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more about #packbot more comments → GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE: Hrmmm, I figure with 4 of these units, I could cover most of my house with mobile cameras, and also keep track of me and the cats. Well, then I would... more » Nick: any word on the robot that is being built to jump over stuff? or is that just an excuse for DARPA guys to go watch the NBA playoffs? more » Chris Humphrey: Ok, how did it get in between the two train tracks? more » -
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iRobot's Tiny Ember Robots Scout Terrains in Swarms
A tiny version of iRobot's Packbot reconnaissance machine, the Ember, was made to scout hostile environments in swarms, compiling feedback from multiple machines instead of risking a single, bigger robot for the mission. More » -
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iRobot, Corporate Sabotage, Stolen Plans and Destroyed Evidence
Noah Shachtman over at Wired has a very interesting look at iRobot's six year battle with Robotic FX, a company started by a former employee who allegedly (and probably) stole schematics and plans in order to build a competitor. There's too much detail to work into a short summary, but Jameel Ahed, the former employee, was caught by a private investigator deleting documents and shredding CDs containing data that belonged to iRobot. More »
