Take it away, Robot-Arm DJ!
Designer and programmer Daito Manabe, gives us hope that our new robot overlords will still be able to throw down the beats.
Tag Archives: robot
Mix-N-Match Steampunk Robot Magnets
Adorn your refrigerator with these mix-n-match Steampunk Robot 3D Magnets set from the NeatoShop. Go ahead and mix ‘em up to create your own steampunk robot/machines! [$14.95 per set @ NeatoShop]
Origami Robot [Video]
Thanks to MIT student Jie Qi, humanity is taking one step closer to welcoming our Origami Robot Overlords. Behold, self-folding paper using Flexinol wires: Think that’s pretty nifty? Check out the self-flapping crane: [Source | Via]
Robot Guilt?
The robot courses across the battlefield, swiveling on sleek steel legs, turning its bullet-shaped head toward its prey. Its eyes flash red, then blue: signal received. Before the ensuing sound boom and the inevitable end of hundreds of lives, it pauses a moment to reflect. Death is never easy, even with a heart of circuits. [...]
Meet “Anton,” the Robotic Tongue
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, British scientists have come up with “Anton,” the animatronic tongue. This squirming creation was designed to help better understand how the human tongue works and thus improve speech recognition software. See for yourself: I feel it’s necessary to quote the following line from New Scientist Magazine: “The [...]
How to defeat automated phone solicitors
By Ilya Kochanov Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you’ve ever signed up for a credit card or magazine subscription, chances are you now receive unwanted phone calls from annoying automated response systems. As any phone phreak knows, a large portion of the telephone system still functions via tones, such as those you hear after each digit [...]