Mar 19
Enjoy. Huffington Post created a supercut video of all the dancing that Christopher Walken does in movies and it’s just so fun to watch. You’re going to want to boogie after you see 30 seconds of it.
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Mar 19
Enjoy. Huffington Post created a supercut video of all the dancing that Christopher Walken does in movies and it’s just so fun to watch. You’re going to want to boogie after you see 30 seconds of it.
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Aug 15
Ballet dancers have an uncanny ability to give gravity the finger while effortlessly doing things with their limbs that normal folks will literally *never* be able to manage. Oftentimes their maneuvers are too quick to catch with the naked eye, but Jesus Chapa-Malacara has managed a sweet way to show every step from start to finish.
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Jun 19
May 21
Takara Tomy – Dancing Face-Stand for iPhone – Take photo! Set and choose music! Let’s Sing! Dance!
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From Takara Tomy comes the must have accessory for summer fun – The Dancing Face-Stand for iPhone – it is an iPhone stand that looks like a robot. It will dance with the music you play from your iPhone. Download the dedicated app “Face sing” to your iPhone and you will be able to display your friends or family member and watch as they enjoy the dancing and singing.
The Dancing Face-Stand was seen previously at toy shows but will finally be available on June 27.
Check out the video on Takara Tomy’s site.
You can mount an iPhone with a charging cord on the stand.
It is self-powered through batteries, not through the mounted iPhone.
Price: 3,465 yen (including tax)
Colors: White, Red, Blue
Compatible with: iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPod touch (4th generation or later)
Size: 170 x 130 x 105mm
Weight: 280g
Battery: 2 x size AA battery (sold separately)
May 08
We know that when the DJ puts his needle on the record at a club, you can’t help but to get up and move your feet to the beat of them music. All of the energy you use on the dance floor could certainly be going towards better things than flailing your arms and legs about. That’s why the Dutch have come up with a batter way to use your energy.
Dutch Company Energy Floors has invented a typical dance floor that can be used as portable generators with its Sustainable Dance Floors. The way it works is the tiles on the dance floors generate electricity when they’re stepped on through a small generator located inside of each tile. Stepping on the tile will result in it dropping by 10mm, which creates a flex to then create electricity that can be used directly by its LEDs or stored elsewhere. (more…)
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Human DNA Retrieved From Public Places Used To 3D Print Portraits, Foxconn Shifting Strategies To End Reliance On Apple, 
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Mar 25
I’m pretty sure you’ve never seen an R/C plane fly like this one does. That’s because it is one of a kind. This plane dances and does an amazing ballet in the air thanks to user-edited software and an ultra-light fuselage.
Dutch R/C plane enthusiast Nando Te Riele wanted an airplane that was responsive enough to coordinate its movements with music. Mission accomplished. Check out the video to see how graceful this thing is as it dances and twirls without a care in the world. It is really amazing to watch.
Riele installed lights on the wings to augment the plane’s graceful movements. I think we have hit upon a new geeky form of allet that I would actually pay to see. The performance took place at this year’s Electric Indoor Masters meeting, an event that showcases some of the best indoor R/C plane pilots in the world.
[via Geek]
Jan 27
We’ve seen a lot of robots that can dance, but I’ve never seen one with moves as complicated and lifelike as this maid robot made by YouTuber Dr. GIY. It’ll only be a matter of time before Dr. GIY makes 90 more of her and takes over the world with a robo-pop girl group.
Watch her dance to Heavy Rotation from – who else? – the ultra popular AKB48.
Nice moves there, robo-maid. You can check out more pictures of the robot and the programming process on Dr. GIY’s blog[JP].
[via Hack A Day]
Nov 20
Honda’s HEARBO robot can separate and locate four sound sources at once (video)
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Robots are already adept at all manner of things, from hunting to feeling, but over at Honda’s Research Institute, one team is focused on an ability bots aren’t so hot at yet — hearing. Puny humans can quickly deduce the direction of a sound and assess its significance, while also ignoring unimportant background noise. Honda is trying to replicate these traits with HEARBO, a robot with eight microphones hidden in its head. Using its HARK software system, HEARBO can distinguish between and locate the position of up to four unique sound sources simultaneously to within one degree of accuracy. It can also filter out din generated by its own 17 motors with a method called “ego-noise suppression.” HEARBO’s sound localization skills are shown in the first video below, while the second proves it can beat match, dance poorly, and isolate voice commands when music is playing and motors are whirring. The overall goal of Honda’s efforts is to generally advance intelligent speech and sound recognition technology. We can’t help but wonder, however, if bots will just end up using it to pinpoint our screams when the inevitable occurs.
Continue reading Honda’s HEARBO robot can separate and locate four sound sources at once (video)
Filed under: Robots
Via: Gizmag
Source: IEEE Spectrum, Honda Research Institute
Sep 27
Did you honestly think Eric Schmidt went all the way to Seoul just to launch the Nexus 7 for South Korea, hang out with Samsung’s JK Shin and moan about the patent war with Apple? Of course not. The Google chairman also found some time to learn the legendary “invisible horse” dance with PSY, the charismatic oppa in the Korean chart-topper Gangnam Style. While Google Korea was happy to supply a few photos, the only video we could dig up was a surprisingly short one hosted by Daum — it’s embedded right after the break.
Brian: “Man, not being the CEO of a multinational corporation sure is hard work.”
Terrence: “I see you are a fellow disciple of the Carlton Banks school of dance.”
Don: “Gangnam Style, 2012-2012.”
Billy: “This song is really about the time I set my socks on fire. I see you still have yours. One moment.”
Edgar: “Hm… I think we forgot the horse.”
Richard Lai: “OK Eric, now let’s do the elevator scene.”
Dan: “Doenjang Girls, would you like to buy a Nexus 7? It’s wayyy more expensive than a latté.”
Darren: “Soooo glad this guy put this video on YouTube and not Vimeo. $$$$$$$$”
Jon Fingas: “Oppan Google sty– no, even I can’t go that far.”
Continue reading Caption Contest: Eric Schmidt does ‘Gangnam Style’ with PSY
Filed under: Misc
Caption Contest: Eric Schmidt does ‘Gangnam Style’ with PSY originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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