Meet The Makers- The Viper (Video)
The Viper is one of the most ambitious projects ever created for Maker Faire. A group of Young Makers decided to build a fully functioning flight simulator. They sketched their idea in Lego, and brought it to life. All it took was a chopped up fuselage, software engineering, welded frames, a ton of servos, sound design, a Battlestar Gallactica marathon, and of course, teamwork. Experience The Viper at Maker Faire Bay Area, May 19th and 20th.
By makemagazine
BrainGate Mind Control of Robotics on PBS (Video)
Watch The Future of Prosthetics: Mind-Bending Robotic Arms on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.
The May 16th PBS NewsHour program featured the latest developments of the BrainGate project, which has the potential to enable handicapped individuals to utilize and regain control, and interaction with, the world around them.
Via: The Future of Prosthetics: Mind-Bending Robotic Arms | PBS NewsHour | May 16, 2012 | PBS
Furby Returns!
Time for a major hacker celebration! It's now official. Later this year, and obviously in plenty of time for the 2012 holiday gift buying season, Hasbro will be bringing back Furby.
The incredibly popular toy sold more than 40 million units between it's introduction in 1998 through 2007 when it was taken off the market by Hasbro.
Furby was, and continues to be, a favorite with hackers who enjoy nothing more than dissecting and improving on the cute little toy.
Via: The Return of Furby - 2012-05-14 21:11:26 | Gifts and Dec
Clothbot: a Robot for Flexible Clothes Climbing (Video)
Researchers from China's Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology present a climbing robot called Clothbot that can grip and climb on various kinds of clothes. Part of the paper, "System and Design of Clothbot: a Robot for Flexible Clothes Climbing," by Y. Liu et al., presented at the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. Learn more: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/clothbot-has-no-trouble-navigating-your-pants
By spectrummag
Bottom of the Sea Robot Kingdom (Video)
I ran across Studio Shin Kai Ryuh's robotic creations at Design Festa 35 here in Tokyo last weekend. The studio's founder and designer has captured an imaginary under the sea kingdom complete in every detail, and has managed to bring many of the creatures to life using automation techniques. Design Festa, by the way, is a biannual gathering of artists and creators across all aspects of creative design. It's a endless buffet of inspiration and delight. I highly recommend that you experience it when you have the chance.
By tempusmaster
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