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Futuristic Personal Mobility Robot

Named the Personal Mobility Robot, this creation is "designed so that you can actually sit in it and, much like a Segway, drive around in your house by moving your upper body. " Continue reading for the video. Face your body forward, for example, and the robot will move accordingly, and the best thing is [...]

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Ping Pong Robot Stays Hidden and Ready to Strike

Not your average robot, this Ping Pong Robot basically "hides in the ceiling above a cubicle. When activated, it pops up a ceiling tile and unleashes a hot fury of ping pong balls down on the unsuspecting victim." Video after the break. CKBot spends a summer at Willow Garage and pulls a prank on Sachin. [...]

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RIBA Robot Picks Up Women

In addition to looking like a cute bear, the RIBA robot is designed to pick up women, literally. Basically, the robot helps at a "hospital where it can lift up patients from the wheelchair and place them on the bed and vice-versa." Videos after the break. This one does run after Minnie but picks up [...]

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Robot Performs Star Wars Routine

You won't find the Nao robot in any Star Wars-related material, but that hasn't stopped it from performing a specially programmed routine that pays homage to the sci-fi classic. Continue reading to watch the performance. The latest is a pre-programmed Star Wars routine that should have all you aging loyalists positively moist with glee, and [...]

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iPhone Used to Control Music-Playing Robot

Spotted at Siggraph, this music-playing robot, called Shimon, is controlled by the iPhone, which can be used "to make some simple initial music." Continue reading for a short video demonstration. You can then change the style in which it's improvising and fiddle with the original music that it's playing along with. [Source]

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