How to build a life-sized Wall-E robot
Everyone loves Wall-E, the robot made famous by Pixar's animated flim. But unlike other popular robots like R2-D2 from Star Wars hobyists couldn't easily build their own versions as Wall-E was computer generated.
However robot builder, Mike McMaster, has now built his own version of Wall-E, complete with sound effects from the movie.
Check out the video below for his explanation on how he did it.
Can humans have an emotion reaction to a stick?
Human's are known for forming attachments. We form them with other people, and often with animals. But when it comes to robots, we're still learning how to interact with them let alone form any emotional attachment.
John Harris and Ehud Sharlin from the University of Calgary have been experimenting with robotic movements. They sat people in a room with a robotic stick and asked them to think outloud and interact freely.
This is what happened.
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