Cleaning up a mess should be fun, perhaps this was what in this industrial designer’s mind when he came up with Scorio robotic vacuum cleaner. Cleaning can be so boring, especially when you hate this activity, so it would be great when cleaning activity as fun as playing a game. Inspired by scorpion, this concept robotic vacuum cleaner adds gaming factor in its mechanism, in fact, long term use of this unit can help release your stress.
Powered by lithium ion battery, Scorio is a remote ope...
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Presented at ICSR 2011 design award, Gymbot Personal Trainer Robot drew attention from many practitioners. Massimo Battaglia has come up with interesting scenario for the year of 2020 where obesity in developed countries would still be a big issue. Adults and young people do not maintain good balance between their body and food, they don’t actually care about their well being regardless they are aware of the problem. They don’t have the willpower to at least try to regain control of their li...
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Monster Tron Light Disc Audio Dock design was inspired by the iconic disc from Disney’s epic movie, Tron:Legacy. It features futuristic style and high-definition sound. Utilizing specially designed Tron app for iPhone/iPod, the soothing soft blue color lighting rings will come to live and follow the rhythm of your favorite music.
Robotic Blocks are not just ordinary robotic toys for children, this robotic toy teaches children about logical thinking. This robotic toy consists of several blocks or modules where children are free to arrange in a way to create simple commands for the robot to do. Ethan Huber, a Chicago based industrial designer, identified the gap in our educational toy market. Yes, there are so many educational toys that teach children to develop logical thinking by programming but there are not many of the...
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Marauder Dozer was inspired by Marauder ants that can kill prey multiple times their own size. Jon Pope, an industrial designer that has been known for his remarkable vehicle design with visually amazing details, designed Marauder Dozer to offer you a futuristic bulldozer version with superior all terrain capabilities. You can read Jon Pope explanations below.
Designer : Jon Pope
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Look cool by wearing your iPod nano like a watch with the help from custom designed wrist strap, iWatchz Q Collection Wrist Strap for iPod Nano. The unique clip of this strap positions your iPod Nano in sensible way to allow you for quick access to every button and connector. Available in different colors to match your iPod, very cool.
Valtra Ants tractor is an enhanced version of our traditional tractor. This concept tractor has been designed for Valtra, a company that specializes in delivering customized tractor for its customers. Following the same principles from Valtra, Ants tractor delivers innovation tractor design which offers you customized power source, flexibility, environmentally friendly system, optimum versatility. The design of Valtra Ants tractor allows you to operate this tractor on wider range of future farmi...
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Exclamation Marky Flying Robot was the first creative work of young office “Form & Drang” in Leipzig, Germany. It is actually a mascot to symbolize futuristic, quickness, youthful energy, enthusiasm, and action. The client demanded the mascot represents all that symbols in exclamation point!. That’s why the robot looks like flying exclamation mark. During the design process, the team was inspired by the actual design of computers, mp3 players, and many gadgets, because the intention wa...
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Nanophea Robot vacuum cleaner is a domestic floor cleaning robot, futuristic, autonomous and very intelligent. It’s not like the other existing robotic cleaners because it works only on nano surfaces covering with a very little amount of water. This unit uses nano-technology (Nano Lotus Effect) to make cleaning easier in the future. The Nanophea design itself was inspired from the lotus leaf.
Designer : Zaier Jihed
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FitBots – The robotic mannequins are all set to reform buying clothes over the internet. Shoppers have an exclusive option of trying out garments prior to buying using the measurements entered by them. A special device has been designed purely to mimic the measurements entered and change shape, allowing customers to opt for a perfect one. FitBots were available only for men’s styles earlier. Now that the robot mannequins is set to unveil at British Heikki Haldre as well as Curtis, swear to t...
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When it comes to designing humanoid robot, your robot should look consistent from head to bottom. There are some dos and don'ts rules as well as various styles and approaches. Plasticpals tried to apply those rules for PAL Robotics’ contest to design their forthcoming humanoid robot, REEM-C.
REEM-C has a beautiful helmet that can be used to conceal the microphones. The face has been designed to be minimalist since not any of PAL Robotics’ earlier robot designs have integrated eyelids, bro...
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The Puppy Robotic vacuum cleaner is unlike other vacuum cleaners, consisting of tow key parts such as a mom unit and 4 puppy units. While the mom unit works as the base part, the 4 puppy unit serves as the working part. The mom unit features a charging battery whose sole purpose is to feed the puppy units and collect compost from puppy units and updates novel information. Although the key role of puppy units is to clean, they do play music and pursue remote controller based on the mode. Hence, i...
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DON-8r is unlike other robots. Pronounced as 'donator', it is a miniature robot being capable of traveling in public places to collect coins from fellow passers-by. The main source of power for the robot to keep moving is the donation that each passers-by offer. DON-8r goes directly towards a chosen charity trust. Taking its inspiration from the increasingly pessimistic attitude that several people have towards on-the-street charitable trust workers, DON-8r helps raise funds via cheering playful...
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FREEDOM360 forklift truck has been designed with triple rotation function in order to improve work efficiency. Unlike traditional forklifts, FREEDOM360 can rotate its chassis, cab, and front fork horizontally. This feature dramatically improves work efficiency especially for short-distance transportation. Tight space is not an issue for this forklift truck to keep on working because it doesn't require a turning circle. The driver can control this forklift through the touch screen control panel. ...
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You can walk free around without the need of carrying any stuff with the help from Kompakt. Designed by Jake Loniak, Kompakt is a zero passenger electric vehicle that can help you carrying your gear for a day. The power sliding storage compartment can hold up to 3 grocery bags. It's been designed with electric wheel hub motors that run on batteries. User can also install external rack on both sides of this vehicle to carry surfboard, kayak, basket, etc. A very functional mobile kargo indeed.
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When everything in the world is getting the touch of advanced technology with the aim of making everyday life of human easier, why industrial loader will remain in the Dark Age? Jone Pope, a Hackensack based industrial designer has taken this crucial initiative and came up with Loader-Bot, a unique and functional robot concept that future commodity would love to rely on for carrying heavy load. The chain based wheel like those can be found in war tanks, help the loader to be operated in rough te...
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Tibi and Dabo are 2 cute robots designed to provide a wide range of services to citizens in Barcelona’s public spaces. The final shape of Tibi & Dabo came from different conceptualization and development techniques, such as surveys, sociological, iconicity pyramids, and ethnographical tools. These robots are the result from collaboration between the School of Design ESDi and the Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics (IRI), who coordinated the European, funded URUS Project (Ubiqu...
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