What Robots Do For Christmas 31

Posted by timothy on Saturday December 25, 2010 @08:31AM from the merry-christmas dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Several robotics labs in the US and Europe have decided to make themed Christmas/New Years videos. The subject was left open but in the end it should have had a) something to do with the robotics research in each lab and b) a connection to the holidays. Here's the official announcement on the IEEE Spectrum blog. The videos, including a computer-controlled quadrocopter attempting to play jingle bells on a Yamaha keyboard, are available on the Robotics Podcast YouTube channel. (Disclaimer: I made one of the videos!)"

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I for one... (Score:2)

by rockiams ( 12481 ) writes:

Say Merry Xmas to our new robotic overlords
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  by wmanoble ( 1959458 ) writes:
  
  Very cute and seems useful. X' Mas and Happy Holidays!
Midday Holiday movie (Score:2)

by gijoel ( 628142 ) writes:

The Skynet that stole Christmass.
Well duh.... (Score:2)

by theNetImp ( 190602 ) writes:

They pose for pictures wearing santa hats! What else do you think they would do?
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5738035&l=4781d09835&id=526589612 [facebook.com]
Robonica (Score:2)

by Cocoshimmy ( 933014 ) writes:

They celebrate Robonica for 6 weeks
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  by Lije Baley ( 88936 ) writes:
  
  It's Robanukah, you insensitive meatbag!
Feels weird (Score:1)

by Krigl ( 1025293 ) writes:

Maybe I just missed it, but I still can't see the video of antropomorphic robots attaching one of them to a crossed truss with a nailgun. You can't get more Christmas spirit than that.

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Well, if that robot is Bender ... (Score:2)

by PolygamousRanchKid ( 1290638 ) writes:

... Christmas would involve booze, cigars and theft. In no particular order. Those happen to be my plans as well ... OK, except the theft.
Pie! (Score:1)

by J. D. Swann ( 1500137 ) writes:

Here on Chiron Beta Prime I think they made me a pie.
Robots do for Christmas as they do all year -- (Score:2)

by splerdu ( 187709 ) writes:

Rock!
Not all robots celebrate Christmas (Score:1)

by petitegeek ( 1765308 ) writes:

... but here's a new year's tune from Kyoto University's theremin-playing humanoid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzMmLQmUmRY [youtube.com]
Just imagine... (Score:1)

by jbatista ( 1205630 ) writes:

...a Beowulf cluster of these...
disclaimer? (Score:2)

by dwater ( 72834 ) writes:

> An anonymous reader writes...
> ...Disclaimer: I made one of the videos!
Is that really a disclaimer?

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I for one... (Score:2)

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Midday Holiday movie (Score:2)

Well duh.... (Score:2)

Robonica (Score:2)

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Feels weird (Score:1)

Well, if that robot is Bender ... (Score:2)

Pie! (Score:1)

Robots do for Christmas as they do all year -- (Score:2)

Not all robots celebrate Christmas (Score:1)

Just imagine... (Score:1)

disclaimer? (Score:2)

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