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Underground Bicycle Parking Systems in Japan

Jun 112013

The web has already seen Japan’s amazing and high tech underground bicycle garages, but that doesn’t mean viewers aren’t still interested.

Japanese focused YouTube channel Tokyo Stormtrooper explains that Japan is not only small, but literally covered in bicycles. As a solution to the space problem, big cities across Japan have installed high tech automated bicycle garages.

Danny Choo demonstrates how the system works, and even gives viewers a glimpse into the underground workings of the giant robot. Since the weekend, the new video has gone viral, garnering over half a million hits.

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Quadcopter Is Controlled With User’s Thoughts

Jun 052013

Everyday, science is bringing us closer to the future. And the University of Minnesota is helping us all get there that much sooner with this just published video, appropriately titled Mind Over Mechanics, that demonstraes their jaw-dropping new feat of engineering.

The video features a quadcopter that can delicately fly through hoops and obstacles. But that’s not the amazing part. What’s incredible is that the robot is controlled with no hands.

The user simply thinks of where the robot should fly, and the brain-computer interface takes care of the rest. Hopefully, robots controlled by just thought will help and even free countless disabled people in the near future.

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Cat, Duckling, Dog Play With Roomba

Apr 232013

Texas Girly 1979 published this adorable Halloween-pet video a day after the spooky holiday, but it has just experienced a second surge of viewership online now, appearing on LaughingSquid, DListed, HuffPost, and BuzzFeed.

The web has seen plenty of cats riding on Roombas before, but nothing like this. A cat, dressed as a Halloween shark, rides the robotic floor cleaner as a giddy baby duckling runs along. Finally, a witch dog appears just as the Roomba runs out of juice.

As CthulhuSteev says, “The disappointment as the Roomba shuts off is palpable.”

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Blood Dragon: The Cyber War Live Action Short Film

Apr 172013

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The hype online surrounding the upcoming Blood Dragon expansion pack for the ultra popular open world, first person shooter Far Cry 3 is palpable.

As an awesome promotion, popular visual effects studio Corridor Digital worked together with video game company Ubisoft to create this viral live action short film Blood Dragon: The Cyber War.

“Never trust a droid.”

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Petman Humanoid Robot Walks On Treadmill Wearing Protective Suit

Apr 082013

This short video by robotics institution Boston Dynamics has already collected over one million views over the weekend. The Petman robot is a DOD humanoid created to test the performance of protective clothing, such as gas masks. The ‘bot walks on a treadmill wearing a haz-mat suit, and even flexes as a soldier would. Viewers can’t help but feel slightly disturbed by the test.