She doesn’t have the grace of a Cindy Crawford or Elle MacPherson (yet), but a few struts on the catwalk may help HRP-4C loosen up and hit her stride. The walking, talking girlbot will be getting practice soon, as she’s set to make her catwalk debut at a Tokyo fashion show next week. Scientists from [...]
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I realize this is old (June, 2005), but I just couldn’t resist posting it. Here at the 2005 World Expo in Japan, an android was revealed to the delight of all. “Shown with co-creator Hiroshi Ishiguru of Osaka University, the android is partially covered in skinlike silicone. Q1 is powered by a nearby air compressor, [...]
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I saw the video on the Yahoo! homepage, and I started thinking. What if robots began to get a mind of their own like in “I Robot“. I don’t want murderous robots roaming the earth. I’m surprised I’m not afraid of the Roumba. What’s your opinion on robots? Here’s the video… http://www.yahoo.com/?r151=1207754852 Answer: Very possible, [...]
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How do I get a “Cell Phone” with out a pricey plan? I have a track phone and a relative have me her cell phone. What should I do? I heard you could buy minutes for a cell phone at convenience stores. Track Phone minutes seem expensive. Answer T-mobile has a flexpay plan that’s pretty [...]
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What does it mean when your cell phone “powers down”? I only had one bar left and I was texting someone and then my phone turned off. I let it charge for about 15 minutes and turned it on and it said “powering down” as soon as I turned it on. Now it just did [...]
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Energy. What on the earth is energy? Is it only what we are taught in physics class or is it anything more? Answer: It’s the power needed to perform any act. by anything. things, humans, animals, planets… Every thing in the planet have energy, some have very little energy and some, well, a lot of [...]
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When going down a hill, is potential energy converted to kinetic energy or is that the other way around? And how does conservation of energy related to roller coasters? Answer by Shivyboy When going down a hill yes gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. It relates to roller coasters because the same energy [...]
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I’m a sophomore robotics student, but study nothing about robot yet ( I guess it’s for 3rd year ^_^ ). I want to start doing something now, where should I start? Answer by Terence C Check the Internet. There are many websites that offer small or inexpensive robotics kits, mostly for hobbyists but these are [...]
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I’m planing to build a robot tonight with parts around my house i cant go buy a kit and i know how to power it, I have loges and other things around the house but any ideas on how to make it move and such I also have K’nex the motor I am planning on [...]
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Why did my computer erase everything? I logged on and EVERYTHING got reset… no more itunes or pictures or documents. Then I went on the internet and a window popped up saying “Thank you for purchasing a Dell computer” .. even know that never happened. No one could have gone on my compter so thats [...]
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