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strenco st-2 steambot: your own steam powered robot

strenco st-2 steam powered robot steambot germany

Batteries schmatteries. Electricity shmelectricity. Who needs modern energy sources when you can have scalding hot steam to power your gadgets? This unique robot from Germany gets its juice from good old H2O.

Strenco’s ST-2 Steambot lumbers along thanks to a tiny copper Wilesco steam engine that’s been implanted in his chest cavity.

Now don’t expect…

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January 4th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys retro robots

tech demos from next-gen star wars game

The folks over at LucasArts are showing off some pretty cool new tech that’s planned for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, planned for next-generation consoles.
The first video shows off the enhanced AI engine (called “Euphoria”) which provides each enemy with a “central nervous system,” which makes them intelligent and emotional reactions to…

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February 15th, 2007 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video games