In the video, has anyone noticed that the thing is plugged into the wall? It's not going too far before pulling it's own plug! In fact, the driver puts it in reverse just when the cord is getting stretched out.
I can only hope this isn't a power cord (maybe just a data link) or anything else that is required. Or perhaps it's required only for the prototyping purposes. Or maybe it's currently recharging its batteries.
Still, it really struck me as funny... a pair of robotic legs won't be too useful if you can't stray more than 5 feet from a wall outlet!
As others have pointed out, solid state video recorders have been out for some time. It's called a digital camera with a SmartMedia card (or similar removable media).
Perhaps these predecessors only record 1 to 3 mins at a time. But the point remains: solid-state and video together is nothing new. And, as you would expect, technology is improving such that longer movies can be stored on the removable media.
I think the author of the original website article was a little overawed and caught up in the excitement of the whole convention atmosphere. I don't see anything revolutionary here... just the same old digital video camera, but now with more memory.
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In the video, has anyone noticed that the thing is plugged into the wall? It's not going too far before pulling it's own plug! In fact, the driver puts it in reverse just when the cord is getting stretched out.
I can only hope this isn't a power cord (maybe just a data link) or anything else that is required. Or perhaps it's required only for the prototyping purposes. Or maybe it's currently recharging its batteries.
Still, it really struck me as funny... a pair of robotic legs won't be too useful if you can't stray more than 5 feet from a wall outlet!
As others have pointed out, solid state video recorders have been out for some time. It's called a digital camera with a SmartMedia card (or similar removable media).
Perhaps these predecessors only record 1 to 3 mins at a time. But the point remains: solid-state and video together is nothing new. And, as you would expect, technology is improving such that longer movies can be stored on the removable media.
I think the author of the original website article was a little overawed and caught up in the excitement of the whole convention atmosphere. I don't see anything revolutionary here... just the same old digital video camera, but now with more memory.