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June 1, 2006
Robo Topobo
Robo Topobo is a robotic construction kit equipped with kinematic memory able to record and play back their movements (sorta like a mime). By combining these motorized components together, people can animate movement as if they're manipulating a skeletal structure similar to a 3D program; inverse kinetics.
The system works by you first building something, then physically twisting its limbs. You then record this motion and assign it to one of the four play back buttons. Experiment enough with it and you can make an animal that walks! The latest version of Robo Topobo even includes a controller so you can assign recorded motion and activate them by remote.
The basic ideology is everybody wants to build a robot, but it's not an easy task. The programming alone is enough to send people running back to their LEGOS. But if you make it accessible, people are left with something everyone is born with, their imagination, to really experiment and create something cool without the restrictions of technical expertise.
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would be fair to mention the source of your story!
Posted by: regine at June 2, 2006 2:59 AM
^^^ Sorry you were not the source of our story. This was;
http://tangible.media.mit.edu/projects/RoboTopobo/index.php
Posted by: electro at June 2, 2006 9:03 AM