We've been very fortunate to be offered a limited supply of the amazing Portescap MU915L gear motor. Sound familiar? They should - they're the motivators for the legendary "Walkman" by Mark Tilden. We don't have a huge number of these, so if you're interested, order soon! (Limit 5 per customer)
Wednesday Links: Tetris, Tattoo Music an...
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April 9, 2014
Wednesday's here and we are back with the links of death and depression. I mean, sunshine and happiness, of course.
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Tetris on the Face of Skyscraper Now the next step would be to play Tetris using skyscrapers... (via Designboom) |
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Robotic Instrument Plays Tattoos as Musical Compositions This is the first time when the musician's repertoire will be limited by the square footage of their skin surface. (via Designboom, by Dmitry Morozov of ::vtol:) |
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Seeing Sound ...and other things that are normally invisible. (via Gizmodo) |
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What Robot Behavior Makes People Feel Uncomfortable? When they stare straight at us and start quoting Nietzsche backwards while worshiping goddess Kali? No, just starting. Gah, humans are so sensitive... (via IEEE Spectrum) |
Please do not confuse the two: Wednesday means rainbows, flowers, chirping birdies and links!
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