Remember this guy, the QB robot that was priced at a whopping 15 grand ? Seemingly, the webcam wheeler inspired a team of young minds at the University of Waterloo , who’ve unleashed the DIY in themselves to build one of their own. TIPI, or Telepresence Interface by Pendulum Inversion, was designed to give humans the feeling that they’re not actually talking to a six-foot tall cyclops cyborg with an LCD face and webcam eye, but rather, evoke the emotions drawn when speaking the old, conventional, face-to-face way. Thanks to this team of mechatronics engineers, the low-cost TIPI uses an accelerometer, gyro and pendulum to balance by itself and can be remotely controlled while communicating via its Beagle Board and Polulu Orangutan SVP brain. Head past the break to see the robot struttin’ its stuff — oh, and get ready to rave. You’ll see what we mean. Continue reading Students build self-balancing TIPI robot, plan new world order (video) Students build self-balancing TIPI robot, plan new world order (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Nintendo’s much-hyped 3DS, which features glasses-free 3D effects, launched yesterday. Does it pass muster? Here’s what critics are saying: The 3D screen is “a wonder to behold,” but it’s also a “sure-fire headache machine,” writes Adam B. Vary of EW . But the eye strain and upset stomach is worth it…
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Tomorrow, on the day of the U.S. record store release of Radiohead‘s King of Limbs, specialized newsstands around the country will pop up to offer The Universal Sigh to fans. Today, Thom Yorke himself, dressed like a paperboy, stood outside of Rough Trade in London to hand out copies to those waiting in line. Two Read more… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The KEXP Blog Discovery Date : 28/03/2011 19:29 Number of articles : 3
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Devo Whip it Lollapalooza Devo Girl u want Lollapalooza Searching With My Good Eye Closed 2010 Getting to Lollapalooza | Eye on Vina Del Mar BusConciertos.cl offers direct daily bus service between Lollapalooza’s site at Parque O’Higgins and several cities within the Valparaiso region (including Viña del Mar) for CLP $7.000 round trip. Parque O’Higgins is located directly … Lastest Lollapalooza News | Blogger Wonosobo Lastest Lollapalooza News. March 29th, 2011 ooND. Rumors Fly Over Lollapalooza Headliners Perry Farrell: dance song action might take mainstage. Read some-more upon NBC Chicago. Rock stars adore ASIAN WOMEN … lollapalooza It was some time ago and has been filtered at the site (not my Twitter account, which should be the next one) with the Lollapalooza rumors, so I will get b… Buying Your Lollapalooza Ticket | Eye on Vina Del Mar If you haven’t already bought your Lollapalooza Chile ticket, don’t worry … it’s not too late. But you will need to act fast. There is a rather complicated online system to buy tickets (Tripeezy has an excellent look at how best to buy … Breaking News Lollapalooza 2011 Rumors | www.5E8.net Tags: American music, C3 Presents, Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Crystal Castles, Grant Park, Greg Kot, Lollapalooza , Lollapalooza Festival, Muse, Music, Perry Farrell, the Chicago Tribune, the Lollapalooza , the Spacelab Festival Guide … saraburton says: This is really cool AND getting me pumped for Lolla. Early bird tickets on sale this week! http://www. lollapalooza .com/timecapsule/
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Biden staffer put reporter in closet ABC News Biden Staffer Locks Reporter in Closet 3 28 11 Obama to be impeached by Biden. Biden reporter closet | Is Biden's closet packed with media … Vice President Joe Biden’s staff may have apologized for stowing a news reporter away in a closet during a fundraiser last weekend, but Saturday’s incident wasn’t the first time the VP kept a member of the media stuck in a tiny room … Biden Apologizes to Reporter – The Daily Beast One would think Alan Ginsburg’s mansion might have had a bigger hold room for the press than a broom closet. Unfortunately for Orlando Sentinel reporter Sc. Biden staffers stuff US reporter in closet — RT Staffers for US Vice-President Joe Biden told a reporter for the Orlando Sentinel he would need to wait in a special holing area. They