug for battle!
Independent Roaming over any Terrain
Touch Sensitive Antenna

Product Description
This big B.I.O-Bug has a supreme defensive exterior. Take command of the B.I.O-Bugs using the hand controller or just leave them to roam independently and discover their new environment! Put two or more together to engage in awesome combat! Hand controller acts as homing beacon and feeding station!… More >>

Hasbro WowWee Remote Control Bio-Bug Predator

Disney Fairies Movie Series “TinkerBell and the Lost Treasure” Flying Figurine Playset with 1x Tinker Bell Fun Flyer, 1x Charger with Launch Trigger, 1x Stand and Quick Start Guide

Thursday, October 20th, 2011 at 1:32 pm

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Includes: 1x Tinker Bell Fun Flyer, 1x Charger with Launch Trigger, 1x Stand and Quick Star Guide
Just charge, launch and watch her fly!
10 second charge for up to 20 seconds of flight!
Requires 3 “AAA” batteries. (Not Included)
For age 6 and up

Product Description
Disney has created magic in the hearts of millions of children and adults alike. Now WowWee has captured that magic and brought it home with Tinker Bel, Peter Pan’s beloved and mischievous fairy friend. Charge Tinker Bell by attaching her to the charger, hold the launch trigger halfway – her wings will flap slowly as she charges – and then pull the launch trigger to release her in the sky!… More >>

Disney Fairies Movie Series “TinkerBell and the Lost Treasure” Flying Figurine Playset with 1x Tinker Bell Fun Flyer, 1x Charger with Launch Trigger, 1x Stand and Quick Start Guide

Mini Roboreptile

Thursday, October 13th, 2011 at 1:37 pm

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The ultra fierce Mini Roboreptile walks on four legs making him perfectly designed for speed and hunting.
For age 4 and up
Requires 2 AAA size Batteries (Not Included)

Product Description
A Fusion of Technology and Personality Mini Roboreptile… More >>

Mini Roboreptile

New Soft Robots Use Electropermanent (EP) Magnet Valves and Hydrogen Peroxide “Pneumatic Battery”

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 at 1:32 pm

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I would like to introduce you to a new "elastomeric rolling robot" — a soft robot made of inflatable, silicone actuators that pressurize in sequence to make the robot move. This new robot hails from MIT’s Distributed Robotics Laboratory and has a major distinguishing feature compared to other soft robots: it is entirely self-contained
– no more off-board electronics or pneumatics; everything is on-board.
Two technologies facilitated this new robot: (1) A "pneumatic battery"
that uses mechanical feedback to self-regulate
a chemical (hydrogen peroxide) reaction and maintain a
stable pressure
inside the robot’s on-board pressure vessel. (2) An energy-efficient
pneumatic valve design based on electropermanent magnets (one of my favorite topics!). These two new technologies were just presented at recent robotics conferences (ISRR 2011 and IROS 2011). Be sure to check out the video below.