A Robot Rides A Bicycle

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Followup To Bionic Bird

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Link to my original post.

Ollie

Ollie from Pritika Nilaratna on Vimeo.

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Amazing Bionic Bird

SmartBird is an ultralight but powerful flight model with excellent aerodynamic qualities and extreme agility. With SmartBird, Festo has succeeded in deciphering the flight of birds - one of the oldest dreams of humankind.

This bionic technology-bearer, which is inspired by the herring gull, can start, fly and land autonomously -- with no additional drive mechanism. Its wings not only beat up and down, but also twist at specific angles. This is made possible by an active articulated torsional drive unit, which in combination with a complex control system attains an unprecedented level of efficiency in flight operation. Festo has thus succeeded for the first time in creating an energy-efficient technical adaptation of this model from nature.

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Japanese Develop 'Female' Android

How much ? How much ?

"Repliee Q1 can interact with people. It can respond to people touching it. It's very satisfying, although we obviously have a long way to go yet."

Here we see some pervert making a lewd request of Robo-Babe.

Ultra-Lifelike Robot Debuts in Japan


Here we see Robo-Babe bitching about something.

Repliee Q1 'An adult type android'




The Discovery Channel had a piece on "her". Click here for the video.




Robo-Babe: Good-Touch, Bad-Touch (71 MB)

Can An Attack By Cyborg Monkeys Be Looming ?

"The monkeys adapted quite well. They were moving the robotic arm as if they were moving a part of their body. They were flinging their feces at amazing velocity and accuracy."