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Neuronics has released an open-source embedded Linux version of its "Katana" robot." The Katana Robotic Arm runs Linux with Xenomai hard real time extensions on a Freescale MPC5200-based control board, and is aimed at industry, production, and research applications, says the company.

Adam's Tech Talk: "The body is ever so slightly lop sided by a few mm here and there which is a shame however from a short distance you wouldn't notice, it stands up straight and weight distribution is equal throughout the base plate so I’m happy with it."

You remember Drobo , right? It's the cute, little storage robot, now with up to 4TB of storage.

Data Robotics has announced a new "Linux Dashboard" and other community-developed "DroboApps" for its Linux-based DroboShare network-storage device.

The company is also shipping a more powerful, Firewire-equipped version of the SOHO-targeted Drobo "storage robot," which is network-enabled by the DroboShare companion.

Folks get ready to take your Drobo Storage Robot to the next level. Drobo is proud to announce today that their DroboApps portal is now open to the public.

October 08, 2008 - 30 minutes ago Share Comments Ia ve been struggling to think of a good project to start on.

September 25, 2008, 10:27 AM - Mike O'Dell thought that his quest for city council would be easier if he could enlist robots on his behalf.

I've been a pretty big fan of Microsoft's Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld ads. No, it's not because I'm such a Seinfeld fanboy or that I enjoy watching Bill Gates perform the robot on cue.

Jon Bennett's creation has a top speed of 10MPH, and can be driven remotely via the Internet or a wireless laptop.

After playing with a Linksys WRT54GL router, he was inspired to build something that would utilize this embedded Linux system.