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Dean Kamen's Robotic "Luke" Arm Posted by: spectrummag
Video duration: 335 seconds Segway inventor Dean Kamen is looking to re-invent the prosthetic arm. IEEE Spectrum caught up with Kamen and one of his "test pilots," to see the robotic arm (named after Luke Skywalker's articficial limb) in action. Related: amputee, arm, artificial, dean, deka, gadget, kamen, luke, prosthetic, robotic, skywalker |
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Maker Faire 2008: R2-D2 Builders Posted by: spectrummag
Video duration: 186 seconds It's everyone's favorite droid! IEEE Spectrum talked with R2-D2 builder Steve Simmons at Maker Faire to find out how the Star Wars droids work. (For more, check out http://www.artoo-det oo.net/) Related: 08, 2008, android, d2, diy, droid, electronics, fair, faire, ieee, maker, mateo, r2, r2-d2, robot, robotics, san, spectrum, star, wars |
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NYC Soldering Championship Posted by: spectrummag
Video duration: 302 seconds IEEE Spectrum http://spectrum.ieee .org stopped by Ignite NYC, where Bre Pettis and the NYC Resistor hacker collective hosted a contest to see who had the fastest soldering iron in the city. The contestants all raced to build a TV-B-Gone kit http://www.makershed .com/ProductDetails. asp?ProductCode=MKAD 4, and the first to turn off the TV won. Related: championship, diy, electronics, gadget, hacker, ieee, ignite, igniteny, iron, kit, nyc, race, resistor, solder, soldering, spectrum |
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KOTA: When Pleo Just Isn't Big Enough Posted by: spectrummag
Video duration: 153 seconds Two kid testers get a sneak peek at KOTA, Hasbro's dinosaur that you can ride (sort of-it doesn't actually go anywhere). Although it doesn't really buck or move, the kids weren't too disappointed. Related: dinosaur, electronics, gift, holiday, ieee, kids, kota, pleo, robot, robotic, sensors, spectrum, touch, toy, triceratops |
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Warehouse Robots at Work Posted by: spectrummag
Video duration: 231 seconds IEEE spectrum (http://spectrum.iee e.org) takes you inside Kiva Systems' robotic warehouse, where orange robots make inventory move instead of workers. Over time the system becomes increasingly efficient, with the robots learning from the wisdom of the crowd. To read more about Kiva Systems and how their robots work, check out the article at http://www.spectrum. ieee.org/jul08/6380. Related: automation, computer, electronics, engineering, gadget, ieee, inventory, kiva, robot, robotics, spectrum, systems, vision, warehouse |
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Maker Faire 2008: Guitar Zeros Posted by: spectrummag
Video duration: 367 seconds The Guitar Zeros use Guitar Hero controllers to produce a range of synthesized sounds. Related: 08, 2008, diy, electronics, fair, faire, guitar, hero, ieee, maker, mateo, midi, san, spectrum, synthesizer, zeros |
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Maker Faire: Life Size Mouse Trap Posted by: spectrummag
Video duration: 183 seconds It's hard enough to get the mouse trap to work right in the board game, but the San Francisco crew at Maker Faire managed to pull it off on a human scale several times over the weekend. The rig apparently took 10 years to build. Related: faire, giant, life, maker, mark, mouse, perez, size, trap |
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Maker Faire 2008: Microfiche MIDI Controller Posted by: spectrummag
Video duration: 112 seconds IEEE Spectrum caught up with Andrew Turley, who had turned an archival tool into a musical instrument. Using a simple photodiode, the keyboard plays notes based on how light the center of the screen is. Related: 08, 2008, band, diode, diy, electronics, fair, faire, gadget, ieee, keyboard, maker, mateo, microfiche, midi, photo, san, spectrum |
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Maker Faire 2008: Voxhead, the Babbling Robot Posted by: spectrummag
Video duration: 204 seconds Anyone can hook up a speaker to make a robot talk, but Mike Brady wants his Voxhead to use it's own vocal cavity. What's more, he really made Voxhead to explore learning, so the bot has to listen to itself to correct its speech (which, at this point, is more like singing). For more info, visit http://www.fluidbase .com/mike/projects/V oxHead Related: 08, 2008, artificial, brain, diy, fair, faire, ieee, learnin, maker, mateo, research, robot, san, spectrum, speech, tract, vocal, voxhead |
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CES 2008: Ford and Sirius Team Up for In-Car Navigation Posted by: spectrummag
Video duration: 211 seconds At CES, Ford announced a new navigation system that will be in the Ford Flex, the Ford F-150, and the Lincoln MKS. The nav system uses Sirius to stream information like gas prices, movie times, and weather updates directly to the car. IEEE Spectrum caught up with Ford to talk about Travel Link, which, like Sync, can be voice activated. Related: auto, car, ces, consumer, electronics, f-150, flex, ford, gps, link, navigation, sirius, sync, travel |