While the Ponginator serves no practical purpose whatsoever, it gets an awesome vote simply for its sheer size. Thanks to the bucketloader that it is built upon, it can reach a towering three stories in high, from where it can play loud music and fire ping pong balls at a blistering 170 mph. [Geeks are [...]
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[ February 11th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]Videos: Ponginator, a Giant Robot that Fires Ping Pong Balls at 170 mph
Videos: R2-D2 Steambot from Crabfu
Crabfu has gone out and built himself an R2-D2 steambot, which he is calling R2-S2. The result is a cool looking R/C bot with a steam engine. [Botjunkie]
Robot Submarine Explores Antarctic Ice Shelves on 5000 D Cells
A British Antarctic Survey research team has created a robot submarine that is powered by humble alkaline D cells, 5,000 of them to be exact. The unmanned “Autosub” can travel up to 400km at depths of up to 1600m before it makes a return trip to pick up 5,000 fresh D cells from the mother [...]
BaR2D2 a DIY Party Bot For the Masses
BaR2D2 is is without a doubt the coolest bar bot I have ever seen. There have been a few over the past year, but most were mere beer pourers (which is no small feat). This is more of a serving bot and comes with “a motorized beer elevator, motorized ice/mixer drawer, and six-bottle shot dispenser.” [...]
Anna Konda – A Firefighting Snake Robot
While the name Anna Konda, might sound like something of a corny joke, what it does is very, very cool. This three-meter long, 75-kg robot, comes equipped with a spray system for extinguishing fires in places that may be impossible or very dangerous for human firefighters to venture into. What’s more, the Anna Konda is [...]
