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Posted by starsearcher on Oct-03-2006 13:48:

Robot biking...up-hill!!!

Wow that's just crazy...

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A robot on a bicycle named 'Murataseisaku-kun' developed by Murata manufacturing, balances as it is rides up a slope during an exhibition of CEATEC Japan 2006 at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)

Posted by Cosmic Fur on Oct-03-2006 14:43:

But can he do a bunny hop??

Posted by devnull on Oct-03-2006 15:22:

nice! i want a video of it!

Posted by Abercrombie on Oct-03-2006 15:27:

f*cking useless. You'd want a robot to do chores and tasks for you... and now who's the f*cking lazy lard ass who commissioned the developpers to ride his bike for him?

Posted by zokissima on Oct-03-2006 16:21:

They gotta start the technology somewhere. First the walking robot (which is still not mastered) then other locomotive tasks. Its pretty impractical, agreed.
But its just another step in the process.

Posted by starsearcher on Oct-03-2006 16:30:

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Originally posted by zokissima
They gotta start the technology somewhere. First the walking robot (which is still not mastered) then other locomotive tasks. Its pretty impractical, agreed.
But its just another step in the process.

In the process until the robots take over the world

Posted by Orko on Oct-03-2006 19:21:

I'm guessing it has nothing to do with a 'robot biking' and everything to do with a robot being able to balance.

It would be much easier to get something to balance going downhill, because of the accerlation. When something is going up hill, it is moving slowly and even losing speed, which makes balancing that much harder.

Posted by Abercrombie on Oct-03-2006 19:37:

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Originally posted by Orko
I'm guessing it has nothing to do with a 'robot biking' and everything to do with a robot being able to balance.

It would be much easier to get something to balance going downhill, because of the accerlation. When something is going up hill, it is moving slowly and even losing speed, which makes balancing that much harder.

Useless. Give the robot a Segway. problem solved.

Posted by Orko on Oct-03-2006 19:41:

Pretty different if you ask me.

Just think about the direction of motion, and the alignment of the wheels.

Although you do have a good point, that you could probably adapt the gyros from the segway to work in this case, but this company surely wants to showcase its own technology.

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Oct-03-2006 21:53:

he's so cute.

Posted by neuromancer on Oct-03-2006 22:42:

i for once welcome our new robot overlords

Posted by Abercrombie on Oct-03-2006 23:18:

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Originally posted by Orko
Pretty different if you ask me.

Just think about the direction of motion, and the alignment of the wheels.

Although you do have a good point, that you could probably adapt the gyros from the segway to work in this case, but this company surely wants to showcase its own technology.

Fine, I'll have this bugger run the treadmill and the stationary bike for me too at the gym.

Last thing I want is the runt have sex for me as well.

Posted by Playa24_7 on Oct-04-2006 11:27:

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
But can he do a bunny hop??

hahaha

true that. if he can't cross a street with fast oncoming traffic, and bunny hop a curb, I don't care

lol

Posted by starsearcher on Oct-05-2006 13:59:

Screw the robot on the bike this is WAY more fun!!!

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A bear rides a motorcycle on a high-wire while carrying a stuntwoman below during a show at the Animal Games in a wildlife park in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. The show was one of many events held to attract visitors to the park during the week-long National Day holiday. (AP Photo/EyePress)

Posted by Shudder on Oct-05-2006 16:08:

he kinda looks like a washing machine