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Junkbot flying saucer
From the Boing Boing Flickr Pool: a glorious junkbot called the "Scout Ship for Landfill Art project" from CyberCraft Robots. Scout Ship for Landfill Art project - Industrial and Found Object...
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3D printed exploratory spiders
Fraunhofer's 3D printed exploration spiders are intended for use "as an exploratory tool in environments that are too hazardous for humans, or too difficult to get to." They use hydraulic bellows to...
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Custom, giant junkbots made from old car and truck parts
Marco sez, "My elementary and middle school friend Tom Samui from Switzerland makes these custom sculptures out of recycled car and motorcycle parts." He and his team have been perfecting these...
View ArticlePlush robot bear-pillow fights sleep apnea with face-tickles
Waseda University's Kabe Lab exhibited Jukusui-kun, a robotic bear, at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo earlier this month. Jukusui-kun is a medical appliance intended for people who have...
View ArticleMeet the random shopper: Amazon gifts bought at a machine's whim
Workers fulfull orders at an Amazon warehouse in Rugeley, England. REUTERS/Phil Noble What would a bot buy from Amazon, if given life—and a gift card loaded with credit? Noam Chomsky's Cartesian...
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Parrot drives robotic bird buggy
University of Florida grad student Andrew Gray built the Bird Buggy for his parrot to drive around the house. "When it's time to put the bird away, Bird Buggy is able to dock itself to a base station...
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Hugging robot
Today at Institute for the Future's Ten Year Forecast conference, my friend Kal Spelletich's "Huggerer" pneumatic robot is delivering free hugs. Here is a video of Kal demonstrating the machine. It's...
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Hexapod robot vehicle
Matt Denton of Hampshire, UK, built a huge hexapod walking machine that he operates by joysticks inside the cockpit. It took him four years and cost "hundreds of thousands of pounds" to make. Its top...
View ArticleOctobot: robot inspired by octopus
Researchers at Greece's Institute of Computer Science have demonstrated the Octobot, a shoebox-sized swimming robot propelled by eight webbed arms. Video below. (more…)
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Weird SPAM-colored soft robot moves like a zombie hot dog
Harvard University released video of this unnerving soft robot that can move untethered through punishing conditions, including snow and fire, yet will remain resilient. It looks a bit like reanimated...
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VIDEO: You can't hammer a nail over the internet (yet)
Economist Alan Blinder famously quipped, "You can't hammer a nail over the internet." YouTuber TheGoodRobot created this tongue-in-cheek attempt to prove Blinder right. (more…)
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WATCH: Robotic toilet-paper dispenser major malfunction
YouTuber Beckie Lewis filmed the annual unveiling of the toilet paper holder. The Heavy Duty PaperBoy 5000 is voice-activated and was in a generous holiday spirit with its tissue dispensation. (more…)
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WATCH: 'Ex Machina' examines love and exploitation in the age of AI
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x28yz65_ex-machina-official-international-trailer-2015-alex-garland_tv Next Friday, January 23, Alex Garland's highly-anticipated directorial debut Ex Machina opens in...
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Watch robots generate improvisational jazz music and dance
Robotic musicianship doctoral candidate Mason Bretan at Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology filmed this intriguing robotic jazz performance with three Shimi robots and a larger Shimon robot. It...
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Watch DARPA unveil untethered ATLAS for 2015 robotic challenge
The 2015 DARPA Robotic Challenge (DRC) is upping the ante, making the ATLAS robot used in competition self-contained and redesigned from the knees up. The robot that best completes a series of...
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Watch Beachbot make large-scale sand drawings
Disney Research teamed with ETH Zürich students to create Beachbot, a robot that creates pre-programmed sand drawing. (more…)
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WATCH: Adding a cockroach shell improves microbot mobility
The fields of bioinspiration and biomimetics look at animal evolution to improve machine function. Chen Li at UC Berkeley's Poly-PEDAL Lab found that an oval cockroach shell atop a small robot helps...
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WATCH: Bricklaying robot ushers in semi-automated masonry
Construction Robotics developed this bricklaying robot SAM (Semi-Automated Mason) after addressing two key challenges: mortar application and onsite variables that can hinder precision. (more…)
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3D printing blends rigid and soft to improve robot performance
Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences released an interesting demo of blending rigid and soft materials during 3D printing to create hybrid robots with enhanced performance for tasks...
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WATCH: Our robot overlords will excel at ping-pong
This ad from Omron Automation & Safety intends to make advanced automation seem fun, but the execution makes it seem like your future will depend on whether you win your sudden death table tennis...
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