Oh No, These Programmable LED Face Masks Aren’t Creepy At all

Posted on 17/11/2020 by hite

Are you the kind of person who likes making other people feel uncomfortable? Well, you’re in luck, because now you can pre-order one of these creepy ‘What’s your FACE?’ programmable LED masks from Neon Culture on Kickstarter (provided they meet their $15,000 funding goal). I feel like this is all going to end like a scene from The Purge.

Available in battery-operated and USB rechargeable versions ($75 – $120, price dependent on model and whether you’re an early backer or not), each mask contains over 2,000 full-color LEDs with an 8-to-12 hour battery life. I’m going to be the life of the next virtual music festival!

The mask design can be controlled via a Bluetooth connected phone and comes with hundreds of presets, as well as the ability to create your own mask design with or without animations and custom text. Obviously, I’m going to make a design of my own face, that way I can be handsome both in front of AND behind the mask. I just saw my wife roll her eyes at me but I’m ignoring it.

[Kickstarter via thegadgetflow]

Ubtech’s latest educational, dancing robot is bigger and more lifelike

Posted on 10/10/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

There are plenty of educational coding robots, but few have moves like UBTECH's dancing robot MeeBot. UBTECH launched the JIMU build-your-own-bot kit for MeeBot in 2016. Today, the company unveiled MeeBot 2.0.

Artie 3000 Robot Teaches Kids to Code by Making Art

Posted on 23/01/2019 by Conner Flynn

This little robot is called Artie 3000, which sounds like a bad 1980s robot movie. Created by Educational Insights, it’s a programmable robot that encourages kids to code through art.

There are plenty of toys for kids that encourage problem-solving, but this one is kind of unique. This new ‘bot is all about art and design. The robot was designed to be easy to use so that kids can create simple or complex drawings with code. Instead of drawing by themselves, kids can drag and drop code into a digital device and then Artie 3000 will make it happen. Artie draws what has been coded. It’s basically a modern version of those turtle graphics robots.

This little robot is compatible with a range of computers, laptops, tablets and mobile devices. You don’t need wi-fi to play with this robot. American Mensa, the society for high-IQ smarty-pants people, has partnered with Educational Insights to bring your kids this robot. In fact, Artie will be the first robot and only one of three characters to receive an honorary Mensa card. The others were Lisa Simpson and Mr. Peabody.

The Artie 3000 Robot is available for pre-order now, and is a bargain at just $67.99. He’s expected to start shipping on 3/14/19.

World’s First Reprogrammable Quantum Computers Developed Using Programmable Ions

Posted on 04/08/2016 by sumayah

Quantum computers are the ideal means of seeking quick resolutions to the most mindboggling of problems. Yet the construction of large-scale, all-purpose quantum machines has always been somewhat of...

Deal: Alpha 1s Humanoid Robot

Posted on 18/12/2015 by Paul Strauss

Have you ever wanted your own robot? The Ubtech Alpha 1s is an impressively agile 18″ tall humanoid robot that can walk, dance, perform kung fu moves, and even do yoga positions, thanks to his 16 points of articulation.

You program Alpha’s moves via a Bluetooth connection with easy-to-use PC software, and can upload routines to your iOS or Android device. You can program completely custom choreography of his servo motors, as well as add synchronized music, voiceovers or other sounds as he acts out your routine. Alpha can run for about 60 minutes on a charge.

The Alpha 1s robot is on sale now for $469 in the Technabob Shop – a savings of $330 off the list price.

Microbot Push Robot for Pushing Buttons: For Semi-automated Homes

Posted on 24/08/2015 by Lambert Varias

You know the old joke about how if someone ever invented a device that does everything at the push of a button, people would still ask for a device that would push the other device’s button for them? Well here it is.

Currently in development by a Korean company called Naran, Microbot Push is a stick-on robotic finger made to remotely press buttons and switches.

You can control it with an app over Bluetooth, but that still involves pressing a (virtual) button.

Fortunately Naran is also working on an ARM-powered server called Prota to automate Microbots. With Prota, you’ll be able to set what Naran calls “stories”, if-this-then-that statements that will trigger its army of robots.

Red Ferret says Naran will also release Microbot Twist (for knobs), Microbot Sense (some kind of sensor) and Microbot Scan (a fingerprint scanner). Naran plans to setup a crowdfunding campaign for its products, but right now they’re still in the prototype phase. So there’s still time to create the do-it-all machine.

[via Red Ferret]

UBR-1 Hackable Robot: Brainwashable Buddy

Posted on 23/04/2014 by Lambert Varias

Move over Omnibot 2000. Unboundable Robotics is selling a “mobile manipulation platform” called UBR-1. Robotics enthusiasts can turn it into an exercise buddy, go for a stroll with it and most of all use it as a test platform for their experiments and research.

