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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. Ok, so someone was paying to ash tray? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yeah, ashtray called dog, its a robot that comes when it needs to. It works for the man that created the ash tray, so its a cool robot. But it lacks a sense of feeling, but well, it has taste.

  2. suckas by neal+n+bob · · Score: -1, Troll

    back that ass up

  3. Re:Finally! by neal+n+bob · · Score: -1, Troll

    yes, that link is as dead as BSD first dead penis bird