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A Robot To Follow "Mother" And Another To Block Her

Posted by timothy on from the unless-these-are-fake dept.

fireflash writes: "Some folks at MIT have had a bit of fun with robots. 'Mr. Mallard' and 'Roboguard' are robots that follow a homing beacon and guard hallways, respectively. Wouldn't you like to be followed around by a mess of wires and boards whilst attempting to pass through a hallway guarded by another? Sounds like the ultimate in home security to me :-)."

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  1. Re:Finally! by Coplan · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I've always wanted to play a full-size, real-life game of Daleks!

    The name rings a bell...but I'm not quite sure where I've heard it before. Refresh my memory...what's that game about, and what did I play it on?

  2. Slashdot gets hoaxed again by Hairy_Potter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This project apparently takes place at MIT, but each picture showed an attractive young female, for a total of two attractive young females!

    After 11 years on the software field, I know attractive young females are only about 5% of the software population (even counting testers), so this whole thing sounds like a Halloween prank.

  3. Waiiiittt a minute! by lumpenprole · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So if one is following me and the other one won't let me past....

    I'm playing Zork!

    God help me!

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