Word: robots
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...heartening sign that Beck can upstage his own robots.Dude always gets hella flak from haters who say that his lyrics sound like they came out of some computerized random hobo lyric generator. People also rightfully cry foul for his played-out “do the Robot like it’s 1983!” dance routine. But in the video for this oft-maligned “Guero” track (not to be confused with the video for the eight-bit-style remix of this song, which came out earlier this year), even Japan?...
...version comes at a higher price-$250 instead of $100-but with jacked-up specs and capabilities. Twice as many motors control the limbs, digits, head and neck, and there are stereo microphones for sensing audio, while a camera detects motion and color. Mix a little of the original robot's sass with some nice new artificial intelligence, and you've got a robot that reacts to its environment or takes commands from the two-stick infrared remote...
...program the instant it was turned off. This one is easy to program in Puppet Mode. Wag its limbs, turn its head and twist its torso, and it memorizes all of the moves for later. You can also execute more complicated programs, as with the original, only this robot remembers its moves until you program in a new plan. Unlike its predecessor, this one speaks understandable English, too-speaks, in fact, of many things: Its likes (world domination) and dislikes (when you press Shift1, Shift2, Shift3 and D at the same time). It can ask for a hug or spare...
Dancing Machine Inventor: Tohoku University, Nomura Unison Group, TroisO Co. Ltd. Availability: Prototype only To Learn More: www.irs.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/top.html With a face modeled on Marilyn Monroe's and a long, flowing skirt to hide its three wheels, the Partner Ballroom Dance Robot is a 5-ft. 5-in. waltzing humanoid. Available in hot pink or blue, it has upper-body sensors that allow it to "predict" its partner's next steps. Dancing is just one application. "By interpreting users' movements to estimate what they want, care robots will be able to provide better service for the elderly...
...doorway that conforms to the shape of your body doesn't appeal to you, how about the one-use, recyclable camcorder? If not that, how about the contact-lens sunglasses or the around-the-world airplane or the implantable bandage or the robot exoskeleton that can help the elderly and the disabled walk...