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giant robot dinosaurs walk among us

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AIST Robotic Dinosaurs

This nifty bit of robot footage comes to us from Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).

Back at the end of 2005, the Institute developed two animatronic dinosaurs (one Tyrannosaurus Rex, one Parasaurolophus) that could actually balance and walk without any external stability systems…

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March 13th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

autonomous jeep conquers pikes peak

filed under: robotics | strange and wonderful

Autonomous Jeep Climbs Pikes Peak

Axion Racing’s robotic Jeep Grand Cherokee is the first computer-controlled vehicle to conquer the complexities of climbing to the 14,110 foot summit of Colorado’s Pikes Peak.

The tricked-out SUV climed to the top in just over 47 minutes, certainly not record time, but still quite impressive for a vehicle that has no driver…

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July 7th, 2006 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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