Witchy Tech » Amazing Technology http://witchytech.com Filling my pointy hat with knowledge. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:08:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Exoskeleton http://witchytech.com/2008/02/01/exoskeleton/ http://witchytech.com/2008/02/01/exoskeleton/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:40:42 +0000 Witchy http://witchytech.com/2008/02/01/exoskeleton/ Wearable robot! Just like the cargo movers in Alien3! I want one.


(Don’t worry that this is becoming a gadget-centric blog. I am working on a Tech in Real Life article about the great flood at the Witch house. This was due to the recent death of my high-tech washing machine. I think my non-techie friends enjoyed my pain.)

]]> http://witchytech.com/2008/02/01/exoskeleton/feed/ 0 Robots Working Together http://witchytech.com/2008/01/25/robots-working-together/ http://witchytech.com/2008/01/25/robots-working-together/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:04:03 +0000 Witchy http://witchytech.com/2008/01/25/robots-working-together/ I love living in the future. I think I say this every time something in the modern world amazes and delights me, and I’ve probably said it or will say it several times on these pages. Here is something that amazed and delighted me this week.

A Witchy Tech reader very kindly sent me this article about Honda’s famous “Asimo” robot and its newly shown ability to work in pairs! The two Asimo robots have upgraded software which allows them to be aware of the location of the other and what the other is doing. They even automatically go to a nearby charging station when their power gets low!

My son has been a fan of Asimo for many years. I remember seeing this little white astronaut-looking thing naturally walk on two feet for the first time and was very impressed. This little robot amazed the world a few years ago by climbing stairs.

If you’ve never see or heard of Asimo, you’re in for a treat! Check out the video below, then let me know what you think about Asimo and the advancements in robotics.

Special thanks to Juanita for the heads-up on this article on Asimo!

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What do you think?

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