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Robo Garage Ropid running, jumping ‘bot [Video]Japanese robot manufacturer Robo Garage have been demonstrating their latest ‘bot, and what distinguishes the endearing 38cm tall Ropid is its ability to not only run but jump 8cm into the air. Ropid is intended to demonstrate a new leg design, which uses a double-jointed “linka... |
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Pet dinosaurs for everyone! Pleo is back!Seriously, who doesn’t want a pet dinosaur? Sure, Jurassic Park makes it seem all dangerous and life-threatening and such. Would you really let that stop you? I think not. But until genetics research and cloning catch up to our imaginations, we’ll have to settle for robotic proxies. And everyone ... |
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Robo Bees’ Colonythe National Science Foundation is giving Harvard a cool $10 million to develop a robot bee colony. That's right, not just one, but an entire colony of robot bees. The bees will buzz around on flapping wings, use optical flow sensors for navigation and obstacle avoidance, sport cute little antenn... |
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Meet Snackbot - the robo that furthers human/robot interaction *and* delivers snacksForget staplers - when your boss is next ordering in office supplies, persuade him/her to get you all an office Snackbot. A friendly smiley-faced robot that delivers snacks to exactly where you want them - your desk. Well admittedly Snackbots won't become as common as staplers overnight. In fact,... |
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Sega Saturn flight stick transformed into a robo bugSee that robo-looking bug thing above? That used to be a Sega Saturn flight joystick, the Mission Stick. Remember those? I know! Holy sh*t, right?This is the work of artist James Killinger, a designer/artist and a student at New York's Pratt Institute. This bug was part of an assign... |
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Robo.to – Particles’ 1st Massively Small App Surfs the Social WebThe development shop Particle is funded by Justin Timberlake (yes, that Justin Timberlake) and their CEO Rey Flemings says that the outfit specializes in “massively small” products to provide simple, creative solutions to real problems. An interesting idea, to be sure, but no on... |



