Shonzilla, a pattern-seeking animal

Life is a game of patterns and chance, and those who play well will win.

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High-Speed Robot Hand

The latest developments in robot design are pretty amazing. I guess in several years they might become pretty good soccer and baseball players. After that fun goes by, we’re doomed I guess. ;-)

Thanks to Johannes M for hitting me with the link.

[via hizook]

Fri Jun 26

The best street dance moves you have ever seen

This guy, Robert Muraine a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic, has got some wicked street dancing and popping skills.I’m also posting this as a short tribute to Michael Jackson’s who sadly passed away yesterday.

Thanks to Ivanjah for sending me this one. :-)

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Mon Apr 13

NYU Student Conducts Most Adorable Robot Experiment Ever

The tweenbot, a cardboard-bodied, cheerful little bugger, is equipped with a flag stating its intended destination. Since it can only move forward, it depends on the kindness of strangers to guide it and remove obstacles.

Tisch School of the Arts student Kacie Kinzer created the tweenbot as a kind of art experiment. In her words:

I wondered: could a human-like object traverse sidewalks and streets along with us, and in so doing, create a narrative about our relationship to space and our willingness to interact with what we find in it? More importantly, how could our actions be seen within a larger context of human connection that emerges from the complexity of the city itself? To answer these questions, I built robots.

In New York City, we might expect the smiley-faced tweenbot to be stabbed, stomped, mugged, or covered in graffiti, but every single one of the journeys was completed without a hitch. Pedestrians would stop and help the little guy when he was trapped against a curb or headed into traffic, and point him in the right direction.

[via Gizmodo]