Comments on CkBot Modular Robot Self-Assembles, Picks Gait
CkBot can self-assemble and adopt its gait to the task at hand; it's pretty good at putting itself back together. (Read
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"Take a look at this nifty video of CkBot doing an elaborate "slinky" walk.
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(Bill Christensen 10/2/2008 7:38:25 AM)
"Being kicked apart and coming back together like that sort of reminds me of the movie "The Iron Giant" and how all his parts would come back together."
( 6/6/2010 9:16:22 AM)
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