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disappearing staircase could trip you up

Aaron Tang Wall Stairs

Next time you’re climbing a flight of stairs, be sure to watch your step. You never know if they might be pulled out from under you.

The disappearing staircase is the brainchild of industrial designer Aaron Tang. His wall-mounted stair concept uses a series of hinges and pistons to retract flush to the wall, making…

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November 11th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design strange + wonderful

honda asimo does a face plant

Some guy with a cell phone camera recorded this incident at a recent press conference showing off Honda’s Asimo humanoid robot. If you fast-forward the video clip to about 0:59 seconds, you can witness the pratfall:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6947118853654187245
Watch in horror as the brave little robot attempts to climb the stairs and instead does his best…

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December 11th, 2006 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun robots