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Lego Robot Plays Tetris

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the how-can-tetris-not-be-in-my-spellcheck dept.

kkleiner writes "What's the surest sign that robots aspire to be more like humans? They play video games. The Tetris-Bot operates completely without human interference to play games of old school Tetris on a computer. Creator Branislov Kisacanin patched together a webcam, a digital signaling processing board, and some NXT Lego as a fun educational project for his kids."

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  1. Re:I don't know about you guys... by Sir_Lewk · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Funny? Try Insightful. This article is pure, geeky goodness.

    At least until those damned duplos fanbois show up... >:(

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  2. Uh, no, this i not a lego robot playing tetris by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is a (probably expensive) DSP decoding the video and then the lego robot figuring out how to move. Give that robot some vision of its own, and I'll be more impressed.

  3. Re:I don't know about you guys... by mrzaph0d · · Score: 2, Insightful

    c'mon, i compared a lego kit with nearly the same specs as a megabloks kit, and it was twice the price.

    plus, there's no halo lego kits...

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  4. Re:I don't know about you guys... by PitaBred · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah. But Megabloks don't connect together nearly as well as Lego, nor do they hold up as well over time. They're cheaper because they're inferior quality.

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  5. Re:I don't know about you guys... by jbezorg · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Your geek powers are weak

    http://starwars.lego.com/

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