Archive for the 'trips' Category

swimming and skating robots

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

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I am thread safe – i.e. I am still keeping water as a subject after the last post. However I have to say that I find this rollerskating robot from Hirose robotics lab actually cooler as the above swimming snake robot. yes – its almost as cool as the famous boston mule.

strongly recommended: Hirose lab movie gallery
this is not really a follow up post to this old dainty walker randform post :).

dainty walkers

Thursday, August 10th, 2006

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A very worthwhile-to-visit website is the one of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA. Here one can e.g. surf to the remarkable ANTS – Autonomous NanoTechnology Swarm webpage (also autonomous in terms of graphic design…). (more…)

Melbourne graffiti

Friday, July 14th, 2006
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Tesla coils

Monday, July 10th, 2006
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Tesla coil from tesladownunder

Today 150 years ago Nicola Tesla was born – a well-known electrical engineer, physicist and … (more…)

australian centre for the moving image

Monday, July 10th, 2006
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I’m in Melbourne right now and since my luggage (with my jacket) will take another day to arrive I had to find me a gentle and warm place to escape the australian winter. What I found is the acmi. (more…)

Reykjavík graffiti

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006
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Strokkur

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Strokkur erupting

How does a geyser work? (more…)