It may seem like there's an abundance of
robot news lately, but we're just trying to
please our mechanical overlords deliver the latest in gadget and technology news. What we've got here is an
Arduino-based robo-gripper that serves only to move around and use its
3D printed claws to grab tiny objects that we'd otherwise be too lazy to pick up ourselves. The robot, infused with a
Texas Instruments CC1110 dev kit, is controlled using an accelerometer-based
Chronos watch and can move in all directions by simply tilting the timepiece. If you want to take a gander at this little guy in action, check out the video past the break -- it's always warming to see humans having
the upper hand against the machine.
Continue reading Watch-controlled robo-tot grasps small objects, the meaning of life (video)
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