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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.