Comments on: Build a ROBONOVA-I

By: TechBender

TechBender — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:36:05 +0000

I am worried about how amusing I find this.

By: fervus

fervus — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:47:09 +0000

@nick
So does a sense of humor.
:D

PS. These robots are awesome! I wonder if anyone’s made a voice controlled version yet? It would be even cooler if it talked back to you.

By: D

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:36:49 +0000

@9 Right there, above the order buttons.
“High school can get a RoboNova for $500, and Universities for $570!”

By: Dax

Dax — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:22:24 +0000

@#10: Coffeemate

And this is about the coolest thing I have ever seen. I fricking *WANT* one. Any way to get into one of these things for less than $900? I’m guessing not really as I know that digital servos go for about $90 ea. retail… :(

By: Baggins

Baggins — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:14:13 +0000

What were they using to make the fireballs after the credits?

By: georg

georg — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:34:26 +0000

I can’t find the 500$ highschool offer.
Any help?

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:07:55 +0000

Why does the robot dude have to be so condescending? He said “Basically” about a million times and suggested the host was a “gorilla who rode the short bus”. I’m glad he broke it down for “the mere mortals”.

a little modesty and humility goes a long way…

By: michaelb

michaelb — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:54:39 +0000

aww come on, robots aren’t evil– It’s people who make them that way.
I wouldn’t mind messing around with one of these things though…

By: max

max — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:21:36 +0000

Oh man this brings me back to the screen saver days…
any of you remember that show with leo and pat.
pat throwing hardrives across the set and leo got his panties all up in a bunch. I really need to dig up my leo autograph

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:20:24 +0000

This is VERY interesting. Well put together and interesting to listen to these guys insult each other.

By: Trekna

Trekna — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:04:04 +0000

@michaelb

Really… After reading a ton of Asimov’s books and the ones based upon his, I’d be scared shitless.

By: Solenoidclock

Solenoidclock — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:13 +0000

Wow, those two are great together.

On the subject of having to control the mechs first person, do you think pointing the camera straight up at a mirrored hemisphere would be grounds for disqualification?

By: michaelb

michaelb — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:29:11 +0000

Yeah, all we need now is to build some rampant AI’s and we should be all set!
(Theoretically, if robots are built following the Three Laws of Robotics, shouldn’t we all be safe from a “Robot Invasion?” (Or in fact safer than if we didn’t have robots?))

By: brokenlcd

brokenlcd — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:46:34 +0000

“next year’s competition will allow airsoft weapons to be attached”

The robot revolution is just a stone’s throw away…