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Robots With Square Wheels?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the being-a-square-not-such-a-bad-thing dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "About eighteen months ago, I told you about a tricycle with square wheels which needed a specially designed road. But now, Distributed Robotics, a company from Troy, N.Y., is developing robots with square wheels which don't need specific roads. These new 'cars' propel themselves on flat surfaces by taking advantage of gravity. This might sound crazy, but the inventors think it could lead to new robots and toys, and more generally to new micro-machines or MEMS applications."

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  1. google by asdomar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I bet google is getting into this thing to complete the total pwnage!!1!!11

  2. Re:Do you have stairs in your house? by Big+Nothing · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "LOL protected LOL. Am I right?"

    Yes, you are right.

    "Seriously fucking lame."

    I apologize. I can only hope for a swift and painless death.

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    SIG: TAKE OFF EVERY 'CAPTAIN'!!