It’s tricky to get a cup of noodles cooked properly. You can stop worrying though, some geniuses have invented a timer that will help you perfect this culinary treat. The best part about this robotic timer is that it looks like a cup of noodles. It’s like the Transformer you never knew you wanted.
See it in action in the videos (yes, plural) after the break.
You probably didn’t see Canbot in any of the Transformer TV shows or movies because he’s a super secret operative for the Decepticons. His mission was to seek out and destroy particularly pesky humans. Not surprisingly, disguising itself as a beer can proved to be a very successful means of infiltration.
Check out the video after the break to see Canbot in action, and learn a little about how it was made.
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We first saw the Beer2-D2 robot back in 2009 when it was a sculpture by Flickr user Lockwasher. However, the concept has been given a remote-controlled makeover by Steven Nelson.
And it only took 3 days to build it after I enjoyed the original contents of the keg (of course) The body is from a 5 liter Heineken keg the head is a stainless steel mixing bowl, the shoulders are tin cupcake molds and the wheel housings are butter dishes. The robot is has a 4WD drive train using hacked servos running at 9.6 VDC that are controlled by two Vantec RET411 speed controllers. For fun the robot has a i-Pod shuffle a set of amplified speakers and a light organ kit and LED strips
Thanks to Beer2-D2′s new found mobility, it got a chance to meet its idol in person. Check out the video after the break (just in time for Star Wars Day!).
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Check it out after the break.
This award winning robot developed by Japan’s National Agricultural and Food Research Organization [JP] is programmed to delicately pluck individual strawberries
from the vine, snipping the stalks of the berries and dropping them into a padded crate. Not only that, the robot can also select perfectly ripe berries using a pair of cameras and special software which detect the proper color and the precise position of each berry in three dimensions.
Currently, the device only works with strawberries, but has the potential to work with other types of produce as well. Early testing results have shown that the robots could help reduce harvesting times by about 40%. Check out a video after the break.
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Definitely not the most practical way to pour a glass of beer, but the R&D on a project like this must have been fun.
Check out a video of the robot in action after the break.
You’ll know that you picked a spouse that supports your nerdy interests when they let you order a wedding cake shaped like a giant robot. In this case the subject is Robotech’s SDF-1.
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…However, that may change when they develop robots that can wipe your ass for you. Anyway, it may not be able to clean your house or fix your car, but this robot can open your wine bottles and proclaim your nerdiness you all your dinner guests.
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Petar Kormushev and Sylvain Calinon of the Italian Institute of Technology recently taught a robot built by Barrett Technology to flip a pancake. The experiment was related to “the application of algorithms that help learn by imitation and reinforcement”, and required 50 trials before success was achieved.
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Belvedere is a DIY robot which was created using a concrete form tube mounted to an iRobot Create. He can navigate to one of four different rooms by turning a knob on his back, and can do so while avoiding obstacles, thanks to his non-contact sensors. As if that wasn’t enough, Belvedere will also deliver food, play music, dance, and tell jokes with dry British wit and a spinning bow tie. Check out the video after the break to see Belvedere in action.
