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Robot Mood Tail Is A Must For Furries

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Tuesday, 20 of October , 2009 at 12:06 am

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Why is it that so many animals get to have tails, but not humans? It’s just not fair, because so so often I find myself in a tail wagging mood. Wei-Chieh Tseng has constructed a strap-on robotic tail which looks, and acts, enough like the real thing to satisfy any expressive needs you may have. Built with an Arduino board and a servo or two, the tail is directly controllable with a Wiimote, or using RFID tags that represent different emotions:

Hmm, I wonder if there’s a yiff mode on this thing…

VIA [ Engadget ]

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Category: Cybernetics,DIY

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Comment by Slave Hypnosis

Made Saturday, 19 of February , 2011 at 6:21 am

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Made Saturday, 19 of February , 2011 at 6:22 am

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Made Saturday, 19 of February , 2011 at 6:23 am

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Made Monday, 4 of July , 2011 at 5:11 am

.) There are some interesting points in time in this article but I don’t know if I see all of them center to heart. There is some validity but I will take hold opinion until I look into it further. Good article , thanks and we want more! Added to FeedBurner as well

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Made Wednesday, 23 of November , 2011 at 6:21 am

Can I just say what a relief to find someone who actually knows what theyre talking about on the internet.

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