Weekly Robot Roundup
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Really nice article over at the Washington Post about how people get attached to robots featuring Mark Tilden. The article talks about how Tilden developed a centipede like robot for exploding landmines. It lost a leg every time a mine went off, but kept going like the Energizer bunny. When it got down to its last leg, the colonel in charge stopped the test, stating the test was inhumane. The article goes on to talk about how soldiers in Iraq use robots and become attached to them. Read the article here.
More art related robots this week. This one paints abstract pictures based on incoming web data. Check it out at Street Tech here. Or see or previous post on a roomba that paints.
Also, check out the Termibot, shown above. this robot is designed to wipeout termites buy crawling under your house and spraying pesticide in there nests. These smart robots use thermal imaging to find the nest. Link via Gizmag.
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