Robosapien

Robosapien is a remote control walking robot that can walk sideways, forward and backward. It also burps, can be programmed and moves it arms. It can also pick things up and then throw them (badly). There are three versions. I have the 1st, and it has always been fun to play with. What's really fun is to have two of them and have them do their demo dance in unison. My Robosapien is shiny chrome; others are white, and the newest version is red. Check out this cool video:

Originally posted on February 5, 2012. 

Tribot

Tribot is another robot made by WowWee. Its base has 3 wheels arranged in a circle, and another set of wheels within each wheel; this makes it a very agile robot. It is remote controlled and can move forward, backward, sideways and even diagonally. It can be programmed, will tell jokes (constantly), and can also go off on its own detecting obstacles along the way. It can spin very quickly and is a neat toy. Here’s a link to the WowWee website: http://www.wowwee.com/en/products/toys/robots/robotics/tri-bot  
Originally posted on February 5, 2012. 

Petman Prototype

This amazing humanoid walks so much like humans, it’s really astounding. Boston Dynamics builds robots that are strong and heavy-duty enough to help the nation’s armed forces on the battlefield. But later versions are planned to be put to use in the dangerous chemical handling industry having less humans at risk.  It took 2½ years to create this engineering marvel. This is pretty awesome!
Originally posted on January 28, 2012. 

Asimo

Asimo stands for Advanced Step in Innovative MObility. The prototype was revealed in 1996 after many years of research and experimentation by Honda. Asimo is a 130 cm (4 feet 3 in.) tall, white android, weighing in at 54 kg (119 pounds). The robot is capable of climbing stairs on two legs and running straight. Newer versions can run in circles and recognize people as well as dance.
Originally posted on January 16, 2012.