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Robotic arm rotates plants in the sun's direction  This project called “Flying planter (Fledge)”, uses an Arduino Lilypad controller to tilt a disc to rotate towards wherever it sees sunlight. This would ideally help to save your indoor houseplants from their imminent demise throughout a normal day.
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Robotic F.A.C.E.  This is an older project from MIT, but I think it is still very relevant. Robotic F.A.C.E. or “Facial Alerting in a Communication Environment” is an interesting project that tried to relay human emotion via a simple, and cheap, toy. You may not be able to get this exact toy anymore, but there are plenty [...] [..] |
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More demanding plants: "Florakel"  It seems like plants may be the next “robots” when it comes to taking over our world. We saw the Twitter Plant in a previous post. This version is a bit simpler, but it gets some of the same information across to the owner. By using a series of RGB LED’s, the plant can tell [...] [..] |
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| Showcase: Augmented Ecologies This project uses a variety of sensors, Max/MSP, Jitter, and an Arduino to create an interactive virtual environment. I like the augmented plants. When the user touches the plants they create different types of musical notes. Another favorite part is the pressure sensitive moss. There is a lot more information and pictures on the website.
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The iDeal: Robotic poker dealer  This robotic card dealer was made for a school project. Although it is a bit slow, it has a really nice natural “flick” to the cards. I am sure it could deal the cards faster with some tweaks.
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| Swiss ponder the ‘dignity of plants’ Biotech guidelines tackle thorny issue
A Swiss government ethics committee has issued guidelines on the thorny issue of the “dignity of plants” in relation to biotech research after the country’s 2004 Gene Technology Law declared that “the dignity of creatures” should be considered in any grant-funded research.
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GTA IV drops at midnight ... what are your plans?  Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action
As we were just reminded by a robotic cell phone call from GameStop (what a treat!) Grand Theft Auto IV is finally entering into hearts and homes at midnight. We wer [..] |
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Taxidermy and plant takeover installation  Plugimi @ We Make Money Not Art writes:
Artist and taxidermist Reid Peppard’s narrative environment Not With a Bang but a Whimper asks what would happen if we just ended today. Set in the office of someone mysterious who had a taste for stuffed rats (or did they conduct experiments on them?), plants are taking over [...] [..] |
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| Oz man cracks one off while speeding in drug-packed car Films himself on the job, too
An Australian man unsurprisingly faces a spell in jail after cops pulled him for driving at 147km/h (91 mph) in a Holden SV6 packed with 5kg of cannabis, two dope plants, a couple of drug pipes and a loaded .22 rifle.
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