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Floating Companion: Exploring Design Space for Soft Floating Robots in Indoor

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Re: Floating Companion: Exploring Design Space for Soft Floating Robots in Indoor

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Post by johnea »

worldsayshi wrote: post #3
amelius wrote: post #2

I don't have a pool or a bathtub, so I guess these floating companions aren't for me :(

I think these SFRs are basically indoor blimps.

One has to wonder:

> offering gravity-defying, compliant, and tactile embodiments for indoor cohabitation

The summary is so full of fluffy nonsense, I wondered if this was some April 1st joke 8-/

Maybe first, they need to invent anti-gravity?

And "cohabitation"? Are the little things going to be breeding?

It makes me thing the ACM is loosing it's shit...

Re: Floating Companion: Exploring Design Space for Soft Floating Robots in Indoor

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Post by drop_star »

johnea wrote: post #5
worldsayshi wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think these SFRs are basically indoor blimps.

One has to wonder: > offering gravity-defying, compliant, and tactile embodiments for indoor cohabitation The summary is so full of fluffy nonsense, I wondered if this was some April 1st joke 8-/ Maybe first, they need to invent anti-gravity? And "cohabitation"? Are the little things going to be breeding? It makes me thing the ACM is loosing it's shit...

There are images of small floating blimps in the article. What are you talking about?
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