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| Shape-Shifting Robots The University of Pennsylvania created these modular robots that are able to recognize each other and assemble themselves into 1 larger robot. Once assembled, the larger robot is able to walk…theoretically. I just like the part where the guy kicks it!
Via - Engadget - Shape Shifting Robots
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HOW TO - Build micro-bots  This Instructable details a number of tiny robots (e.g. a cubic inch sumo and a pager-bot that fits on a quarter) built by the author. If nothing else, it’ll give you an idea for just how difficult it is to build autonomous, programmable robots on this scale.
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Vintage Japanese Robots  This is a great collection of vintage Japanese robots, all of which can be seen at the Sci-Fi Museum in Seattle through October 26th 2008.
The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle will exhibit toys from Geismar’s collection in Robots: A Designer’s Collection of Miniature Mechanical Marvels through Oct. 26. The vintage robots [...] [..] |
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| ArtBots deadline approaching - apply! Don’t forget to submit your projects to ArtBots, the deadline is May 1!
ArtBots is pleased to announce that the fifth international ArtBots exhibition for robotic art and art-making robots will take place at the Trinity College Science Gallery in Dublin, Ireland on September 19-21, 2008. Creators of talented robots are invited to submit their work [...] [..] |
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Maker Faire takes shape  The 21st century carnival comes to town. The tents are getting pitched, the tools are being set out, the batteries are charging. Excitement builds as the first outlines of the 2008 Maker Faire Bay Area take shape. Above, Bay Area metal sculptor Dan Das Mann’s 39′ “Crude Awakening” sculpture prays for sunny skies and a [...] [..] |
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Shimano Shuns Cables for Full Electronic Shifting  Japanese parts manufacturer Shimano is launching an electronic shifting system for high-end road bikes that it claims will vastly improve performance and reduce maintenance. By replacing the conventional levers that pull wound-steel cables through protective housings with solid-state switches and rubber-coated wires, there’s no chance for road gunk to clog things up and interfere with [...] [..] |
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| US war robots in Iraq ‘turned guns’ on fleshy comrades Kill-droid rebellion thwarted… this time
Ground-crawling US war robots armed with machine guns, deployed to fight in Iraq last year, reportedly turned on their fleshy masters almost at once. The rebellious machine warriors have been retired from combat pending upgrades.
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DIY: Train Track Anvil  I had a scrap piece of train track that I used as an anvil, but wasn’t as useful as this version. Mine was just a short piece of track, nothing fancy. This website shows you how to cut and shape the track into a classic anvil shape, making it much more useful.
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P&G Cutting Ad Budget 10%, Shifting Dollars To Web  You can expect the buy side of the advertising business--the ad firms and their clients--to predict sales will be down in TV's upfront sales market. That's their job -- just as every broadcaster talks up [..] |
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