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Beyond Da Feet Automata

Rich Newman carved this automaton of a couple dancing on a cloud. It's set to the music of TagYerit's song "Beyond da Feet". The automaton is built of oak, w...
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The Room Tidying Pickup Robot - Hammacher Schlemmer

The Room Tidying Pickup Robot - Hammacher Schlemmer | Heron | Scoop.it
This robot picks up objects and loads them onto its cargo bed, emptying contents at your preferred location. It can operate autonomously using its four infrared eyes to seek and detect objects.

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Japanese Robo-Fish Looks and Acts Like the Real Thing, Needs No Maintenance

Japanese Robo-Fish Looks and Acts Like the Real Thing, Needs No Maintenance | Heron | Scoop.it
Robo-Fish, the robotic pet fish created by Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.looks and moves just like real exotic fish do.

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Humanoid Robot Swarm Synchronized Using Quorum Sensing

Humanoid Robot Swarm Synchronized Using Quorum Sensing | Heron | Scoop.it
Proof-of-principle experiment shows how humanoid robots can co-operate on a large scale by copying the behavior of social insects and bacterial colonies.

 

More on ROBOTICS: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=robotics

 


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Robot Revolution

The race is on to build robots for the consumer market. But are there consequences to co-existing with humanoid machines? 16x9 speaks to some of the world's most brilliant people while exploring the Geminoid Project, Nao Robot, Baxter and Dr. Robot.

 

http://www.globalnews.ca/robot+revolution/6442730162/story.html


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Israel's Robotic Butterfly Drone Flies Indoors: Science Fiction in the News

Israel's Robotic Butterfly Drone Flies Indoors: Science Fiction in the News | Heron | Scoop.it
Israel's Robotic Butterfly Drone Flies Indoors re: Raymond Z.

 

Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FlMd_LhQ8c

 


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olsen jay nelson's comment, May 25, 2012 10:38 AM
Thought you might like that one!
Sakis Koukouvis's comment, May 25, 2012 10:40 AM
Yes, it is good. I found a video for that