It’s the Adam Frucci White Guy Dance Robot! [Gadgets]
You . You want a white guy dance. You want a white guy dance right now. Unfortunately, our Adam Frucci is quite busy at the moment, which is why you're going to have to settle for this white guy dance robot, complete with green torso, red crotch/legs, and yellow arms. If you think this Adam Frucci replica robot looks silly in the picture, you really, really have to see it in motion after the jump.
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Robotic robuCAB takes you on a slow speed, autonomous ride of doom
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We've already seen caused over the introduction of some relatively minor technology in taxis, but that's nothing compared to the brouhaha that could be in store one day in the future, at least if things like the robuCAB are any indication. That seemingly innocuous vehicle pictured above (along with an approximation of a future model) is developed by France's , and has apparently proven itself successful in the limited uses it's been put to so far, with it relying a a series of cameras that keep track of the curb and some sensors placed beneath the ground. Needless to say, those requirements should let cabbies rest easy for now but, given other recent developments, it seems pretty likely that the Great Taxi Strike of 2025 is becoming more and more inevitable.
Trossen Robotics contest - Phoenix FTW
"Phoenix" by KГҐre Halvorsen took the win in the TRC February run -
Phoenix is a six legged walking robot. Wait, we know some of you out there may be thinking that hexapod robots are old hat. Well, you're wrong. So very wrong. Wait until you see it move. Phoenix's real beauty lies in her graceful motion, which is some of the most convincing and eerily lifelike that we've seen in a robot that uses standard hobby servos and a common off-the-shelf servo controller. The kinematics are computed by an intricately programmed spreadsheet, which we highly recommend you check out if you're a fan of trigonometry.
Trig fans out there -
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Trossen's [previous] contest winner -
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