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MIT Robot Walks On Water
An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at MIT have solved the
mystery of how water striders propel themselves across water surfaces and in the
process have created a robot called Robostrider
that mimics the behavior. With cool stuff like this, it's no wonder
MIT is number one in engineering."
Can it turn that water into wine?
C - A language that combines the speed of assembly with the ease of use of assembly.
If the water's polluted enough, anyone can walk on it.
The coolest voice ever.
but dead last in babe-filled orgies!
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Free your mind.
... somebody will soon use the word 'overlords', and it won't really be funny.
MIT is number one in engineering.
Robostrider is made out of a 7-Up can, stainless steel wire legs and an elastic band coupled to a pulley to power its middle legs.
Too much 7-Up and not enough beer being consumed for it to be a fair contest. They should increase their beer consumption to that of other colleges and level the playing field.
To know that you know what you know, and that you do not know what you do not know, that is true wisdom. --Scooby Doo
When you come in on Monday and you're not feeling real well, does anyone ever say to you, "Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays?"
Shit, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked saying something like that, man.
With thanks to this guy.
I found the meaning of life the other day, but I had write-only access.
Can't upset the censors.
J
HALtheComputer's 5 step alchemy course for the twenty-first century
Step 1. Take a beaker full of wine.
Step 2. When no one is looking dump the beaker out and refill it with wine. (to obtain this "no one looking" state I suggest an elaborate ruse: something along the lines of, "Look, whats that over there?")
Step 3. Incorporate
Step 4. Go Public
Step 5. PROFIT !!!
P.S. If you plan on submitting this plan to a venture capitalist you could at least spell check it first. I'm far too busy to concern myself with mundane things like spelling.
Just the interesting ones. :)
You can skip the SCO-soap-opera updates and other fluff, but make sure you keep up to date with the ROBOTS, man, or they'll take over!
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Power to the Peaceful
If it can walk on water - does it run on linux?
Actually, if you RTFA, while the bot has been seen walking on water, it has not yet been conclusively demonstrated to be a religious figure among other robots. Therefore a crucifixion would at this point be premature, as it would not make the water-walking bot a martyr to solidify and justify the faith of millions of robot minions for millennia to come.
I found the meaning of life the other day, but I had write-only access.
Charles river (the river that MIT stands on) is always covered by a film of oil which is approximately one inch thick. You don't have to be a freaking rocket scientist to build a robot which walks on *that*.
I passed the Turing test.
Do not walk where I am fishing.
Help fight continental drift.
Why the apostrophe in "nazi's"?
...small discoveries, that are used down the road in ways that people didn't think of...
Excellent point. Sex toys and porn were not on the minds of the engineers when they were developing their respective techn...
Awwr, who the hell am I trying to kid?
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Yeah it is pathetic. Having said that, does anyone have the undoctored version, and if so could they email them to me at insex@hotmail.com?
Please.
Robostrider is made out of a 7-Up can, stainless steel wire legs and an elastic band coupled to a pulley to power its middle legs.
I'm not sure what would bother me more to see upclose in the pool, a Vietnamese Water Strider, or a 7-Up can with legs...
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A scam in which all people involved perceive as beneficial...
My theory that Jesus was really a robot sent from the future finally has some evidence to back it up!
Everywhere else it's known as RoboAragorn.
This sig contains a manual self-destruct. Kindly please put your foot through your monitor in 8 seconds.
Call me a spelling Nazi, but...
Hey, are you trying to impersonate me or something?
No words for you! Come back 1 year!
Researchers at MIT have solved the mystery of how teenage boys satisfy themselves several times daily and in the process have created a robot called Robostroker that mimics the behavior.
Want to improve your Karma? Instead of "Post Anonymously", try the "Post Humously" option.
I don't know about water boats, but knowing MIT students you'll probably see these things floating in a few water bongs.
You do realize that the space program started with unmanned craft, then insects, perhaps mice, then on to monkeys, and then Purdue graduates....
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* Playah Robot
This automaton goes out to the clubs and picks up women and brings them back to your place. The Playah Robot never complains about getting stuck with the fat chick.
* Voicemail Robot
This robot will save you from wasting time in voicemail hell with your local utility company, diligently pressing 1 for English, 7 for other, 3 for other, and 0 to speak to a human, and after an hour and a half will notify you that a human has answered the phone and is ready to speak to you.
* Alibi Robot
This robot corroborates your story to your girlfriend that you were busy studying last Saturday night.
* Beer Run Robot
With alternate "Mountain Dew" plugin available.
Sex? I've worked right in the middle of MIT, and didn't even know that! Why the hell didn't someone tell me that when I was single!?!?
Darn straight! I demand equal time for my theory that humans descended from space aliens that interbred with bivalve molluscs. Every time they publish a piece on human history that doesn't give credit to homoxenopteriomorphic theory they reveal their bias!