The Robot Book, by Robert Malone and edited by William
Edward Maloney. It says it is a complete, illustrated history of robots, from
Renaissance toys to space-age bionics, and was originally published in 1978. It is fun to read, and look at, and is a nice record of "the dream" of robotics in the late 70s.
One of my Parallax Forum friends noticed that R2 was missing from the group that sits on the base of my desk lamp next to the Parallax (Leatherman) multi-tool. Thanks to ebay and erco (Eric Ostendorff) the problem is now solved! 😏
This from Insider - London-based product designer, Dani Clode designed a third thumb to change the way people think about prosthetics. Clode believes that prosthetics extent a wearer's ability. They shouldn't be regarded as a replacement to part of the human body. The third thumb is made from a series of interconnected parts: a hand piece, an attachment, cables, motors, and two Bluetooth controllers.
See more from Dani Clode: http://daniclodedesign.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dani_clode/I received this from Ken Gracey at Parallax today. This is what can be done by supporting Parallax and their work. You can help the Future Innovators Fund by clicking here.
"The first six minutes: (see below)
In the P2 community most participants are over 40 (or 60!) and male. There are two women who have been participating and a few blind folks, but none of the participants are young, except for Kevin. Kevin seems to be at every P2 Live Forum and is building whatever circuits are being shown, with Parallax hardware. The community has been sending him support via Parallax.
Nobody knows where and how he got started. His parents are typical parents with typical jobs. When he was seven years old he designed a circuit board and ordered it from China with his dad’s credit card. That started this march forward with electronics, 3D printing, etc.
When we have our P2 Expo, you can count on him having a table to show his projects and making a few presentations, too.
Ken Gracey, CEO"
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My friend, and fellow roboticist Eric Ostendorff (aka erco) was with Mattel for years with the Hot Wheels' group. I saw this on HACKADAY, Modding a Hot Wheels Car into a Radio Controlled Drift Weapon. He would LOVE it!
