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Android telepresence robot Botiful introduced on Kickstarter

By Eric Abent
on 20 Jul, 2012

Move over OUYA, because today we've got another Android-based Kickstarter to talk about. Its name is Botiful, and its looking to infuse a little personality into those Skype video calls you make with your Android phone. Botiful is being touted as the "first consumer telepresence robot," and by docking an Android phone on the robot (and using the special Skype interface), it allows users on the other end to choose what they're looking at. For example, if you're talking to someone who is using a Botiful, you're given control over their robot, so you can remotely control what the robot does and who the focus is on.

Google updates Androidify with the Holiday spirit

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Dec, 2011

It is that time of year where the Holiday spirit and cheer starts to come out full steam. Google isn't wasting any time and today have updated their highly popular avatar creating Androidify application. Boys and girls it's time to redo your good looks and Androidify yourself with a nice holiday twist.

Sphero: Android-Controlled Robotic Ball available now for pre-order [Video]

By Cory Gunther
on 1 Nov, 2011

Who is ready for more Android-controlled robots? Today we present you with more details about that awesome robotic ball project called Sphero. We mentioned this unique product back in September and received some hands-on with Sphero shortly after, but today they are finally available for pre-order and soon you can enjoy one too.

Qbo Robot acts as a teleconference device on Android

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Oct, 2011

Check out this little robot from The Corpora named Qbo, controlled by Android it hears and sees everything and will in return send back all the information to you. Head to the office without leaving your home, attend a meeting while sitting at a coffee shop or laying by the pool. All this is possible with this unique product currently being developed by the robot company The Corpora. We have a neat video demonstration and more after the break.

Hands-On with Hasbro’s Nexus S Powered Robots at Google I/O

By Cory Gunther
on 11 May, 2011

Our team was lucky enough to stumble into some cute little robots while roaming around at Google I/O today. What we have here is a little hands-on video of Hasbro's Robot Toys that are being powered by a Google Nexus S. These robots are walking around at will, no talking yet though. Hasbro and Google have been working hard to get these little guys working together so we got a little hands-on time until one has a little "accident".

Cellbots app updated: video streaming, voice control, more [Video]

By Chris Davies
on 28 Dec, 2010

We've covered Cellbots on Android Community before, an open-source way to use your smartphone as a brain for a simple robot, but the project has released a new java app which supports not only custom, Arduino-based Cellbots but iRobot Create, LEGO MINDSTORMS and VEX Pro. Requiring Android 2.2 or above, the new app allows you to either remotely control the robot using the phone as a navigation pad, or alternatively mount the phone directly onto the robot and use it as the 'bot's brain. There's support for spoken commands, streaming video and even using a second Android phone running the app to work as a remote (while the first is in brain mode). It's a free download from the Android Market. [youtube _x_5WDCpvtA] [via MAKE]

Android-Robo Bluetooth-controlled ‘bot is useless but endearing [Video]

By Chris Davies
on 21 Jun, 2010

Unsurprisingly Android's robot theme leads to plenty of 'bot related mods and projects, and we're particularly keen on Hideyuki Takei and Reo Matsumura's Android-Robo. Basically a motorized Android model that has flashing eyes, a rotating head and articulated arms - and that can make all manner of R2D2-style bleeps and gurgles - the 'bot can be remotely controlled over Bluetooth via your Android phone.

An army of Android robots led by the Nexus One

By David Junior
on 13 May, 2010

At this year’s Intel International Science & Engineering Fair, visitors were treated to a bunch of cool prototypes. Some of these included robots powered by Android. The robots were powered by G1’s, Droids and a few Nexus Ones.

Motorola Droid Solves a Rubik’s Cube Thanks to LEGO Robot [Video]

By David Junior
on 9 May, 2010

It’s safe to say that we can file this under the totally cool category of robots. This little invention uses a Droid to solve a Rubik’s Cube. We’ve all tried to solve this thing and one point or another in our life and those of us that didn’t move the colored stickers around probably failed. This robot accomplishes the feat in a matter of seconds.

Cellbot DIY Android robot gets voice-control [Video]

By Chris Davies
on 31 Mar, 2010

The Cellbots project - using an Android smartphone as the brain for a relatively cheap robot - has had an upgrade, with a dashing new neon green chassis and, more impressively, voice control. The system takes advantage of Android's native voice recognition engine, and allows the Cellbot robot to be controlled via speech commands.