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Rovio may not have inspired quite the same level of modding as something like the
Robosapien, but it’s far from completely lacking in the department, and RoboCommunity member Colt45 looks to have delivered one of the more impressive hacks to date with this new and improved fire extinguisher bot. As impressive as that top-mounted CF2ClBr fire extinguisher and remote-controlled nozzle is, however, the real standout piece might actually be the software, which apparently uses a machine vision app that can recognize fire and automatically extinguish it when necessary (assuming it remains around candle size). Unfortunately, there’s no how-to for building your own just yet, nor is there any word of a planned face off with a
Flame-o-Sapien, though you can be sure we’ll let you know as soon as that happens.
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Rovio finds new purpose in life with fire extinguisher mod originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Modder Taylor Merrill had a spare NES controller laying around, so he decided stuff his touchscreen Samsung Eternity into the case, while retaining the classic buttons and design. Video after the break.
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At $899.00 on eBay, this rare specimin “is one of the heat shield’s tiles off the first Soyuz.” Unfortunately, no other parts from the ship are included. Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.
I can sell each part from spaceships which came back to the Earth. 1965-2008. Prototype Heat Shield is very rare. First heat shield type is without little holes.
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Who needs servos and a degree in robotics? The real threat to humanity is brewing in the distillation columns of chemists at Waseda University in Tokyo where researchers have developed a chemical gel that walks like an inchworm. Really, just check the video after the break. The color-changing, motile gel reacts to chemicals in its environment to create its own oscillating locomotion without the need for electrical stimulation. The idea is to augment the electronics in future robotics with these “self organized” chemical systems to avoid additional circuitry complexity and external controls. Our advice? Run.
Continue reading Video: Scientists create walking goo, Steve McQueen put on alert
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Video: Scientists create walking goo, Steve McQueen put on alert originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google Android-powered Smartphones don’t get much better than this. Samsung’s I7500 is one of the first to boast a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display. Other features include: a 5.0-megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, 8GB of built-in memory, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, and Wi-Fi. Continue reading for one more picture.
Even though no US announcements have been made, that 1700MHz HSPA frequency could make T-Mobile USA customers very happy.
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Whether it be the Lambo Hummer with vertical doors or a stretched Corvette (above), you’ll find several unique limousines that you don’t see everyday in this collection of images. Click here for first picture in gallery.
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From afar, it may just look like any other home music studio, but Apple fans will instantly be able to point out “a triple monitor bank connected to a Mac Pro and Powermac G5 which are linked to a single keyboard and mouse via Teleport.” Click here for more pictures of The Mac Lair.
The personal are mounted to the legs of the desk to keep them off the floor and less exposed to dust, a strategy we showed you with our cordless workspace.
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Currently at $400 on eBay, this MacBook Pro features “some interesting beta hardware (namely the wireless card) and a green logic board which is unusual for the MacBook Pro.” Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.
I noticed that it had a sticker on the bottom saying it was for the Apple Development Team along with an FCC warning sticker and two other stickers with the specifications of the hardware.
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We’ve seen an orchestra’s worth of robotic musicians, but we’ve yet to see one that integrates this perfectly into a piece without any human intervention. Shimon — a robotic marimba player created by Georgia Tech’s Guy Hoffman (formerly of MIT), Gil Weinberg (the director of the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology) and Roberto Aimi of Alium Labs — recently made its stage debut by sensing the music from a piano and reacting accordingly in order to provide complementary percussion. Unlike many alternatives, there’s completely no delay here. Instead, it analyzes the classification of chords, estimates the human’s tempo and attempts to extract features from the human’s melodic phrases and styles. What you’re left with a robot musician that goes beyond call-and-response and actually meshes with the Earthling’s playing throughout. The full performance is posted after the break, and make sure to leave a donation as you exit through the doors on the left.
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Video: robotic marimba player grooves autonomously with jazz pianist originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Crystal Weather Station from Vat19 features laser engraved 3D icons that are not only eye candy, “but they also help you determine the weather forecast at a glance.” Product page. Video after the break.
A red sun means it’s time to hit the beach; green rain, grab an umbrella; and blue clouds, leave the frisbee at home.
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