[TheForge] robot

Fri Mar 19 20:25:01 2004

That's exactly what I'm saying.

See here:

http://www.eternalgaze.net/

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'industry'.

If it was part of something bigger, I'd also expect to see something at
http://www.r50rd.co.uk

Rich M.

Richard Maynard
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> I am not sure why we are supposed to be disappointed that the robot is
> used in an ad.
> Are you saying that the robot doesnt exist at all- that its just CG?
> Now that would be disappointing.
> What about his personal website- are the photos of his dad and the
> model trains fake too?
> But even if BMW paid for the robot to be built, for the express purpose
> of an ad, and even if they are pretending they didnt, the object itself
> is still cool.
>
> A lot of current robotics tech has been developed for hollywood movies,
> and the tech is real, even if the robots cant really do what is shown
> in the movies. And people like mark pauline and survival research
> laboratories are essentially just producing ads for how badass and cool
> they are, but they still make real objects that really work.
> I cant tell from the postage stamp sized videos I can download if the
> robot is real or not- its too itty bitty and herky jerky.
> But if it is real, I like it.
> It kind of reminds me of the former world champion break dancing
> pickup truck.
> In truck dancing, the frames are reinforced, then virtually every body
> part is connected up to hydraulic cylinders, and with a remote control,
> the owner can make the truck come apart and go back together, rear up
> on its hind legs, and sometimes even have the doors pop straight out
> and start spinning.
>
> ries
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