A fascinating Lament Configuration-looking device built by Rem-RC that can balance itself up on one edge or one corner using a controller, a gyroscope-accelerometer chip and three servo motors that spin wheels to maintain alignment.
That, or witchcraft.
This morning.
Anna Hogan writes:
Using his loaf, Connolly Station [Dublin] at 6.45…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYXC8uUHLUI
‘Noos’ – an extraordinary showcase of balance and fluidity by dancers Justine Berthillot and Frederi Vernier.
The DARPA Robotics Challenge, set up after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, aims to ‘accelerate the development of robots that can respond to man-made or natural disasters’.
This year, a transforming Korean bot won the $2 million prize.
Hurray!
Now here’s a montage of the robots that fell over.
Eoin O’ Liatháin and Shout.ie’s schools programme (top)
Eoin O’ Liatháin of youth LGBTQ group ShoutOut.ie writes
Just got a call from a Dublin principal [Colaiste Eoin, Stillorgan, Co Dublin] who has stepped in to cancel a ShoutOut workshop planned this morning because the board “feels that the other side needs to be heard”. What I ask is the other side of saying it’s ok to be young and LGBT?!
Taiwanese street performer Isaac ‘Lord Of The Ring’ Hou has certain skillz.
Let him show you them.
