Comments on iRobot Ember Crawling Microbot
Paperback book-sized microrobot will serve as a mobile platform for a variety of applications, including ad hoc networks. Just toss and boot up. Video included. (Read
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"Take a look at this iRobot Ember video.
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(Bill Christensen 5/19/2009 8:38:44 AM)
"no video link :("
(Zac 5/19/2009 10:12:13 AM)
"Zac, sorry it doesn't work for you. I just tried it from my home computer and it seems to work. Maybe I need to try it from a different machine... might be in memory. BTW, that kind of link won't work on iPhones or (maybe) other cell phones."
(Bill Christensen 5/19/2009 1:33:05 PM)
"The antenna is an automatic FAIL."
(The Enemy 5/22/2009 12:19:29 AM)
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