02 Nov '12, 3pm

Video Friday: Tightropes, Missiles, and Isaac Asimov: Isaac Asimov lays down the Laws in this week's robot Video Friday

We hope you and your robots made it through Hurricane Sandy unscathed, and if you're still without food or power, just remember that robots can be powered by humans but not vice versa. So watch your back. Here's our advice: keep your electronic friends distracted with this week's Video Friday. This promotional video from Yaskawa is worth watching for three reasons: the soundtrack, a fleeting picture of "the world's first servo motor," and the soundtrack. [ Yaskawa ] What's that you say? You want more videos with fantastic soundtracks? The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Space Flight Lab knows where it's at. This rover prototype is demonstrating the ability to retrace its tracks using just stereo vision, no GPS. This is important because on other planets, they don't have no GPS, yo. Also, if it wasn't clear, this video has been sped up by a significant...

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