UBR-1 has a 4th generation Intel Core i5 CPU, 16GB of RAM, 250GB SSD storage and WiFi a/b/g/n connectivity. It also has three USB 3.0 ports, a Displayport and an Ethernet port. Its arm has seven degrees of freedom and can carry up to 3.3lb. It also has a drivetrain that lets it go up to 2.2mph.

UBR-1 is fully compatible with Linux and the popular Robot Operating System (ROS) and can be programmed via SSH.

Program your other robot butlers to contact Unbounded Robotics and order UBR-1 for $50,000 (USD).

[via TechCrunch]

Build and Train Endless Toy Robots with Tinkerbots

Posted on 11/04/2014 by Conner Flynn

TinkerBots (formerly known as Kinematics) let you make robots that are easy enough for a child to build. The pieces snap together easily, and you can make things much more complex than a robot dog too. Want to train the dog to walk? Just switch on the Tinketbot’s Power Brain’s recording mode and twist and turn the dog manually. Press play, and it repeats the motion you just programmed. How awesome is that?

The Power Brain has a built-in gyroscope and accelerometer, speaker, Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, and a rechargeable lithium-polymer battery.

It’s Arduino compatible too, so you can build even more complex creations if you want. You can also program robot movements from your mobile device. Other active modules include motors, pivots, grabbers, and IR and light sensors. You can update any or all of them through the Power Brain when there’s new software available.

TinkerBots are even compatible with LEGO and Technic pieces with the proper adapter blocks in place. The cubes are roughly the size of 4 X 1 LEGO brick, cuboids roughly 4 x 2, and there are two different kinds of angled prism pieces.

This is going to be a great toy for your kids. And you of course. You can get yourself a basic set for $159(USD) on Indiegogo, with bigger sets ranging from $299 to $499.

Fun Ball Sphero Is A Programmable Robot

Posted on 07/04/2014 by Radhika Seth

Remember Sphero, the fun robotic ball you can control from your smartphone? We got a chance to learn more about it and discovered that it is also a completely programmable robot! In short, the fun robotic ball brings programming off the computer and into real life by letting you be the master. Bet you’d want to try one, which is why they are running a National Robotics Week Sphero 2.0 Sale!

Sphero allows you to program the ball to do fun things like drive autonomously, follow unique patterns, dance, and more. Kids as young as seven can learn how to program and you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to get started. Check out this cool dance sequence that a Sphero owner created:

Orbotix, the company behind Sphero, is celebrating National Robotics Week with a special offer!

Yanko Design readers get Sphero for $99 (normally $129).
Visit here before Monday, April 14th to get the discounted price.

They’ve also created 5 lessons to get you started learning how to program Sphero. These lessons are available to download at GoSphero.com/Education

Some Facts:

Students from elementary school to college courses can learn with Sphero – the only thing that changes is the software.
Beginners can use the app MacroLab. The macro system developed for Sphero has very practical applications, such as teaching kids and adults procedural thinking and basic programming skills.
With MacroLab, you can arrange commands and settings in any combination you choose to make Sphero do your bidding.
You can easily create a macro to have Sphero flash a color sequence. Boom, now you’re a programmer!
More advanced users can try orbBasic. This app allows you to actually type in code for Sphero to execute.
Even more advanced users can utilizes Sphero’s software development kits to create their own apps.
In fact, half of the 30+ apps available for Sphero have actually been created by third-party developers.

See how the girls club Little Miss Geek is using Sphero to teach girls how to program in the video below.

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Shortcut-S Photoshop Keyboard: Optimus Primus

Posted on 07/02/2014 by Lambert Varias

Art Lebedev’s Optimus keyboards are elegantly customizable, but they’re very expensive and may not have enough keys for your needs. If you’re an avid user of Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Premiere, AutoCAD and other programs that have a ton of commands, check out the Shortcut-S keyboard.

Shortcut is a large USB keyboard, measuring about 16″ long and 12″ wide, but at least it’s only 0.3″ thick. It has a total of 319 keys: 299 of the keys will be mapped to specific commands as determined by Shortcut-S Sistem-S – the company who developed the keyboard – while the remaining 20 keys will be yours to customize.

The keyboard’s overlay in the images above and in the video below is specifically for Photoshop, but Shortcut S Sistem promises that they will release more overlays and software profiles for other programs.

Pledge at least $89 (USD) on Kickstarter to get a Shortcut-S keyboard as a reward. You can also find out more about the keyboard on Shortcut-S Sistem-S’ website

[via Gadgetify]

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