Murata Boy - the Robot that can ride bicycles
Murata Boy is a robot capable of riding bicycles unassisted. It can balance, pedal, and direct the bicycle, even turning to avoid obstacles. Which begs the question: how can they build a robot that can do all this but still not have one that can properly turn me on? Shame on you, technology. Shame on you!
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Note: Please, try to keep the metal metal band jokes to a minimum. This is a video of the robotic band Compressorhead practicing in the garage of some human they likely killed. Unfortunately (or is it?), as somebody pointed out in the video's comments, you can really only hea... / Continue →
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Wait -- I didn't tell it to do that. I don't ever want to lose an arm. But if I do, I want it to be the right one (I'm left handed), and I want it to be to a crocodile. But not before I gouge one of his eyes out to wear on a necklace. The is the Bebionic3, an advanced prost... / Continue →
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Man. Man oh man oh man. This is a video of Dan Chen's 'Last Moments Robot', a robot designed to comfort a person as their final bars of life-force flow out of them. You know, because that's not the saddest thing I've ever heard. WARNING: crippling depression follows. Once ... / Continue →
