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[Miloslav Stibor] may have built Mimobot 2.1 out of cardboard so that it’s not very heavy, but the robot is absolutely no lightweight. Read through his logs (in Czech, or in translation) and you’ll ...
Smartibot is the world’s first cardboard robot that can think for itself. We’ve been talking to the man behind it to find out how you’ll be able to assemble your own. Smartibot is a robot kit with a ...
Though not a particularly common sight, wheeled robots with tablet-like screens that allow people to be in two places at once have been around for a long time. But, useful as they are, they can be ...
In honor of GeekDad UnWired Week, I decided to re-create the GeekDad logo banner with actual robots ... made of cardboard. So, on one of the hottest days of the summer (I think it hit about 103) I ...
Cardboard: it’s not just for boxes (and cheap virtual reality headsets) anymore. Nintendo has launched a new set of cardboard kits that you can assemble at home to ...
Through two tiny slits, the world becomes unintelligible. I stumble forward, unable to move my foil-wrapped arms above my head. I am allegedly holding a cardboard gun, but I can’t seem to get my hand ...
A group of robot enthusiasts built the world's first mini sumo robot from scratch. Launched in a Kickstarter campaign, the team needs to raise money to start mass production of the mini robot and make ...
The popular image of robotics research involves big budgets, state-of-the-art technology and the latest materials. But in fact, a lot of cutting-edge research is done on the cheap, using things you ...