then proceeded to place him being closed doors in a home closet. . Biden Team Apologizes For Using Storage Closet As Holding Room For … Joe Biden’s spokeswoman sent an apology note to Orlando Sentinel reporter Scott Powers for using a storage closet as a holding area at a recent event in Florida. Moonbattery: Biden's Staff Lock Journalist in Closet to Keep Him Quiet But try telling Vice President Joe Biden’s staff that, after they held a local reporter in a closet for hours after he was invited to cover a Florida political fundraiser because they did not want him talking with the guests. … PardeepMoerkens says: http://chicken-casserole.blogspot.com/2011/03/nine-reasons-to-be-alarmed-about- biden .html #chicken #casserole
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HUMAN SPIDER MAN (ALAIN ROBERT).flv ALAIN ROBERT THE FRENCH SPIDERMAN -Training solo climbing Alain Robert Frenchman begins climbing world's tallest tower – Business wire … Before he began his climb up the 2717 foot-tall (828 meter) Burj Khalifa, Alain Robert said he expected the climb to take about six or seven hours. As night fell, a row of powerful spotlights shone on the side of the tower as Robert … Frenchman begins climbing world's tallest tower – AP – AsiaWorks … Frenchman begins climbing world’s tallest tower. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A French skyscraper climber who calls himself “Spiderman” is starting to pull his way up the side of the world’s tallest tower in Dubai. Alain Robert began … Dubai Constructions Update by Imre Solt: 'Spider-Man' prepares to … ‘Spider-Man’ prepares to climb Burj Khalifa – The National ‘Spider-Man’ prepares to climb Burj Khalifa French climber Alain Robert , also known known as the French Spiderman, in front of Burj Khalifa, which he plans to climb. … French spiderman” takes on Burj Khalifa – Awaz Apni Alain Robert , 48, is due Monday to climb the exterior of the skyscraper which stands 828-metres (2717-feet) tall, as part of an “Education Without Borders” conference for which it is being used as a venue, organisers said. … French climber starts to pull his way up side of world's tallest … Before he began his stand up a 2717 foot-tall (828 meter) Burj Khalifa, Alain Robert pronounced he approaching a … View full post upon – Bing News. Tags: Burj, climber, Dubai’s, French, Khalifa, Minneapolis, pull, Side, Star, starts, … DINKY_ldn says: Bugger me, there's a man climbing the Burj Khalifa! Go Alain Robert !!! Thankfully, he has a harness on.
Continue reading …On the first day of her $5,600-per-week stay at a ritzy Malibu detox ranch, Christina Binkley was awakened at 5:30am to do yoga, eat a tiny frittata, and then go on a 12-mile hike. “The scenery was gorgeous,” she writes in the Wall Street Journal , but after four…
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Sure, it might seem HILARIOUS at the time to superglue a tiny hat diagonally on your head as part of a fabulous Halloween costume, but what about the next day? Huh?? Will it be so HILARIOUS when you have to GO TO THE ER TO HAVE THE TINY HAT YOU SUPERGLUED TO YOUR HEAD REMOVED? Think we’ll all be LAUGHING then’?? When the doctors cut off the top of the tiny hat so you’re just wearing a tiny frilly donut… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : VH1′s Today In Music Discovery Date : 28/03/2011 21:00 Number of articles : 3
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Sure, it might seem HILARIOUS at the time to superglue a tiny hat diagonally on your head as part of a fabulous Halloween costume, but what about the next day? Huh?? Will it be so HILARIOUS when you have to GO TO THE ER TO HAVE THE TINY HAT YOU SUPERGLUED TO YOUR HEAD REMOVED? Think we’ll all be LAUGHING then’?? When the doctors cut off the top of the tiny hat so you’re just wearing a tiny frilly donut… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : VH1′s Today In Music Discovery Date : 28/03/2011 21:00 Number of articles : 3
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For the first time in five years, seniors dominated the AP’s All-America men’s basketball team. Jimmer Fredette, Nolan Smith and JaJuan Johnson were joined by junior Kemba Walker and freshman Jared Sullinger on the team announced Monday. (March 28)
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