Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot
By Garnet Hertz (2005) “Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot” is an experimental mechanism that uses a living Madagascan hissing roach atop a modified trackball to control a three-wheeled robot. If the roach moves left, the robot moves left. Infrared sensors also provide navigation feedback to the roach, striving to create a pseudo-intelligent system with the roach…
Top 10 Battlebot Moments
A countdown of the 10 best moments of battlebots. Duration : 0:8:11
Where we can find non soldering robot kits?
I carry some in my store that are based on using breadboards for assembly. I can discuss the merits of each if you like.
How do you make a battlebot?
How da hell do you make a battlebot remote control car and a cordless circular saw. just at duct tape
Robots inspired by animals
Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2007/11/taking-inspiration-from-nature.html Robotics researchers are increasingly turning to nature for inspiration. Watch a robotic salamander, a water strider robot, mechanical roaches and some cool self-configuring robots. Footage courtesy of: University of Essex, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Carnegie Mellon University, ULB-EPFL, Tokyo Institute of Technology, National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST). Duration…
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