Join Balancing Cube Robot from Zurich!
I realize that the title of this sounds like some low-budget science fiction film from the fifties or the sixties, but is a real thing.
I have included a video of this product from Sebastian Trimpe and Raffaello D’Andrea at the Institute of Dynamic Systems and Control researchers. This is the Balancing Cube.
Yes, don’t ask me why it called the Balancing Cube is called a cube when it is clearly some triangular 3D star thing. I guess they didn’t like the sound of that.
Anyway, special sensors and motors manage to shift the weights around in it so it will stay perfectly balanced on a point.
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The iAngle simplies your gadget loving life
Some of the best of gadgets are the most simple ones you’ll find. This one even has more than one function, but it does it so simply that it’s a breath of fresh air. Plus it means you’ll have less clutter in your laptop bag and even your pockets. Should you have an iPhone or iPod Touch this is the way to watch your movies and keep from having to hold your iPhone the whole time.
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Lovable Robot USB Hubs
Now this is a robot you don’t have to worry about taking over the world. When everything has been taken over by robots, these will stay happily neutral thanks to their simple function. Even their look is completely harmless, since they look more similar to what we believed robots would look like about 50 years ago. Now that we’re closer to an age of robots, we have a much more sophisticated idea of robots, obviously.
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Gadget Thumbnails for 17-May-2010
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Disney’s Star Tours closing, but will be back! -
TIM (Time is Money) clock shows you how much money is wasted at your business meetings -
Japanese wedding officiated by a robot “I-Fairy” -
iPod Resonance Speaker -
Mickey Mouse Head discharges static -
Recycled iPod Turned Into Clock -
Sony unveils NEX-5 and NEX-3 digital cameras that boast compact interchangeable lens technology -
Osram offers MusicLites wireless light speaker combination -
Illuminating Full Page Magnifier
Disney’s Star Tours closing, but will be back!
I remember back in 1987, I had a chance to go on Star Tours at Disneyland. I had to wait almost two hours, and it was quite an experience.
I would imagine that after twenty years, the effects of Star Tours would look pretty mediocre in the era of CG effects.
It would appear that Disney feels the same way as they are planning on giving Star Tours an update.
This means that Star Tours is going to be temporarily shut down. The one in Disneyland will shut down on July 27th, and the one in Disneyworld will begin its end on September 8th.
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Japanese wedding officiated by a robot “I-Fairy”
Whenever you get married, you have to plan a lot of things. One of them is who is going to officiate at the wedding.
This one couple in Tokyo decided to opt for a robot to officiate, and there is a video of “I-Fairy” in action after the jump.
The I-Fairy is made by a Japanese company Kokoro. The bride, Satoko Inoue, works for Kokoro, and groom Tomoshiro Shibato is a professor of robotics at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology.
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iPod Resonance Speaker
If you liked the old iMac monitors then you’ll love this speaker stand. It looks a whole lot like the stand those monitors used to sit on. It’s a quirky design and in some ways a little bit unnecessary, but if you’re a little nostalgic about your iMac then it’s a good way to keep it on your mind. Plus it plays your music out loud.
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Mickey Mouse Head discharges static
In the winter I’m notorious for getting shocked on any and all nearby metal objects as well as shocking most people I come in contact with. I had no idea that it could build up so bad that you can actually visibly see the spark. Thankfully there are static dischargers to save the chronically staticy from regularly receiving small shocks.
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