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art academy: learn to paint on your nintendo dsi

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Ever wanted to learn how to draw and paint, but don’t have the time or money to deal with real world art supplies? Well if you happen to own a Nintendo DSi, you can sign up for the Art Academy without so much as buying a tube of paint.

Art Academy: First Semester (do I…

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September 20th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft mobile tech technology video games

robot can predict new surroundings

Purdue University Robot Predicts Environment

A team of researchers at Purdue University have devised a method to teach robots to navigate foreign environments by themselves. Using some very complex artificial intelligence, this robot can make educated “guesses” about what it might next encounter in its surroundings.

Rather than trying to just deal with differences in surfaces and obstacles as the…

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June 13th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: robots

electronic dog speaks, follows commands, does karaoke

Tomy Dacky Healing Partner Dog

Looking for a canine companion, but don’t have the patience for all the shedding and pooping? If you’re willing to learn a little Japanese, these electronic furry friends might fill the bill.

The Tomy Dacky Healing Partner Dog has six internal sensors which can react to human touch and praise. While they start out only…

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June 2nd, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun robots