Comments on Ballbot Balancing Upright Robot
Cool robot balances on one uniball unipod spherical - well, you get the idea. (Read
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"single Ball robot in science fiction: Rosie, from the jetsons."
(Kamikaze skeleton 5/18/2007 6:07:55 AM)
"Opps. Looks like she has three balls-- I'm sure a robot on the jetsons had a single ball base at some point. It just seems to go with their design/art direction."
(Kamikaze Skeleton 5/18/2007 6:09:15 AM)
Illustrating Classic Heinlein With AI
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Deflector Plasma Screen For Drones ala Star Wars
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