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Mechanimal on Patreon!

jason — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 02:09:15 +0000

Mechanimal is going a new route, crowdfunding, aka YOU. First is the Patreon page, check it out and join in to receive monthly artwork, follow along as prototypes takes shape, and even receive teh 3D files and parts list you … Continue reading →

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Pearl in Popular Science

Chelsea Jones — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:06:19 +0000

This is actually my first robot from over a decade ago, albeit the second version of her. She was specifically designed to determine what facial proportions people respond best to in a robotic face/head. Now, over a decade later, Pearl … Continue reading →

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Arthur the Arthrobot

Daniel Hinder — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:41:51 +0000

A remote-controlled horseshoe crab built for the Carnegie Science Center in 2012, this gallery includes notes uploaded to Facebook during Arthur’s development and construction process.

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Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire

Daniel Hinder — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:18:22 +0000

Saturday, September 22nd 2012, 10am – 4pm @ Buhl Community Park and the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on Pittsburgh’s North Side. More information at the Pittsburgh Maker Faire website!

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ARM at the Smithsonian!

Daniel Hinder — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:16:17 +0000

Robbie, the second ARM robot, will be hanging out at the Smithsonian Lemelson Center (part of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History) through May 31rst. A bit more information about the event Robbie is supporting can be found here, … Continue reading →

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ARM

Daniel Hinder — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 03:47:31 +0000

ARM will enable autonomous mobile manipulation systems to surpass the performance level of remote manipulation systems that are controlled directly by a human operator. RE2, Inc contracted Mechanimal to create the cover anatomy - and personality - for the ARM platform. Continue reading →

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IEEE Spectrum covers ARM

Daniel Hinder — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:38:47 +0000

IEEE Spectrum's Automation blog has a nice writeup on the ARM program, which you can read here. The post features an interview with program manager Robert Mandelbaum, and a few pictures from ARM's appearance at AUVSI 2010. Continue reading →

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Concept Work & Signage for CMNH

Daniel Hinder — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:43:19 +0000

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Equine Evolution

Daniel Hinder — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:17:03 +0000

Equine Evolution is a hands-on educational kit presenting the skeletal evolution of the horse foot, and has made its way into the Biology Department of all the Pittsburgh Public Schools! Continue reading →

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Facebot

Daniel Hinder — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:44:24 +0000

Known to some as "Pearl 2," Facebot is a very different robot. In fact she was 36 different robots, part of an extensive Human-Robot Interaction study at CMU funded by the National Science Foundation. Continue reading →

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