Interactive Hexapod Is Stalking You
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 24 of September , 2007 at 10:12 pm
I’m honestly not sure whether to call this robot cute or creepy. I mean, it’s a fully functional hexapod with spiky legs, which I can easily imagine jumping onto the skull of guy in the video and stabbing him repeatedly. On the other hand, the face tracking and interactive movement (sorta like Keepon) go a long way towards giving it a personality. Decide for yourself:
According to the website, the hexapod was developed for Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban to play a blast-ended skrewt, but it only ended up in about 5 seconds worth of the film. It also looks like there might eventually be a kit version of this robot in the works for anywhere from $1200 to $2400. Included in the kit would be all the hardware and software necessary to get the hexapod walking around on its own, which leaves it up to you to add sensors and accessories and weapons to taste.
Category: Art
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