Wired.com recently posted a very interesting comparison between the Wowwee/Hasbro BIO-Bugs, and the Sony Aibo. Interesting comparison! For those wanting more information, there's the BIO-Bug vivisection page at Solarbotics.net.
Wednesday Links: Robots, Chocolate and G...
Solar botics
August 13, 2014
Everything is better with chocolate, even the new links:
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Self-Folding Paper Robot Inspired by origami paper sculptures and equipped with motor. (Via Beautiful Decay) |
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Edible Chocolate LEGOs Mmmm, best Lego ever. (Via Colossal) |
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Drawing Robot Seen lots of drawing robots before, but this one uses fans to create vacuum and attach itself to the metal wall. (Via Creative Applications Network) |
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Cutting Records Out of CDs Arduino, some motors, some 3D printed stuff - and here it is. (Via Hackaday) |
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X-Ray GIFs This is creepy and awesome all at the same time. (Via IFLScience) |
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Microsoft ... BEAM Robots?!?
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Christmas Holiday Schedule
With the holidays fast approaching we would like to announce our holiday schedule which is outlined below: At Solarbotics: Monday, December 24th to Wednesday, December 26th - Offices Closed December 27th, 28th, 31st - Open, regular hours Tuesday, January 1 - Offices Closed Wednesday, January 2 - Open, back to regular hours At ActiveTech Calgary:
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