Tag: monkey
Video: Robot chimp? You got it; enter Dave the Funky Shoulder Monkey
Tipped for the top of kids' Christmas lists this year is Dave the Funky Shoulder Monkey robot. Priced £24.99, Dave can perform over 30 different actions and movements, controlled via remote control. And yes, before you ask, that includes…
MONKEY uses its BRAIN to control a ROBOTIC ARM
More news from the world of mad scientists PLAYING GOD – this time they’ve managed to thoroughly confuse a poor monkey by hooking its brain up to robotic arm.
The serious research angle behind the monkey/robot/brain fun is something to do with it eventually being used to help humans control prosthetic limbs. So far, the boffins at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have managed to teach a monkey to pick up a marshmallow and put it in its mouth. Here is the dramatic moment in pictures:
This development in marshmallow consumption alone…
Power Monkey – a miniature power source on the go
Sadly, this isn't shaped like a monkey. But on a more positive note, the Power Monkey is a pocket-sized device that can give you a good amount of back-up power for a range of devices when you're out and about….
