The Cool Robot Thread

[Starjots]

Real or fictional, pics or videos, post yours...

Special mention goes to the Mars Rover Opportunity, spec'd to last 90 days, just completed ten years exploring the surface of Mars.



Ars Technica: 10 Years of Opportunity

And of course Curiosity is still there.

The Chinese Lunar Rover Jade Rabbit seems to be in trouble as of today halfway into its three month mission. I'm guessing this won't be their last mission though, will be interesting to see what they send up next.



http://www.scmp.com/news/china/artic...es-abnormality

[pensive_pilgrim]

Delta robots are so cool to watch.

[Starjots]

Robot themed music from late 1970s.

[pensive_pilgrim]

[mondschein]

This reminds me...
(contains spoiler for Portal 2)

[Starjots]

That reminds me I should finish Portal 2.

Rubik's Cube solvers, apparently a thing in Lego Robotics, who knew?

Multicuber 999 (9x9x9 solver)


And the evolution of CubeStormer...

CubeStormer (I) solves 3x3x3 in 10.7 seconds (another video has a 9.2 second solve of a random cube)


CubeStormer II solves 3x3x3 in 5.35 seconds


Cubestormer III grabs the record for 3x3x3 yesterday solving 3x3x3 in 3.253 seconds


Bonus Video: Biological robot solving an 11x11x11 in under one hour

[LordLatch]

Bonus Video: Biological robot solving an 11x11x11 in under one hour

Gross. It's getting its juices all over it.

[Starjots]

A little stretch here... mind controlled parameciums

[Starjots]

Inside Japan's first 'Robot Hotel'

Nobody does f*d up crazy better than the Japanese

[Catoptric]

Eventually Robocop will become autonomous and seek vengeance, because it will be superior to it's master.

(Video)
Researchers Aim to Teach Robots How and When to Say 'No' to Humans


The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence