A web interface will let gamers manipulate a Kuka industrial robot to create a virtual monument to Spartan warriors in the run-up to Halo: Reach.
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Top 10 Robots
Posted by Mr Hamilton on August 10th, 2010
New Scientist looks at ten of the best robots around, including video footage of them in action 1. Qrio – the all-dancing bipedal robot Qrio – short for quest for curiosity – is Sony’s 58-centimetre-tall, all-dancing, bipedal humanoid robot. Qrio is famous for such feats as conducting the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in a unique rendition [...]
WiiSpray
Posted by Mr Hamilton on June 29th, 2010
Wiispray aims to give sprayers all the tools of a real-life spraycan with a digital extension. This neat gadget could open the concept of a digital spraycan to a wide audience. The virtual spraycan simulates real spraying characteristics and comes with a range of different caps and of course paints. Collaborative spraying on a virtual [...]
Inside Microsoft’s ‘Future Home’
Posted by Mr Hamilton on June 27th, 2010
It talks, gives you fashion advice and reminds you when to take your medication. Microsoft’s new home of the future shows how the company plans to incorporate technology into more areas of life over the next decade. Janet Galore, senior program manager of the Strategic Prototyping Group, gave the BBC a look around some of [...]
Apple Launches iOS 4 for iPhone, iPod Touch
Posted by Mr Hamilton on June 27th, 2010
Apple on Monday quietly rolled out the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 4 (formerly named iPhone OS 4). The upgrade introduces several key features such as multitasking, a unified inbox for e-mail and the ability to group apps into folders. The new elements of iOS 4 have been covered thoroughly by Apple [...]
