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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.
... 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
Can't upset the censors.
J
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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If it can walk on water - does it run on linux?
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.
...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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Everywhere else it's known as RoboAragorn.
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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.
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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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