Sneak peek of the greatest toy robot ever invented
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#2I'm sorry but that's is not a lego mindstorm. While it does looks somewhat customizable it doesn't seems to encourage creativity like the mindstorm does.
But hey!, second place is not bad.
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#3Does anyone know if hexbug spider uses same principle or is it substantially different in any way?
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#4I was stoked to see this - Jaimie is a unique guy. ("Greatest toy robot ever invented" is typical to his brand of...enthusiasm.) His YouTube channel is worth checking out (http://www.youtube.com/user/JMEMantzel). He lives in the woods (I think in Vermont), and for the past few years has been working on building a LIFE SIZE version of this toy. Looking at his YouTube page just now it seems that he's had a kid so that'll slow the Giant Robot Project down a bit, but I'm happy to see he's sold his idea & it's going forward!
Edit: his web site: http://jamius.com
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#5I'm sorry but that's is not a lego mindstorm. While it does looks somewhat customizable it doesn't seems to encourage creativity like the mindstorm does. But hey!, second place is not bad.
I think this is aimed at a substantially younger crowd. Your 4 year old isn't going to be programming anything on the Mindstorm, but he could definitely have fun with the OP toy.
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#6I can;t believe this article didn't even mention Jaimie's claim to fame, the giant robot videos. Those things are hilarious. "I'm gonna make a giant robot, but I have to build a shop first. Oh, and I don't have wood, but I have trees, time to build a sawmill. Oh, I don't have electricity either..." Good stuff.
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#7Is this even technically a robot?
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#8I can;t believe this article didn't even mention Jaimie's claim to fame, the giant robot videos. Those things are hilarious. "I'm gonna make a giant robot, but I have to build a shop first. Oh, and I don't have wood, but I have trees, time to build a sawmill. Oh, I don't have electricity either..." Good stuff.
Brilliant - here's Part 1 that you mentioned (he's posted 300+ videos). I'm afraid I've wrecked what's left of the work day as I follow the saga. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Krv3gE-c4
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#9Is this even technically a robot?
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. While robots can technically be directly remote controlled, generally that definition is limited to using remote control to perform a task. I'm not sure that firing ping pong balls fits into at least my definition of "performing a task".
Maybe the definition is changing as a result of robots moving from industrial to consumer. Perhaps a "toy robot" as this thing is described can just be any controllable moving machine that does anything more than just move about (like RC cars/helicopters do).
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#10I was stoked to see this - Jaimie is a unique guy. ("Greatest toy robot ever invented" is typical to his brand of...enthusiasm.) His YouTube channel is worth checking out ( http://www.youtube.com/user/JMEMantzel ). He lives in the woods (I think in Vermont), and for the past few years has been working on building a LIFE SIZE version of this toy. Looking at his YouTube page just now it seems that he's had a kid so tha…
Jamie and his wife's enthusiasm for life is infectious. That is an awesome family. I spent an hour going through his videos last night. I can't believe how much energy that guy has to do everything in his life.