July/August 2008

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Mike’s Toy House reproduction of “Mr. Atomic,” which was originally manufactured in Japan in 1962. Suggesting a space capsule with its controls, this robot reflects the history of technology, as do many in our roundup of classic robots.

Photo by Cynthia Ehlinger, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT.

Spring 2008

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Futaba RBT-1: The fastest humanoid yet!

Photo by Walter Sidas.

Winter 2007

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The TOMY i-SOBOT—a fully functional humanoid with 17 degrees of freedom and an expected street price of $299—balances on one foot while waving and making a comment.

Photo by Lem Fugitt.

Fall 2007

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The RS Media from WowWee tracks an object to its left.

Photo by Walter Sidas.

Summer 2007

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The VECNA Battle-Field Extraction Assist Robot (BEAR) marks a new era in robotics in which life-size humanoids will save lives by searching for and rescuing people. Learn more in the magazine. Photo by Walter Sidas.

Spring 2007

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CrustCrawler Nomad HDATS - 3DOF hexapod experimenter's and teaching platform. Photo by Walter Sidas.

Winter 2006

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The Robotis Bioloid stands tall. This capable humanoid, marketed by Trossen Robotics, features networked, intelligent servos, see page 26. Photo by Walter Sidas.

Fall 2006

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Hitec Robotics new ROBONOVA-1 robot is the most advanced Robo-One category offering we have seen yet. It has a generous suite of extra I/O’s for expansion and hacking.

Summer 2006

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Paul Teutul Jr. of Orange County Choppers holds the Lynxmotion Johnny 5 robot.
Photo by Walter sidas.

Spring 2006

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Hitec Robotics new ROBONOVA-1 robot is the most advanced Robo-One category offering we have seen yet. It has a generous suite of extra I/O’s for expansion and hacking.

Winter 2005

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(left to right) Discovery Channel’s “MythBusters,” Grant Imahara, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman with a model PackBot they created using the new VEX™ Robotics Design System.