Microsoft Kinect might be the latest in video game motion sensing tech, but as we’ve now seen, hack-types are using it for all sorts. One of the latest hacks is this Kinect-equipped Frankenstein-like invention that turns Kinect into a 3D sensing robot you can navigate with your hands. Could this one day be Microsoft’s version of the infamous Nintendo R.O.B.? See it in action, in our video of the week.
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Terminator Skynet robots are popping up in the post for any film fans that request them. It’s the best bit of viral marketing since the FEAR 2 cats!
Thought Nokia dealt solely in mobile phones? Think again. This delightful little creature is currently scuttling around its development labs as part of an experiment around video chat.
Like the look of WALL-E but think the full-blown animatronic version is a bit out of your reach? Then follow this tutorial and build your own fully articulated Pixar ‘bot for pennies!
The current swarm of automatons, androids and robots may be due to the impending arrival of Disney’s Wall-E movie, but these past months have seen major breakthroughs in all aspects of robotics. Now YouTube has cottoned on, with a one-day film festival devoted to all things robot-shaped!
Disney and Pixar have created a mobile animatronic version of their forthcoming box office breaking robot Wall-E to wander the streets begging for bums on seats, sorry promoting the film.