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Tag Archives: Robot
Practical Robots: A Beer Drinkers Heaven
Some people were just born into robotics, and then some people were born to drink beer, and now there there is a happy medium,… mmmm… Beer Robots. These beer robots add a whole new dimension to practical robotics. Just think, … Continue reading
Posted in Do It Yourself, Funny, Production
Tagged alcohol, baseball, basketball, beer, bottle, bottlecap, cap, chair, cold, control, conveyor belt, drink, drip, drop, drunk, feminine, football, game, hockey, ice, master, pour, pouring, practical, RC, remote, remote control, Robot, seat, server, sit, soccer, soda, sports, TV, volleyball, waitress
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The Beer Launching Fridge
I know all of us love watching TV and those popular football, baseball, basketball, hockey, or even girls volleyball games. But when your really getting into the game, I mean really getting into the game, it’s just such a pain … Continue reading
Build Your Own Mech: Computer Chair
Here is a fun little project, build your own mech computer chair and drive it around your office! The M01-Mech robotic computer chair uses a simple bi-ped mechanical walking robot design. It doesn’t move very fast, but it does prove … Continue reading
The MERTZ Speaking Robot
The MERTZ speaking robot is a research study at MIT University involving the social interaction of robots. The MERTZ is an active vision head robot, designed for exploring scalable learning in a social context. MERTZ is designed to be placed … Continue reading
Robot Battle
Introducing “Robot Wrestling V2.3.0.1 Deathmatch”, “Round 1, Fight!” In a battle to see which robot can stay standing the longest, this little red robot seems to be taking first place! This cutthroat battle can only be won once all other … Continue reading
The Guitar Hero Robot
This is for those geeks who feel this game is impossible. Now there is a guitar hero robot designed just for playing Guitar Hero! It uses color sensing on the screen to detect when to press the buttons, and it … Continue reading
Posted in Do It Yourself, Funny, Hacks
Tagged button, color, game, guitar, Guitar Hero, hack, PC, photodiode, play, Robot, sensor, servo, Slashbot, solenoid
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The Fab@Home 3D Printer, the First Printer for Home Use
For those of you like me, there is always a new invention coming to mind, but these ideas usually just end up on paper and stashed somewhere or forgotten. The ideal of rapid prototyping has been around for many years … Continue reading
Posted in Do It Yourself, Production
Tagged 3D, fab, Fab@Home, fabrication, home, material, model, mystical, printer, program, prototype, replicate, Robot, solidworks
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Robot Insect
Here is a cool little device that might make you think twice next time you see something flying around you head. This little flying insect is an ornithopter, a machine that tries to mimic a flapping creature. Robot bugs have … Continue reading
Posted in Production, Research
Tagged battery, bug, controlled, DARPA, dragonfly, flap, flutter, fly, insect, lightweight, ornithopter, radio, RC, reconnaissance, Research, robobug, Robot, wing, WowWee
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Honda’s New Version of Asimo
Asimo is Honda’s advanced step in creating a practical household robot that will be able to perform simple to complex tasks that are tedious for humans today. ASIMO stands for “Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility”. Asimo is a humanoid robot … Continue reading