While you probably never thought it would be a good idea to eat a robot, some researchers at Johannes Kepler University Linz in Austria believe that robots with edible parts could lead the way towards body-save systems that can deliver medicine and perform more natural robotic movements.
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This robot can shoot UV light into hard-to-reach places
While ADAMM S-UV won’t stick its harm down your throat, this semi-autonomous system can wave a UV wand around surfaces and even open drawers and closets to disinfect objects.
(more…)Please enjoy this dancing robot
Vanessa Weiß made this clever little robot out of an Arduino Uno, servos, and 3D-printed parts.
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This octopus-inspired robot will hold you until you stop screaming
I, for one, welcome our cephalopod-like robotic overlords.
Researchers at Harvard are working on a tentacle that mimics an octopus arm in order to add more range of motion to the standard robotic arm. The tentacle, which looks as gross as it sounds, can wrap around objects like cups and even fold paper.
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These robotic hubs can keep your android truckin’
A new wheeled platform for robotic projects allows robots to “shrink” in height by managing the position of wheel hubs robotically.
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This DIY robot-mounted laser will entertain your cat for hours
Cats love lasers. Humans love Raspberry Pis. What do you get when you mix them together?
A crazy, DIY robot called the trilateral that will amuse cats to no end.
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This horrifying, opera-singing robot will hunt for your orifices
What do you get when you pair a beautiful orchestra with a robot that looks like it’s trying to sneak into your body? Whatever this thing is. This wild robot, called an Alter, is part of the ScaryBeauty project. It’s designed to conduct an orchestra and even sing a bit.
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Code made real with the Clicbot
Everybody – and I mean everybody – seems to want to have a robot. I remember all manner of them growing up in the 80s (some were barely even good as toys, let alone as tools), and now there are all sorts of angles being presented framing these toys in a much more educational light. One of the latest to hit the scene is the Clicbot.
(more…)Watch these wild self-assembling blocks move by themselves
We first saw these little blocks a few years ago but the 2.0 version, called M-Blocks 2.0, are a sigh to behold. Created by CSAIL at MIT, the blocks work as a sort of hive-mind, reorganizing themselves in real time by spinning, reconnecting, and even jumping.
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