Comments on EMIEW2 Roller Skating Robot
And why shouldn't a robot be able to rollerskate? At up to 3.7 miles per hour. (Read
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"I was reminded of the Star Wars movie "Attack of the Clones" where Obi-Wan goes to a cafe and the droid waitress is on wheels (reminiscent of the 50's era cafe of waitresses on rollerskates)"
(batpretzel 6/19/2010 1:59:33 PM)
"and here's a picture and description...
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/FLO
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(batpretzel 6/19/2010 2:05:23 PM)
"Oh my goodness, you took me back to my early days with the reference to Chorlton and the Wheelies! I watched that in the 1970s (and 80s?)."
(Fortigurn 6/20/2010 10:50:28 PM)
"Ooops, I just realised you said 'Callahan and the Wheelies'! I was thinking of this.
http://www.google.com.au/images?hl=en&q=chorlton+and+the+wheelies&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=AP4eTN_uDsSwcaLInYMN&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQsAQwAA"
(Fortigurn 6/20/2010 10:51:33 PM)
"Ha - I hadn't thought about that program for about two decades!"
(Bill Christensen 6/21/2010 5:54:36 AM)
"Here's a new video showing EMIEW2; it now has upgraded voice recognition and mobility improvements.
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'... the expressionless face before me was therefore that of the golem-wrestler, Rolem, a creature that could be set for five times the strength of a human being.'