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General Misc => Robot Videos => Topic started by: Admin on May 18, 2007, 01:08:27 PM

Title: BioRobots
Post by: Admin on May 18, 2007, 01:08:27 PM

There is currently a race going on between robotics engineers and genetic engineers. Robotics engineers are trying to build machines from non-living parts capable of doing useful stuff. Genetic engineers are trying to build 'machines' from living parts capable of doing useful stuff. Im serious . . .

First, watch the neat video of what a genetic engineer would do (notice the eyes watching you):
[youtube=425,350]1XK3hU088uY[/youtube]

But personally I like the hybrid approach, something like this:
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/103/314431445_9e6226d232.jpg)

Or this:
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/113/314431413_e81bd1c829.jpg)

And in reality Im probably not that far from the truth . . .

Now on that note, someone please tell me what the heck this robot looking thingy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia_Bug) is?
[youtube=425,350]OeNggIGSKH8[/youtube]

Title: Re: BioRobots
Post by: ed1380 on May 18, 2007, 01:55:22 PM

Is the stuff in the first one real plants and/or animals 

Title: Re: BioRobots
Post by: sotu on June 05, 2007, 11:23:37 AM

I dont really see how they do anything usefull, the first movie the "plant" looking robots is just blinking with there eyes and moving.