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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Researchers are letting robots push them around
MIT researchers are creating a data set of reactions designed to tell robots how various objects react to pushing. The goal? To train future robots how to interact with objects in the real world.
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Robots: why do we make them?
It seems like every week, Boston Dynamics has some gymnastic bi-ped robot, or a dancing dog opening a door. And they’re incredible, but also impractical. I mean, what are they good for?
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A drone in flight forever… with in-flight battery changes
Drones have become a fact of life, whether it’s the kid down the street crashing it for Christmas, or Amazon delivery. Drones save lives through organ transplant transfer between hospitals. But how can we keep them in the air?
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Atlas is now a robotic gymnast
Atlas is now as agile as a gymnast, allowing this self-contained little robot to tumble, twist, and dance like a kid at a rave. The robot, created by Boston Robotics, started out as a simple bipedal robot that could pick up boxes and the like. Now, thanks to new tech and machine learning, this wild robot is far more agile than anyone single one of us, barring circus performers.
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