Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Robot on a bicycle
via youtube.com
Entries Tagged as 'robots'
Friday, April 15th, 2011
The Festo Robot Seagull
via fastcompany.com People of a certain age will probably remember “Bubo” the mechanical owl from the Clash of the Titans. I certainly wanted one when I was a kid. Now, Festo, the German automation giant, has developed an artificial flying seagull that’s almost as amazing as Bubo. As described in this Fast Company article: “The [...]
Sunday, November 21st, 2010
Automatic Mechanical Self Replication
via vimeo.com The notion that inanimate matter can self-replicate is counter-intuitive to many people. Using wooden mechanical machines, this video does a great job of explaining how it can happen.
Saturday, November 6th, 2010
Philips Cinema – Parallel Lines – The Gift, by Carl Erik Rinsch
via youtube.com A visually arresting short. I wish there were more.
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Anybots launches “telepresence robots” to handle your business travel | VentureBeat
via venturebeat.com Woo! Congrats, Erin! “Silicon Valley startup Anybots is entering the increasingly competitive field “telepresence robot” market today with the release of its first robot. Telepresence robots work as stand-ins for people who operate them remotely. A telepresence robot can, for example, tour a plant in China while the person controlling it follows along [...]
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
The Art of the Real Doll « TrickGo Clothing
via trickgoclothing.com Posted via email from crasch’s posterous
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Finally, An Arrington We Can Stand. An Arrington We Can Unplug
Okay, the future is officially here. A few days ago, the team from Mountain View-based startup Anybots swung by TechCrunch headquarters to deliver a special new addition to our office: Anybots robot model QB, which stands around five feet tall and can zip around the office at 3.5 miles per hour on a pair of [...]
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Anybot: Remote-controlled robot surrogate could attend your next meeting for you
via scientificamerican.com “It may look like a floor lamp mounted on a vacuum cleaner, but Anybots, Inc.’s new QB is actually the latest in surrogate robotics. QB is designed to serve as your eyes, ears and voice when you can’t be there in person. Even better, it’s mobile, rolls around on two wheels like Rosie [...]
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Towel folding robot
via youtube.com Go laundrybot go! Posted via web from crasch’s posterous
