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Dancing Hexapod Robot Bops to the Mambo
A zany 6-legged robot with a large human-like head that’s been programmed to dance, strutted its stuff on stage to the tune of the Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega, putting a whole new meaning on doing ‘the splits’ and winning the 2008 Hexapod Championships.
Called the Hexapod-Meisterschaft, the robot was the brainchild of students [...]
Worlds First Robotic Bartender
We can rebuild him — we have the technology. Better, stronger, faster — meet the one that pours drinks like no other bartender before him — Mr. Asahi, the robot that never tires. He doesn’t come with an attitude, tell bad jokes, or favor pouring for the waitress before you when she just cut in [...]
When Robots Invade Mother Nature
Though it may seem like something from out of a sci-fi movie, robots and robotics mimicking Mother Nature’s creatures and human talents in the vein of playing football and in rock bands are very real, and occurring today.
Rocky the ‘robo-squirrel’ at Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass.
Photo AP / Nancy Palmieri
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