Minnesota is home to Throwbot (reconrobotics.com), a ruggedized robot for reconnaissance by the military, law enforcement and the like.
I have always wanted to play with the Throwbot. Last Friday, I got my chance!
After appearing on Twin Cities Public Television’s Almanac, the show’s David Gillette challenged me to a Throwbot race as part of his Web-only “Wrap” session.
We each had a Throwbot, and had to use a joystick-equipped controller to navigate a course marked out by twine. We couldn’t look at the course or the robots, but only at black-and-white screens built into our controllers.
Watch what happened.
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
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