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  • Robot Kit?

    i want to buy a robotics kit like the Vex Robotics Design System but more cheaper…anybody know any website?. Vex doesn't really have any competition in robot kits that are so large. but all the parts are fairly common versions stuff you can buy individually. Smaller kits include the Lego minsdstorm, Fischer Tecnik's series, Parallax…

  • Lego NXT Mindstorms Tractor Pull Weight Sled

    The custom built Lego weight sled used for the 9th grade problem solving NXT tractor pull competition Duration : 0:1:55

  • “Robot 1 ” Steampunk Hot Air Engine

    stirling hot air engine more info http://stirling.devink.net Engine no 10, ‘Robot’ This is an engine that even runs on solar energy using a shaving mirror on a bright sunny day. This engine runs on a tea-warmer in both the vertical and horizontal positions. The design has been kept very simple to enable the engine to…

  • Robomower Automatic Lawn Mower is Better Than a Robot Wife

    Robomower, the Robot Mower The Future is Here [ http://www.chinavasion.com/b8nx ] Read how it works [ http://blog.chinavasion.com/index.php/1639/how-to-us-a-robot-lawn-mower-the-quick-and-easy-way-to-set-up-your-lawn/ ] The future is here and its name is Robomower, the Robot Mower. Guys, Robomower is better than a robot wife because the robot mower keeps quiet. Gals, Robomower is better than a robot husband because it does…

  • Clips from the 2008 Cooper Union Robot Tank Battle.

    Description here: http://www.cooper.edu/~mar/mobile_robots_fall2008.html Students in ME412: Autonomous Mobile Robots built and programmed robots to compete with each other in a game of “Tank Battle” where robots navigate an arena, shoot each other, and each other’s home bases. See link above for details. Duration : 0:4:43

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