MiniMechadon teaches itself to walk
This guy built a mini robot and supposedly gave it learning algorithms which he says "allow the robot to learn how to walk, rather than programming it to do so." The actual walking doesn't look too impressive yet, but who knows what it'll look like in a few more years. Although if I wanted a robot to teach itself anything it'd be how to make me breakfast.
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See the guy in the picture? He calls that lovedoll his wife. Don't be that guy. According to a recent study, 9% of people would be willing to have sex with a robot. And not like, to win a bunch of money if they survive the affair, they're just straight-up willing to bang a ... / Continue →
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Jerks at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a robotic snake that can wrap itself around objects when thrown at them. Cool, here -- grab a hold of this volcano. The idea is to create a robot capable of slithering into tight spaces, perhaps for scouting or search-and-r... / Continue →
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Because building our future killers is all the rage right now, this is a video of a quadrocopter fitted with a 3-D printed claw modeled after an eagle's so it can grab things in flight. You know, things like YOUR HEAD. Then drop you from really high up. Like my high school p... / Continue →
