About Jeff

Author Archive | Jeff

roBlocks Promises Basic Bot-Building

Building a small robot these days is far easier than it used to be, thanks in part to the introduction of products like LEGO Mindstorms and the Vex Robotics Design System. But what if you’re looking for something even simpler to construct, or perhaps you want to introduce robotics to a young child? A new robotics product [...]

Read full story Comments { 2 }

Captain Kirk? The Doctor Will See You Now

While we’re not quite to the level of teleporting cancerous growths from a patient to the medical waste bin yet, Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has taken us a step closer to a future where robotic surgeons may be commonplace.   Surgeons at JGH will reportedly use the new robotic, assisted-surgery device to treat gynecological and prostate cancers. According to a [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Death to Spam – reCAPTCHA to the Rescue

After a lengthy hiatus, Nxtbot.com will soon be updated with a new look, much more content, and lots of other long-overdue improvements. Before all that can happen, however, some sorely needed maintenance is in order. If any of you reading this happen to have a blog, you’ll understand what an evil scourge spam comments are. I [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Tyco R/C NSECT Robot Bug

Okay, this may not be breaking news: The Tyco NSECT came out in late 2006, so those of you who’ve heard about this gadget can move on to something more timely. I did come across one of these R/C bugs not long ago while shopping at a local big box store, and the thing looked suitably cool [...]

Read full story Comments { 1 }

D’oh! Homersapien Invades Springfield

Timed to coincide with the release of the new Simpsons movie, a Homer Simpson-skinned version of Wowwee’s Robosapien toy has just been sighted trampling Springfield in various gadget shops on the Internet. It appears that the product is primarily available in the UK, as I’ve yet to find a North American shop that’s selling one. Regardless, Homersapien [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Woods Hole Robots to Explore Arctic Ocean Floor

According to a news release over at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), a vessel (loaded with a few robotic submersibles) will soon be headed to the Arctic to search for signs of life on what WHOI dubs “…the seafloor of the world’s most isolated ocean.” The Swedish icebreaker Oden will serve as the transportation [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Disney/Pixar Unveils WALL-E

[Update: Click here to view the WALL-E Trailer] – Over the years we’ve seen a bundle of robot films, from the adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot, the Terminator series, and the forgettable Short Circuit films. An upcoming film about a robot uprising (starring Shrek-star Mike Meyers) is also in the works. One of the most promising [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

Sega Unveils Robotic Baby Chicks

My late grandfather owned a chicken coop, which regularly produced a few dozen yellow, fluffy chicks every year or so. If you’ve ever had the opportunity to spend much time around baby chickens, you’ll notice a few things: Cuddly? Check. Yellow? Check. Cute? Check. Prone to crap on everything in sight and make a mess [...]

Read full story Comments { 1 }

Brain-Sucking Aliens Beware:
Land Walker is here!

If you’re a Mecha/BattleTech fan who is eagerly looking forward to the day when giant walking robots are stomping about the ravaged battlefields of a post-apocalyptic earth, your dream came just one tiny step (or more accurately: a few stumbling, rattling steps) closer to fruition. As shown on YouTube, an enterprising Japanese inventor has managed [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }

CES 2007: iRobot Launches Create

For the last few years, enterprising robot hobbyists have hacked into iRobot’s popular Roomba robot to make their own autonomous robots. Now iRobot has decided to faciliate that modification even further by releasing iRobot Create, a do-it-yourself robot kit based on the Scooba/Roomba platform. The Create will be offered at a variety of price points, [...]

Read full story Comments { 2 }
Can U Get High From Silagra 100 : 100 Mg Kamagra Oral Jelly - Grape 30 Pills Buy Online Us Doctor : Get High On Yagara 2 Packs 60 Pills 59.91$ : Penis Extender Starter 1 Kit 1 Pc Buy Online Worldwide Delivery : What Can You Take Instead Of Levitra Orodispersible : How Do I Get Mr.long Prescription Out Of Hours : Purple Viagra Pills : Best Revatio Cheap : Buy Doxazosin Overnight Delivery : How Can Generate More Prescription Of Male Enhancement Oil 20 From Doctor : 30 Gm Himcolin Gel Mexico Low Price Guarantee : Online Pharmacy Erexor 3 Bottles 60 Caps No Prescription Overnight Delivery