Harking back to the tin can shaped robot of a few years ago, here is a very innovative robot which hops over fences.
Next challenge: Design a fence which is proof against this robot.
This is a freaky looking robot designed to mimic the human voice. It does not do a very good job, but highlights that creating a humanoid robot, like curing cancer, is not one problem to be solved. It is thousands and thousands of problems, all which have to be solved in detail.
If there is something that robots “should” be doing, it’s this. A lot of the global South has landmines scattered around, left over from various conflicts. These cause misery for local populations.
Enter the Digger. It eats landmines for breakfast (and lunch and dinner). It’s remote control, so not really a robot, but is very capable. Eats bushes too, it seems.
Via, which is a pretty cool site if you like robots.
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An inspiring video about printing a working crescent wrench – in color!
We all want to collect sensor data, but what we are trying to measure is seldom near a power outlet. Enter the wireless Node – this is what it was designed for!
One typical use of the Node, AKA Low Power Sensor and Transmitter, is to connect it to a sensor. Futurlec offer a nice range of sensors which work very well with the Node. The total build time is probably around 20 minutes.
Connecting an air quality control sensor was quick work, but we immediately wasted time seeing who could get the highest reading, and therefore had the worst carbon footprint, which added another 20 minutes onto the build time.
This tutorial will focus on the LPG sensor and Air Quality Control Sensor, but they are all much the same. A quick disclaimer: This tutorial is for fun only. If you are using it for any serious monitoring, you’re nuts. Consult the appropriate documentation.
Here’s what you’ll need:
I guess this is like pulling down the reset line on a cat? It’s ingenious:
via BitsnPieces
I saw this downtown just now. It seems like a nice idea – if you can add more garbage, and not have to collect it as often, then you can save money (and use less gas).
Oddly enough, it was under the largest tree in the area, but it still might get enough sunshine, I suppose. I put something in it, and there were no compacting noises, so my guess is that it only compacts after a certain amount of garbage is added, which will save a lot of power.
This seems like a very cool invention. From the video it is clearly marketed at the military, but it would work in a broad context. Might save on that $20 billion a year on Air Conditioning in Iraq.
Using the MintyMote with a Servo from Wicked Device on Vimeo.