Festo created a robot pinguin
Hairless Kitten
29-04-2009, 22:23
The German company Festo developed the first robot penguin. They are equipped with sensors and a computer brain to be so natural as possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8tfES8gImc&feature=player_embedded
Amazing.
FreeSatania
29-04-2009, 22:30
Yeah it's pretty neat. Not sure I understand what useful application a robotic penguin would have but It is pretty cool.
Daganeville
29-04-2009, 22:30
Definitly save seaworld millions of dollars a year on fish purchases :)
Krytenia
29-04-2009, 22:36
Yeah it's pretty neat. Not sure I understand what useful application a robotic penguin would have but It is pretty cool.
Saves man-hours (penguin-hours?) on the SS Antarctica.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2901757434_ebbcfeb5ca.jpg?v=0
Santiago I
29-04-2009, 22:38
pffftt... call me when they have a robot velociraptor
Farnhamia Redux
29-04-2009, 22:39
Yeah, but the true test is, will a leopard seal eat it?
Hairless Kitten
29-04-2009, 22:39
Yeah it's pretty neat. Not sure I understand what useful application a robotic penguin would have but It is pretty cool.
R&D for useful stuff, I assume.
That company produced other amazing stuff like airborne jellyfishes :)
http://www.engadget.com/tag/festo
Conserative Morality
29-04-2009, 22:42
pffftt... call me when they have a robot velociraptor
Had to be done:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/substitute.png
Holy Cheese and Shoes
29-04-2009, 23:33
I, for one, welcome our new robot penguin overlords.
Had to be done:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/substitute.png
Every time I see those questions, I start to try and work out the answers. Is it just me? Has anybody ever done it?
Conserative Morality
29-04-2009, 23:34
Every time I see those questions, I start to try and work out the answers. Is it just me? Has anybody ever done it?
I've tried once or twice, but never seriously. That and I'm not the best at Geometry.
Santiago I
30-04-2009, 00:12
I've tried once or twice, but never seriously. That and I'm not the best at Geometry.
The answer to the first question is five seconds.
The answer to the second question is either 45° or 135°
With out the promised map I can't answer the third question :(
Holy Cheese and Shoes
30-04-2009, 00:56
The answer to the first question is five seconds.
The answer to the second question is either 45° or 135°
With out the promised map I can't answer the third question :(
I don't think the second question is that simple; one raptor moves at 10m/s the other at 25m/s. You should probably be running in an arc as the relative distances change. Or maybe directly at the 10m/s raptor as the other one is going so fast it would close the distance to you in hardly any time.
AAAAAAAAAAAAGHHH STOP THINKING ABOUT THIS
Curious Inquiry
30-04-2009, 01:57
The German company Festo developed the first robot penguin. They are equipped with sensors and a computer brain to be so natural as possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8tfES8gImc&feature=player_embedded
Amazing.
How do robot penquins appeal to my sense of self-righteous indignation?