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January 20th, 2010, 03:50
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It's a well documented fact that the Robot Apocalypse (http://www.engadget.com/tag/RobotApocalypse/) is only a matter of weeks, moments or scores away, but today we're facing the grim reality that it may already be underway in certain sections of Germany. Thanks to a tie-up between whiz kids at the Technical University of Dortmund and University of Manitoba, the so-called Bioloid you see above can actually scale walls on its own. As in, autonomously. The robot doesn't rely on a predefined motion sequence; instead, it looks up and figures out the most efficient way to get from the bottom to the top based on the X / Y positions of the grips. Future versions of the critter will utilize a full-on vision system, but hopefully we'll have outposts established on Mars by then in order to maintain some semblance of freedom. Peep the horror show after the break (if you must).Continue reading Bioloid robot goes climbing on its own, will one day rip your from your hiding tree (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/bioloid-robot-goes-climbing-on-its-own-will-one-day-rip-your-fr/)
Bioloid robot goes climbing on its own, will one day rip your from your hiding tree (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/bioloid-robot-goes-climbing-on-its-own-will-one-day-rip-your-fr/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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It's a well documented fact that the Robot Apocalypse (http://www.engadget.com/tag/RobotApocalypse/) is only a matter of weeks, moments or scores away, but today we're facing the grim reality that it may already be underway in certain sections of Germany. Thanks to a tie-up between whiz kids at the Technical University of Dortmund and University of Manitoba, the so-called Bioloid you see above can actually scale walls on its own. As in, autonomously. The robot doesn't rely on a predefined motion sequence; instead, it looks up and figures out the most efficient way to get from the bottom to the top based on the X / Y positions of the grips. Future versions of the critter will utilize a full-on vision system, but hopefully we'll have outposts established on Mars by then in order to maintain some semblance of freedom. Peep the horror show after the break (if you must).Continue reading Bioloid robot goes climbing on its own, will one day rip your from your hiding tree (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/bioloid-robot-goes-climbing-on-its-own-will-one-day-rip-your-fr/)
Bioloid robot goes climbing on its own, will one day rip your from your hiding tree (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/bioloid-robot-goes-climbing-on-its-own-will-one-day-rip-your-fr/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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