pinktentacle.com - 7/28/2009
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A robot hobbyist has developed an application that lets the iPhone 3GS function as the brain and face of a miniature humanoid robot. + Video The body of the robot — named “Robochan” — consists of a Kondo KHR-2HV humanoid. The iPhone head, which attaches to the body via the dock connector, ...
gearfuse.com - 7/30/2009
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gearfuse.com —
iphone-robot Here is one bot that won’t be
forced to sing “If I Only Had a Brain…”...
to any absent-minded wizard. The bo’ts head is composed of a fully-functioning iPhone 3GS, its body composed of a Kondo KHR-2HV bot. The iPhone connects to the body via ...
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A Robot with an iPhone for a Head
theiphoneblog.com - 8/4/2009
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theiphoneblog.com —
Can’t believe we missed this iPhone 3GS headed
robot! (Don’t tell Dieter). Which exact ancestor of our...
future robotic iPhone overlords we don’t know, but we figure when the day does come, if they’re rocking iPhone ...
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Tuesday Fun Video: iPhone 3GS Headed Robot!
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This Robot Has an iPhone For a Head [Robots]
Gizmodo —
... The body is a Kondo KHR-2HV humanoid kit, but its controlled by the iPhone, which connects via the dock connector at the neck. The screen shows the facial expression while also letting you control the robots weird, leek-based dance moves. [Pink Tentacle] ...
Turn your iPhone into a humanoid robot
iPhone Atlas —
... music chart last month.
Robochan consists of a 3GS wired to a Kondo Kagaku KHR-2 HV kit robot through its doc connector. The 3GS serves as the controller for the humanoid body, a popular kit which retails for about $900 with much assembly required.
Robochan can speak, dance, wake you up at a preset time, learn motions taught by hand, and react when its screen is touched. Its creator has also wired the iPod touch to a robot, as seen here.
Via Pink Tentacle Originally posted at Far-flung Tech
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