Rollerbots Unite
Remember Rosie, the domestic rolling robot, from the 80's cartoon "The Jetson's"? Well researchers from Carnegie Mellon's robotics institute have built something with a similar means of locomotion, except that this robot relies on only a single wheel (actually, a ball) to move around!See this page for more information, and be sure to view the videos here and here.
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Ralph Hollis is a very cool dude... I spoke to him a bit when I was at CMU about VR environments and stuff. He's got a magnetic levitating haptic display (fancy floating handle) that you can freely move in a virtual environment. Essentially the magnetic field offers resistance when you hit a wall, and it can simulate textures and such. Since it's a handle, you can't do much more than you would with, say, a shovel, but it's cool to lift something and actually feel a virtual weight on your hand!
Sat Aug 12, 01:56:29 PM CDT
Cool, I always like robot videos. Thanks Chris!
Sat Aug 12, 07:15:39 PM CDT
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