The Hexapod V5 from Micromagic slowly grew into my heart. It got an update and with it the ability to draw and even write. He made the shift from being a simple exhibit to becoming a mate.
More Hexapod V5 on Eggshell Robotics here and here.
Tags: hexapod, micromagic, play, mate, cute, indie-labs, walk
Apr_07:2008 .020200 Comments(2)
Every kid's dream robot - just tell him your homework and done it will be... :D But it's true it's a good concept, it could have some kind of choreography linked to drawing... Much to explore there...
Thinking more seriously on application possibilities of this kind of drawing bot, I thought it could become a nice printer: no pixels, just Bezier curves - this would be valid for vectorial images, I don't know about bitmaps - maybe for bitmaps it's better to use old school laser/inkjet printers. It can also be a nice way to follow movement... for instance with a wiimote...
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Eggshell Robotics - Hm, hm. Is this a robot? Well, sure it is. What is a factory-belt robot? Is this a robot? Not sure at all? In fact, they are just machines, right? But... there is a significant pattern underneath, that you also mention indirectly: what defines a robot? Do they have rights (or wrongs)? Check "Roboethics" i.e on this blog, to dig deeper into that one.
mo. - Is this really a robto? To me, this is more a stoopid machine. How do you define a robot? What is a robot?
Dean - Hey that is tops, Especially like the high speed cameras
Eggshell Robotics - Well, Mr. Roboto. Could you be a little more precise the next time you post a link or write a comment? The general website on interactive-robotics is very general and don't really show what you mean.
Mr.Roboto - Check out the latest ice cream robot on the market! http://interactive-robotics.com/
Nomad - i was waiting for one of the robots to shoot off a missile and annihilate one of the other other robots
Eggshell Robotics - Well, okay then. It shows the phenomena of the effect. Thanks for pointing this out.
Mark - That diagram does not, as you put it, "explain the effect."
