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  • Arduino hexapod robot, first test

    Hexapod robot with simple 2DOF legs. Just very minimal autonomous wander + obstacle avoidance, controlled by a Boarduino (Arduino clone) and a single SRF05 sonar mounted on a servo motor. All 13 servos are connected to two daisy-chained Pololu micro serial servo controllers. The code is not very sophisticated at all, so this bot still…

  • TRANSFORMERS ROCK’EM SOCK’EM ROBOT FIGHTERS OPTIMUS PRIME vs MEGATRON TOY REVIEW

    A look at Transformers version of rock’em sock’em robots with Optimus Prime and Megatron. For children ages 6 and up.. Thank’s for watchin! Duration : 0:5:44

  • OWI Robot kits – Attacking Inch Worm solar kit, OWI-MSK673

    Buy Robot kits at http://www.sciencestoreforthestars.com/robot-building-kits.aspx – OWI-MSK673 Attacking Inch Worm is a non-soldering solar robot kit for beginner experience, ages 10 and up, easy to assemble with less than 50 parts, this kit demonstrates alternative energy principles, the sun powers it and the mechanical movements simulate the movements of a real live inchworm. Science Store…

  • T2: the Installation, Interurban Gallery

    t2…an interactive installation installation’s new media/ interactive design by Sammy Chien & Shang-Han Chien Interurban Gallery July 8 — 26, Wed-Sat. 12.00-5.00pm Closing Party — Sat. July 26 8-12 midight. This installation gathers images from t2…the dance, which was premiered on July 11-12 at the Vancouver Scotiabank Dance Centre. As in the stage performance, the…

  • NASA’s First Robotic Astronaut

    On November 2, NASA unveiled a prototype of Robonaut 2, the world’s first human-like robotic astronaut, during a pre-launch news briefing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Science & Technology Writer Edwin Aguirre of UMass Lowell’s Public Affairs Office was there to cover the event. R2, as the robot is fondly called,…

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