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Random Robot Roundup
     

Lindsey Carlin sent a link to an Innovation
First news release describing their latest products, a line of tiny
autonomous robots called HEXBUGs
that look like they were inspired by BEAM robots and bristlebots.
Roschler has written an
update on the rise
and fall (and resurrection) of the Pleo. Noriko Kageki of GetRobo has posted some new info on
Stanford's
autonomous car. David Wilson sent a
http://robots.net/person/The%20Swirling%20Brain/YouTube link showing
the roboseed, the MAV monocopter based on a Samara or maple seed.
The Swirling
Brain sent us a full brain dump of new robot links
including a GadgetReview
post on Amio, a PinkTentacle post on a robot
that simulates the symptoms of H1N1 flu, a PopSci article on a robot
skier, a story on Georgia
Tech's robot cat that attempts to display emotional states in a way
humans recognize, and finally a CNET story on
SnackBot, a CMU robot designed to navigate a crowd dispensing snacks.
Know any other robot news, gossip, or amazing facts we should report? Send 'em our way please. And don't
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