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Mindful Computing

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT



A lot of energy goes toward taming digital demands on our time

GE Claims Fuel Cell Breakthrough, Starts Pilot Production

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT



GE says a hybrid fuel cell with engine can improve efficiency of distributed generation from natural gas.

Mimicking the Super Hearing of a Cricket-Hunting Fly

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 11:24 AM PDT



Researchers build a silicon version of nature's most acute sound-location system

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New Robomow Robot Lawn Mowers Getting Rave Reviews

Robotshop has been selling robot lawn mowers for nearly 10 years but, they have never been as popular as this year with the new Robomow models. Robomow has taken more than 10 years of innovation, and tests in this industry in order to create the best robot lawn mower out there. Their hard work has paid off and this shows with the reviews we have been receiving for Robomow robot lawn mowers lately.

Robomow Saves Time

Robomow Saves Time

Mowing the lawn is certainly a chore that is disliked and these robots are now saving time and money for users while at the same time being friendly to the environment.

robomow-front

Robomow Front

Here are a few reviews from our customers:

“I own pretty much every consumer robot out there, Nao, Roomba, Scooba, etc. This is one efficient robot. My lawn looks like a golf course now, it has never looked better. And you don’t do anything once the wire is laid down. Schedules itself, docks, goes back out etc. I truly love this robot, great product”

“This machine is just amazing”

“I bought a Robomower from you, it works great.”

“The tough build quality is the first thing you notice. The thick heavy plastics used in manufacture give the robot strength and rigidity. The machine came with a home base, tons of green wire, 150 stakes, a robo-ruler, and information manual. Setup time was around 3 hours before it began to mow the edge and return to home base on its own.

I have used this mower about a month so far. I run it manually several days per week, for the maximum time allowed. I’ll admit, I did NOT expect it to do a good job. I was very skeptical.

After setting the time and date, I let it get to work. It dutifully mowed the perimeter, then began to criss-cross the lawn, Roomba style! Robomow had made itself at home on my lawn in no time.

How does it cut? It has a 6″ blade that is very sharp and capable of a cut as low as half inch. It actually mowed my lawn for 3.5 hours straight, as I ran around with shovelfulls of dirt to fill in the dips. The results were not what I expected. It actually did a fine job and left the lawn looking like a carpet, with absolutely no clippings to be seen.

I set the mowing height as low as it would go without scraping the ground, and the grass now looks like a golf green. There are no lines to speak of, it is so evenly and perfectly cut! This is the FIRST CUT of the season!

They say this mower is good for 500 square meters, but I would say it cuts much more than that… and it will do it EVERY DAY… if you want. Even a huge yard would eventually get cut completely with that kind of coverage. Can it save money? YES! Imagine the TIME you will save NOT cutting the lawn? Calculated over the Robot’s expected lifespan of 10 years or more, the savings in gas money and replacement lawnmowers will add up to a pretty number. And, I’ve already saved 9 hours of my life in the first week of use! 9 hours I would have never gotten back otherwise. Instead of constantly pushing a stanky, odor-belching gas mower endlessly, causing thatch and uneven lines in the lawn, now I can make the yard look even nicer by focusing more on the details.

With summer being 3 months long in this part of Canada, for me it’s a no-brainer to have a robotic lawn mower doing the most hated chore, which I consider to be… Mowing.”

robomow-side

Robomow Side

Robomow robot lawn mowers are feature packed and complete mowing on their own. They are charged at the base station and stay there between operations. They then depart from the base station, cut the lawn and return for charging until the next operation.

robomow-bottom

Robomow Blades

The Robomow houses duel steel blades and is designed to cut even better than your standard mower. It is safe and includes a blade guard but, is rugged enough to cut even small sticks that crosses it’s path.

Robomow robot lawn mowers can be purchased at RobotShop. It is not too late to install a robot lawn mower to complete the mowing season and see for yourself how this product can serve you.

 

     

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Browser Fingerprinting and the Online-Tracking Arms Race

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 08:00 AM PDT



Web advertisers are stealthily monitoring our browsing habits—even when we tell them not to

A Made-For-TV Compression Algorithm

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 08:00 AM PDT



Stanford's Tsachy Weissman and Vinith Misra created a fictional, but plausible, compression algorithm for HBO's Silicon Valley comedy series

Video Friday: Jibo Update, N Robot Arms, and RoboCup

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 06:25 AM PDT



Last week was RoboCup 2014, and we've got highlights plus all the rest of Video Friday

Spintastic Nanorods Rotate at 150,000 RPM

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 01:00 PM PDT



Ten-fold increase in rotation speeds opens up potential for spinning nanorods in machining

How We Gave Sight to the Mercedes Robotic Car

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT



Radar is the key to Mercedes Benz's autonomous car

WikiMusical Travels the Web through Song

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 10:00 AM PDT



New York Musical Theatre Festival show explores what it's like to live and love on the Internet

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DELL using Lynxmotion Hexapod and Drone in its Commercial

Hi All,

Yesterday one of our RobotShop Forum members “osfreak” posted a video of a Dell commercial which used Lynxmotion products. If you look closely starting at about 0.16s you can spot an SQ3 Quadruped walking Kit and parts included in the AL5 Robotic Arms. On top of that, you will see the Crazy2Fly Drone that takes-off in the room. Note the Orange balls on the Crazy2Fly; they are often used in position tracking using external devices like a camera.

Robotics is everywhere…

 

Dell - Lynxmotion Blog - 01

Lynxmotion Crazy2Fly Drone

Dell - Lynxmotion Blog - 02

Lynxmotion SQ3 Quadruped / Crazy2Fly and AL5 Robotic Arm Parts

 

If you want to learn more about the Crazy2Fly Drone, you can look at my post “Lynxmotion Crazy2Fly Sport UAV – Flight Video” and you will find many links.

     

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Start-ups: Better Beer and Coffee with Brewbot and Bonaverde

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 08:00 AM PDT



Home brewing gets an upgrade

Drone Stuff: Parachutes, Politics, and No-Fly Zones

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 07:26 AM PDT



That drone of yours looks expensive, why not outfit it with a CO2-launched parachute?

Seatbelt Sensors to Fight Drowsy Driving

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT



A smart seatbelt and car seat system can detect drowsy drivers based on heartbeat and breathing rhythm

Survey: Climate Experts Favor Retiring Coal, Keeping Nuclear

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT



Given the choice, climate experts would kill off coal or sequester its emissions

With a Little Help From Our Friends

Posted: 23 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT



Throughout its history, IEEE Spectrum has depended on help from the great and powerful

The Art of Failure 2014

Posted: 23 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT



Failure-analysis experts find some funny stuff in semiconductors

Camera-Filled Dome Recreates Full 3-D Motion Scenes

Posted: 23 Jul 2014 10:00 AM PDT



The same technique could theoretically recreate scenes captured by hundreds of spectator cameras