[Erik] Sent in this modular robot video. It’s not as mentally disturbing as the snake robots we featured before, but it’s still pretty cool. It looks like it’s using M-TRAN modules. Details are completely lacking, so if you’ve got some, share ‘em.
it’s like something right out of transformers :)
Posted at 6:31 pm on May 20th, 2008 by drew
Looks like the new versions have a mechanical lock as opposed to the magnetic version shown in this video. Also, from what I can see on the site, they can be controlled either from ir, or bluetooth.
Posted at 7:01 pm on May 20th, 2008 by barry99705
Whoa, It’s like that bot that killed Walter in ‘demon seed’.
Posted at 7:25 pm on May 20th, 2008 by Solenoidclock
no inof available, cus its like, um, completely faked?
Posted at 7:09 am on May 22nd, 2008 by geekfatboy
geekfatboy: If you’d bothered to read the info I would only known that you’re fat. Not illiterate and stupid :)
Nice proj! Would’ve been nice to find some build info though :P
Posted at 1:15 pm on May 22nd, 2008 by yosh
Some more info on the technology:
http://unit.aist.go.jp/is/dsysd/mtran3/
And check out the movies:
http://unit.aist.go.jp/is/dsysd/mtran3/FlashMovie/mtran3/movie.htm
and Genetic Algorithm Locomotion:
http://unit.aist.go.jp/is/dsysd/mtran3/FlashMovie/GA-mtran2/movie.htm
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It’s like a Rubik’s Cube, but mechanically automatic. It’s still pretty cool, nonetheless.
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Posted at 5:50 pm on May 20th, 2008 by uRbAn