[MACEP] The future, now. Part 94 (fwd)

[Rosa Hemphill]

The following is a post from one of my chem lists. But the videoclips are 
cool regardless of the discipline.... Rosa

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Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:29:13 +0100
From: Mark Leach <m.r.leach at META-SYNTHESIS.COM>
Reply-To: Chemistry Education Discussion List <CHEMED-L at MAILER.UWF.EDU>
To: CHEMED-L at MAILER.UWF.EDU
Subject: The future, now. Part 94

Hi List,

OK, its not chemistry... but a miracle of evolution occurred when mankind 
sussed how to walk on two legs.

Just take a look at these two rather unexciting videos of some *amazing* 
technology: a robot walking on one ball!


       http://www.msl.ri.cmu.edu/projects/ballbot/video/nsh3305short.mpg

       http://www.msl.ri.cmu.edu/projects/ballbot/video/ballbot_push.mpg


These things will be playing football real soon now...


Mark

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