Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/11/29/ieees-robot-ipad-app-is-robot-heaven/
Canadian scientists in East Vancouver, BC, created this gigantic, working, slithering robot snake. They named the bot Titanoboa as a metal reincarnation of the ancient 50ft long serpent rendered extinct so many years ago. The video is shared on YouTubeTrends.
Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2011/11/18/giant-robot-snake/
ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM
The Rosetta spacecraft that deployed the robot currently sitting on a comet has detected a series of whistling clicks coming from the giant rock.
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s “song” is emitted far below the range of human hearing, but researchers have converted it to a higher frequency.
The result sounds like a combination of the alien communication in M. Night Shyamalan’s “Signs” and what you hear when you put your ear to a seashell.
According to CTV News, the sounds come from regular movements in the comet’s magnetic field.
They were first picked up last August when Rosetta was conducting a magnetometer experiment about 60 miles away from the comet.
Read more: http://elitedaily.com/news/world/rosetta-comet-sound-listen/850248/
Human parkour is soo 2005.
Thankfully, the University of Pennsylvani has been hard at work to create a true ‘parkour robot,’ called RHex.
Of course, the ‘bot was not made just to be featured in a viral video, but that didn’t stop the school from ‘teaching’ the new hi-tech dog-like robot tricks reminiscent of the extreme sport to impress the camera.
In this new video, RHex performs a slew of impressive jumps, flips, and other impressive maneuvers and is quickly going viral.
Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2013/07/25/parkour-robot/
This adorable video by Jon-Liz Reberry was posted online way back in 2009, but has instantly gone viralviral after being featured on CNN’s Distraction segment.
In the video, the two 21st century parents give their cute daughter Aria a ride on their robo-sweeping Roomba. Now, the preciousness has been picked up by LaughingSquid, TastefullyOffensive, and OCanada.
Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2013/01/02/baby-rides-on-roomba/
