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I Go to Pieces

30 April, 2008 (03:41) | Tech, Video

… and then get myself back together again.

A modular robot that reassembles itself after being kicked apart

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After successful self-reassembly, the system stands up and continues its task

… which is apparently to fall over like a drunk sailor soldier. (Sailors walk randomly, but don’t fall down. Everybody knows that.)

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Comment from gg
Time: April 30, 2008, 8:04 am

Why do I get the feeling that all robotics researchers are just trying to build a kickass terminator?

“It can’t be bargained with, or reasoned with - if you kick it over, it will just reassemble itself and come after you again!” :)

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