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Segway-Based Robot Opens Doors
Roland Piquepaille writes "In this short article, Technology Review tells us that Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have built a new robot, named Cardea, which is able to push open doors and has the bottom half of a Segway scooter. Cardea will be five feet tall with a torso, three arms, a variety of sensors, and a human-like head with expressive features and vision, and mounted on a Segway base. More details and references are contained in this review which also includes several pictures. For even more details, go to the Cardea Project homepage."
Holy %$#@.... it's the robot from "Short Circuit" !!
"Things are more moderner than before- bigger, and yet smaller- it's computers-- San Dimas High School football RULES!"
This is such a good thing, as somehow nobody has ever been able to invent a door that opens on its own. But now Johnny 5 comes to the rescue!
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But what if it runs into stairs?
Ah, the most fearsome killing machine in the universe, foiled by a staircase.
Well, at least this robot can thank its lucky stars it isn't made by gluing tennis ball halves all over the outside of an upsidedown dustbin.
KFG
- Five feet tall
- 3 arms
- a variety of sensors
- mounted on a segway base
Oh and let's throw in a human-like head so that people can feel at home with it rolling around...
Innovation I tells ya!
Two Cardeas roll into a bar..
..which is really stupid since the second one should have seen it.
Harald
Cardea will be five feet tall with a torso, three arms...
Dare I ask where the placement of that third arm is?
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...without ending up in an endless loop?
Is this truly the only Earth I can live on?
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