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MIT Robot Walks On Water

Posted by timothy on from the just-not-evenly-distributed dept.

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."

16 of 283 comments (clear)

  1. Hmm by batkins · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How about a Beowulf cluster of Robostriders?

  2. Re:Point of note by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Call me a spelling Nazi, but I have heard about your vs you're and its vs it's. But THINK vs thing? Cmon!

  3. Re:Still Need a Little Help with Linux by Lxy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have this overwhelming desire to hang out with fags, do faggotly things, stick foreign objects in my anus, etc. Is this normal?

    Yeah, they fixed this in the 2.6 kernel tree. Try upgrading, you'll feel much better afterwards.

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  4. Did it walk across the Hudson? by heli0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    All you would need to do is teach it to hop from tire to rat corpse.

    Is there any reason for a NYC Triathlon when the swim is cancelled EVERY BLOODY YEAR? They haven't been able to swim in the Hudson for three years, just MOVE THE BLOODY RACE YOU WANKERS!

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  5. Re:Finally! by hippiechimp · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I respectfully disagree. I think Jesus had really small feet.

  6. Re:Point of note by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    die

    --grammar nazi

  7. Re:Yes but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    awesome, and the fact that you have christ in your name Score:6, Funny

  8. Re:DUPE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I like rhetorical questions.
    Do you?
  9. Re:Point of note by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You have to be shitting me.

  10. Sure it runs on water... by sryx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But will it run on Linux!?
    -Jason

  11. MIT Team by Lost+Penguin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We can bet the team that can walk on water does NOT work for SCO.
    Does the robot run Linux.
    SCO embrace, extend, extort.

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  12. Re:Yes but... by DaneelGiskard · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks for the great laugh, I needed that :)

  13. Re:I heard of this ages ago. by fafaforza · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Even The Economist from 2 weeks ago (with fish on the cover) had a story about this.

  14. Re:Yes but... by hendrix69 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's those kinds of comments that warrent more than 5 points for funny. That one was about 9 on my scale.

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  15. Arise, ye sons of M. I. T.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...in loyal brotherhood;
    The future beckons unto thee
    And life is full and good!
    Arise, and raise your steins on high
    Tonight shall ever be
    A mem'ry that shall never die
    Ye sons of M. I. T.!

    One more, thy sons, O M. I. T.
    Return from far and wide
    And gather here once more to be
    Renourished by thy side;
    And as we raise our steins on high
    To pledge our loyalty,
    We join thy sons of days gone by
    In praise of M. I. T.!

  16. Re:Point of note by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is this like a lightbulb joke ?
    None. "spelling Nazi's" don't exist and therefore can't write correct statements.