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non-human humanoid robot designs links ?

To springboard off a topic that Gordon inspired ... Anyone know of any links/photos of non-human humanoid robot designs...

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posted by pogo

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by pogo

Coding4Fun portal at Microsoft

I just discovered the Coding4Fun portal (?) at Microsoft. There is an article in the Hardware section on Image Acquisit...

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posted by pogo

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Mini Sumo Contest - Open - Ship-IN at UNI May 1st

Mini-Sumo Ship-In's! on again for another year! Last year we had a larger number of Ship-In's and the contest had an in...

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posted by rmd

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by rmd

Where to a Lego NXT kit for less?

I am looking for a source to buy several Lego NXT kits. Where does one buy this kit for less than list price? Thanks TMT

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posted by too_many_tools

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Wall-E Gamecube Mod

Here is a sneak peek at the Wall-E Gamecube mod I am working on. Just a peek though. Click the link below!!! http://the...

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posted by Jawa_lunk

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Big Dog Robotic Dog/Mule

This thing has me thinking that the field of robotics is about to take a giant leap. It's got fantastic mechanics, and...

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posted by NOSPAMgort

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build your own servos using larger motors ?

Wondering if anyone knows of ready-made or plans/kits for building your own servos using larger motors, feedback resist...

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posted by pogo

8 comments posted 18yrs posted by pogo

CFP: 4th Int Symposium on Visual Comuting (ISVC08)

CALL FOR PAPERS & SPECIAL TRACKS 4th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC08) Monte Carlo Resort & Casino L...

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posted by bebis

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Humanoid Proportion info as ratios ?

Does anyone know of a site/page that describes humanoid arm lengths, leg lengths, torso dimensions, etc., as ratios ? I...

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posted by pogo

18 comments posted 18yrs posted by pogo

IR rangefinding - beam width

Hi, For a student project Im designing an autonomous air-to-air refuelling system. Im thinking that it would be cool to...

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posted by adam.chapman

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Best bet for older Mindstorms and Linux

I have an old RCX 1.0 with serial (9 pin) IR tower, and wondered what the best way of using it with Linux would be. I t...

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posted by DeepReset

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Bluetooth recommendations?

Can anyone make an argument for one o the small bluetooth modules (Embeddedblue (Parallax), Bluesmirf, Zigbee(is this b...

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posted by wheagy

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Lunar Regolith Challenge (robots)

Matt Everingham of the California Space Authority was kind enough to provide a link for this news group to get more inf...

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posted by pogo

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[Annc] New getting into FPGAs video guide

Hi all, I have just released a new online Video guide called "The BurchED Getting Started with Xilinx FPGAs Video Guide...

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posted by tony

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Video (Web cam) with quick response?

I've noticed that your typical web camshas a delay between the actual event and when you see it on screen. I am talking...

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posted by cadcoke4

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by cadcoke4