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Random headlessness
Probably a strange and stray thought, but a cyborg body might work better with a holographic head instead of a physical one, assuming it's not going to be 100% humanoid to start with ( Read more... ) -
Laundry robots
Being the internet, everyone has already heard about the clothes-folding robot in development.
What I found interesting was the deprecation of the speed of the robot. Sure, it takes multiple minutes (was 25, now down to 6) to figure out exactly what a piece of fabric is supposed to be and then fold it neatly, but people are missing one point:
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Bowling ball Segway
With a passive cage to stop the ball falling away from the drive wheels, this could be really fun. I want to see a chair on top of it ( Read more... ) -
Minor toy design notes
Screwed my courage to the sticking place and made a first stab at the robot face design for the toy. Very much NOT my forte - while I can create all kinds of complicated mechanical designs, they're largely from the "form follows function" school, so I always have a mental drive pushing me towards certain shapes and refinements ( Read more... ) -
Versatile robot arms
Yaskawa/Motoman showcases extremely versatile robot arms.
Six of these. On a mobile platform. Woot.
(I particularly like the dual grippers on each wrist, as it allows the robot to keep holding a tool momentarily while using that arm to grip and move something, whereas a human would have to put the tool down or awkwardly juggle it.)
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Robotic hands update
Man, put six of these fingers on a circular track around the edge of a central 'palm' disk and that'd make one amazing artificial hand.
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