I’ve been busy the past three weeks with personal affairs but managed to tinker a bit with the Robosapien V2. Although he is a new addition (thanks, eBay!) to my small collection of hobby robots, the RS V2 is actually a relic from 2005, a discontinued 22-inch tall, walking robotic wonder that has been superceded [...]
OK, time for something fun and inspiring at the same time. I just found out about Peter Oravetz’s gallery of robot cartoons. Peter comments: It’s always been entertaining for me to watch someone verbally and physically abuse a copy machine, a T.V., or any other electronic device. Obviously they don’t have feelings so there is [...]
Microsoft announced that it will use the PrimeSense 3D sensor for its Project Natal virtual gaming platform. According to Ilan Spillinger, vice president of Xbox 360 hardware at Microsoft, the PrimeSense sensor will be used to create an accessory for the XBox 360 that will allow users to interact with the gaming console using hand [...]