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Lightning-fast robo-hands

This video, of high-speed actuation of robot fingers and tracking cameras (developed by researchers from the Ishikawa Komuro Lab at the University of Tokyo), gets the big Keanu Reeves "Whoa" Award. [via Boing Boing]

Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory

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Posted by: neuroclast on October 18, 2009 at 8:14 PM

Aug 31, 2009

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/08/and_i_for_one_welcome_our_new_robot.html

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Posted by: Anonymous on October 18, 2009 at 8:58 PM

this one had a better title, i didn't see it the first time.

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Posted by: Túlio Fernandes on October 18, 2009 at 8:23 PM

Welcome

I for one welcome our Robots overlords.
(Also, Skynet, anyone?)

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Posted by: jewelzc4 on October 18, 2009 at 8:29 PM

brilliant

cannot wait to see the implications in robot design

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Posted by: Gareth Branwyn on October 18, 2009 at 8:50 PM

Oops. I was in the hospital when that was posted. Forgot to do a search.

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Posted by: Travis on October 18, 2009 at 9:24 PM

Previous Discussion...

There has been an interesting comments thread over on Hizook, the site that uploaded the video:

http://www.hizook.com/blog/2009/08/03/high-speed-robot-hand-demonstrates-dexterity-and-skillful-manipulation

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