You probably know there are lasers out there that are powerful enough to cut through solid steel, but it still amazes me every time I see it. This machine cuts tubular steel with a laser.
Category: Robots
Beginning Robotics – Resistors
If you have ever taken an electronic gadget apart, you have probably seen these guys: This is a resistor. From the name you might guess what a resistor does: it resists the flow of electric current. Resistors are kind of…
Robot Building for Beginners (Book)
Robot Building for Beginners, Second Edition continues on the tradition and the sales success of original first edition. Written by David Cook, this book will get any hobbyist – from alpha geek to consumer hobbyist and explorer – started in…
Robot Quadricoptors Play Ping-Pong (Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CR5y8qZf0Y See two quadricoptors play ping-pong without a table. The quadricoptors are autonomous (they are controlling themselves). This is really cool. Uploaded to YouTube by UntitledTitle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CR5y8qZf0Y Retrieved Thursday 31st March 2011 11:26 am EDT
Hard to Believe this Robot Is not Human (Video)
This is from the first test of the Geminoid. The first hint of a smile triggers immediate response. The people laughing in the background are the designers, who at this point have worked on the robot for months, and here…
Robonaut 2 Heads to the ISS (Video)
Robonaut 2 is on his way to the International Space Station this week. Featured in the Super Bowl, Robonaut 2 is a joint effort between NASA and General Motors. R2 is a self powered robot that is extremely dexterous and…
The Future as Seen from 1976
From the AT&T Tech Channel, this video is fascinating… Back in 1976, microprocessors had a maximum of 8.5K transistors for 64bits of memory. The Queen of England sent her first email, and Steve Wozniak designed the Apple I. And a…