GeekAlerts » dance http://www.geekalerts.com Gadgets and Design Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Evolution of Robotic Dance (Video) http://www.geekalerts.com/evolution-of-robotic-dance-video/ http://www.geekalerts.com/evolution-of-robotic-dance-video/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:33:58 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/?p=1705 Evolution of Robotic Dance (Video)

I’m sure you are all familiar with the Evolution of Dance video. It’s still the most viewed video of all time over at the YouTube website.

Well, the guys working on the upcoming MechRC humanoid decided to do their own robot version of the famous video. Check it out:

For more information about the MechRC, visit the mechrc.com website.

(RoboSavvy via Gizmodo)

]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/evolution-of-robotic-dance-video/feed/ 0 Rhythmbits – New Dancing Turtle Robot from Tomy http://www.geekalerts.com/rhythmbits-new-dancing-turtle-robot-from-tomy/ http://www.geekalerts.com/rhythmbits-new-dancing-turtle-robot-from-tomy/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:13:04 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/rhythmbits-new-dancing-turtle-robot-from-tomy/ Rhythmbits

The Japanese toy manufacturer Tomy has created a follow-up to their Walkiebits, a dancing miniature robot turtle released in 2005.

The Rhythmbits dances to music by wagging its tail and moving forward and backward in response to high and low-pitched sounds.

The Rhythmbits robot is small enough to fit in a child’s hand and is manipulated by infrared light from a nearby controller. This controller can differentiate high sounds from low sounds and sends signals for the turtle to move forward or backward depending on the pitch.

The turtle will dance to sounds from a music player or television, or a person can speak in high and low tones to control it verbally.

Rhythmbits is available in six colors and costs 1,575 yen (about $14 USD).

(Via Prylfeber)

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This wonderful retro style USB Dancing Robot ($25) is now available at USB Geek. Open any music media in your computer and the robot will start dancing and flashing the LED’s along with the beat of your music.

Description:

  • Reads the media digital output
  • Dance in syncs with your favorite tunes
  • Bright LED lights that flash along with the beat of your music
  • No batteries required
  • Powered by USB with 4 feet of cable
  • Support Windows 2000, XP
  • Dimensions: 9cm x 9cm x 17.5cm
  • Weight: 185g

(Via Gizmodo)

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