Technabob » python http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:00:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Crane Games Got Nothing on This: Wiimote-Controlled Giant Robot Arms http://technabob.com/blog/2009/07/14/crane-games-got-nothing-on-this-wiimote-controlled-giant-robot-arms/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/07/14/crane-games-got-nothing-on-this-wiimote-controlled-giant-robot-arms/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:04:13 +0000 Alisha K. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=16732 orrrrr you could jack a pair of giant robot arms, do a little creative programming, and go fishing for BMWs. I know which one I’d… pick.]]> You could, if you are so inclined, go spend a few bucks trying to fish a cheap plushie out of some half-assed crane machine… orrrrr you could jack a pair of giant robot arms, do a little creative programming, and go fishing for BMWs. I know which one I’d pick.

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Honestly, this project is just out of control. It looks like something attached to an underwater research station (or the future). Each arm has a reach of 16 meters, and the whole thing weighs fifteen tons. Biggest Wiimote hack? I think so.

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So, uh, anyone know where I can get the necessary parts to build my massive grappling arms? Anyone?

[via HackNMod]

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The guys over at bits bytes pixels & sprites dug up this fun little mashup between two unlikely bedfellows, Halo and Monty Python’s Flying Circus:

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The clip, overlays Python’s classic “How not to be seen” sketch with scenes from the popular first-person shooter. However unlikely the combination, somehow it manages to work.

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