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Boston Dynamics Big Dog

This is just plain freaky. Check out this video of a four legged walking robot. Turn down the volume because the audio sounds like a chain saw. DARPA ROCKS in my book. Related Articles NAO Robot Expresses Emotions RoboPlow Robot Videos Walking Robot Thank you for reading. Comments are welcome and encouraged. Let me know [...]

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Education and the velocity of technology

What does this all mean? I don’t know either. Should I be scared or exhilarated. The video is worth watching … Can you really wrap your head around a million anything? how about a billion? Try this on for size.1M seconds = 11.6 days1B seconds = 31.7 YEARS! My brain hurts. Related Articles NAO Robot [...]

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Arcattack; Fun with High Voltage

If you are a Star Wars fan this is pretty cool. And kids, DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! If you are interested in what creates the sparks, it’s called a Tesla coil. Tesla is one of my inventor heroes but that’s a post for a different day. A Tesla coil is a type of [...]

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True "World Music" – Playing for Change

If you like music, I’m sure these videos will be a big hit. I love the play on words, playing for change. Playing For Change | Song Around The World “Stand By Me” from Concord Music Group on Vimeo. Through the use of fairly simple technology, the producers were able to record and mix elements [...]

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Robot Frustration

OK, it’s Saturday, time for a video. This video cracked me up. Give it a chance, watch to the end and turn up the sound. Related Articles NAO Robot Expresses Emotions RoboPlow Robot Videos Walking Robot Thank you for reading. Comments are welcome and encouraged. Let me know what you think.

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LightLane

I though this was pretty clever From Gizmodo“As you remember, Lightlane was just a very clever concept in a design competition. Apparently the response was so overwhelming from bicyclists all over the world that the inventors actually decided to make it into a commercial product. Apart from the “super-bright red LEDs,” LightLane uses two high [...]

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Wall Plug Origami

Now this is cool. OK, it’s not going to change the world but as an engineer and product developer it makes me say to myself, “I’m jealous, I wish I designed that”. It illustrates some great design elements but backs it up with real engineering. Related Articles NAO Robot Expresses Emotions RoboPlow Robot Videos Walking [...]

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Robots Inspired by Animals

Cool stuff. It makes me think of some of my son’s Lego spaceship creations that look like crocodiles and birds. Related Articles NAO Robot Expresses Emotions RoboPlow Robot Videos Walking Robot Thank you for reading. Comments are welcome and encouraged. Let me know what you think.

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Jetlev-Flyer An Affordable Jet Pack

Now this is cool. Who doesn’t want their own jet pack? Affordable is subjective, it cost more than my first 3 bedroom house. Now about that life insurance policy … Here is the link to the company site http://www.jetlev-flyer.com/ Related Articles NAO Robot Expresses Emotions RoboPlow Robot Videos Walking Robot Thank you for reading. Comments [...]

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A Cool Video to Inspire You

I first used onmi wheels five years ago on a prototype robot I designed while at Motorola. I was over on the Quirky Product Development website and saw an idea that could benefit from an omni wheel. What is an omni wheel? It’s an omni-directional wheel. Better than a caster, it can go in any [...]

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