
Nike combines Parkour with robotics, at least computer graphic special effects robotics, to promote sports shoes. As awesome as the new Nike "Exploit Yourself" television commercial is, it should definitely be marked "Don't try this at home."
Video after the break-
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The July issue of ROBOCON Magazine hit the news stands yesterday and we were very pleased to see that it featured several articles near and dear to our hearts.
In addition to all the great, and always detailed, technical and event content that ROBOCON is known for, this issue included major articles covering RoboGames 2011, the Robot Japan First event, and Taylor Veltrop's master/slave robot control implementation using the Microsoft Kinect device.
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We have no idea how long the supplies will last - they may have already run out - but Makerbot Industries has dropped the price of their original CupCake CNC 3D printer kit to an amazingly low USD$455.
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One of these days, perhaps in the not too distant future, robots and artificial intelligence technology will evolve to the point that our mechanical buddies will take on more and more of what we consider to be human characteristics. Over time they may even develop a deep longing for times past and want to recall memories of their ancestors.
Unfortunately no robot, and no human being, has been rigorously capturing and collecting images of the robots as they evolve. There is a significant risk that some of the robots will be lost to history or consigned to the scrap heap.
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The "Robots Everywhere" presentation below by David Calkins, a.k.a. Mister Robotics and the founder of
RoboGames, is three years old now, but is still very relevant and informative.
The Slideshare presentation has a synced audio soundtrack if you use the play button at the bottom.
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