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Robotics

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May 2, 2010

This is a video tutorial describing how to make a lego optimus prime head. The first step is to get all of the LEGO pieces that you will need. You will need tiles, plates, connector pieces, translucen ...

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Apr 23, 2010

Robots are great for performing tasks that are otherwise too dangerous for man (e.g. dead body extraction bot). BeetleCam is a cute little bot that takes all the danger out of wild life photography. C ...

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Apr 22, 2010

IEEE Spectrum has posted new pictures of Geminoid F, and yes indeed, underneath that smiley, soft, convincing exterior is a stone cold, emotionless robot. Previously, Creepy (Yet Kinda Attractive) And ...

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Apr 21, 2010

Artist Giles Walker's robot peep show/DJ installation piece gives us a little glimpse of what strip clubs could look like in the future (well, let's really hope not, guys). Walker also teams up with F ...

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Apr 7, 2010

Kojiro the robot has muscles, tendons and a flexible spine- just like you! Combine Kojiro with the doppelganger bot and you'll have something supremely sci-fi freaky.Via IEEE Spectrum:"Kojiro is an ad ...

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Mar 31, 2010

This kid looks less than pleased (skip to 2:37). The goal of  Swarm-bots is to show how many small robots can work together to achieve a larger task (such as dragging a little girl's body across the f ...

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Mar 23, 2010

CMU's Biorobotics Laboratory modular snake robot slithers in all sorts of different ways. Check out the three videos in the gallery below.Project statement:"Snake robots can use their many internal de ...

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Mar 13, 2010

This video describes how to make a talking robot mask using iPhone. For that you need Reading scale, Cutter scissor, Box to fix into head, Cutter Knife, Screw Driver, Glue, Cello tape, Aluminum Foil, ...

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Mar 2, 2010

Don't worry, the robot apocalypse is not upon us...yet. Wired reports it may be closer than you think:"The 'Humanoids with auditory and visual abilities in populated spaces' (HUMAVIPS) project has the ...

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Jan 18, 2010

In this four-part science tutorial, learn how to make a model of a hand that works like a real hand: with tendons that move the fingers. This is a great tool to teach kids the body's inner workings. P ...