robotics
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Just My Opinion: The Company Offering $190,000 For The Perfect Robot Face Should Choose Luigi
British engineering firm Geomiq is now accepting submissions from the public to be the literal face of a “state of the art humanoid” robot slated for production in exchange for $190,000, CNET reported on Wednesday.
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Pole-Dancing Robots Are A Real Thing
A slightly uncomfortable and awkward thing — are those security cameras as heads, for christ’s sake? — but they’re real thing nonetheless. Behold, German pole dancing robots. They cost $40,000 each.
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This Real-Life Portal Turret Will Track And Shoot You
This has to be the coolest thing I will see today. I need at least two to stand guard by my apartment. Not only does this currently uncased Portal turret track its victims with a camera, but it can even shoot (non-lethally) at them.
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The Greek Engineer Who Invented The Steam Engine 2,000 Years Ago
Almost two millennia before the rest of humanity entered the industrial age, the Greek inventor Hero invented the steam engine, wind-powered machinery, and theories of light that couldn’t be improved for centuries. And then he invented some really crazy stuff.