Master/Slave Robotic Control System Used For New Henson Series (Video)
We're great fans of master/slave control systems for robotics, especially for humanoids like the rigs used for some ROBO-ONE champions. Of course, those rigs are home-made by hobbyists on a limited budget. So it was interesting, and a little awesome, to see what professionals can do with big budgets and access to the latest technology.
Jim Henson's Creature Shop, famous for the Muppets and a whole string of preschool productions like "Fraggle Rock and Muppet Babies, put together the ultimate master/slave system called the "Henson Digital Performance Studio" (video below), and has put it to good use in creating "Sid the Science Kid" - a new series that will debut on PBS this fall.
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Spykee Robot's Stealth Introduction
Going through our notes and wish-lists (did anyone say 'Santa'?), we noticed that there hasn't been much press or flurry over the Spykee robot from Erector. Conceptually, it seems very attractive and feature packed, especially with its tank like mobility which could position it well for use as a hackable robotic platform. With all it seems to have going for it, and with the holiday season right around the corner, we're wondering when the buzz about this new robot will start.
The Happy Couple… of Robots
Well, it looks like Christmas came a little early, at least for this robot loving home. The happy robot couple pictured above joined our collection a few days ago, and we've been having an absolute blast exploring their features and foibles. Needless to say, we'll be posting some detailed reports and videos featuring both the Tri-Bot and Femisapien robots from WowWee.
Robots Are Everywhere!
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Originally uploaded by Tempusmaster.
At least, they are everywhere here in Japan. We spent yesterday at the 2008 Tsukuba Matsuri (summer festival), and sure enough even this very traditional celebration included a robot or two.
As usual, we took lots of photos of the event. Enjoy!
Cylons – For Real
BlazeEagle asked if the awesome Cylon in our previous post comes with the menacing scanning red eye(s). The answer, we are happy to report, is absolutely yes!
The full scale (1:1) Cylon was created by Fred Barton. Check it out, along with many of Barton's other robot replicas over at http://www.the-robotman.com.
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