robots stories

 
Continuing with its trend of creating completely mind-blowing things, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has spent $1.25 million full automate the sewing process of the $4 billion worth of clothing they produce annually. It's almost as wild as a bed that makes itself.
 
Joseph Schlesinger wants everyone to be able to build a robot. What's stopping all of us? Laziness? Maybe, but it could also be the required grasp of basic engineering principles, not to mention the associated cost. With Hexy, a cheap, easy-to-build 'bot, Schlesinger hopes to offer a new starting point for budding hobbyists. We spoke Schlesinger to learn how he wants to serve up a robot cheap and easy enough that it could find itself on anyone's workbench.
 
You don't want to miss this video of synchronized robots dancing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller." Built by Aldebaran Robotics and programmed by MIT's Patrick Bechon and Jean-Jacques Slotine to get down in unison (using quorum sensing), these NAO robots are quite a coordinated bunch.

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