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LEGO Theo Jansen's 'Strandbeest' walker Posted by: albertaBCP
Video duration: 150 seconds A LEGO version of Theo Jansen's walkers, with behaviour observations arising from tinkering with the design. Related: artificial, gadget, intelligence, jansen, lego, mechanics, mindstorms, psychology, robots, strandbeest, theo, walker |
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LEGO Passive Dynamic Walker Posted by: albertaBCP
Video duration: 74 seconds A LEGO version of Tad McGeer's simplest (straight-leg) passive dynamic walkers. Related: computer, dynamic, gadget, lego, mechanics, passive, robot, walker |
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LEGO Braitenberg Vehicle 2 Posted by: albertaBCP
Video duration: 176 seconds A LEGO mindstorms version of Braitenberg's Vehicle 2, showing effects of crossed and uncrossed sensor-to-motor connections. Our video response shows a similar robot, built out of LEGO NXT, which is responsive enough to act in a dynamic environment. Related: artificial, braitenberg, gadget, intelligence, lego, mechanics, mindstorms, psychology, robots, vehicle |
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Layers of Code Posted by: albertaBCP
Video duration: 203 seconds Exploring the design of the LEGO tortoise introduced in an earlier video. In place of the original electronic wiring, we used simple programming written in the same spirit. Building and programming instructions will be available soon. Music is drawn from Electric Counterpoint, composed by Steve Reich and performed by Pat Matheney. Related: artificial, brooks, grey, intelligence, lego, mechanics, mindstorms, psychology, robots, subsumption, tortoise, walter |
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LEGO Posthumanism 1/8 Posted by: albertaBCP
Video duration: 126 seconds Using LEGO robots to study posthumanism at the University of Alberta. Part 1: Parable of the ant Related: artificial, cognitive, gadget, intelligence, lego, mechanics, psychology, robots, science |
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LEGO Posthumanism 2/8 Posted by: albertaBCP
Video duration: 124 seconds Using LEGO robots to study posthumanism at the University of Alberta. Part 2: Course Themes Related: artificial, cognitive, gadget, intelligence, lego, mechanics, robots, science |
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LEGO Posthumanism 3/8 Posted by: albertaBCP
Video duration: 113 seconds Using LEGO robots to study posthumanism at the University of Alberta. Part 3: Some Example Robots Related: artificial, cognitive, gadget, intelligence, lego, mechanics, posthumanism, psychology, robots, science |
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LEGO Posthumanism 4/8 Posted by: albertaBCP
Video duration: 135 seconds Using LEGO robots to study posthumanism at the University of Alberta. Part 4: Robot Mirror Dance Related: artificial, cognitive, gadget, intelligence, lego, mechanics, posthumanism, psychology, robots, science |
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LEGO Posthumanism 5/8 Posted by: albertaBCP
Video duration: 82 seconds Using LEGO robots to study posthumanism at the University of Alberta. Part 5: Robot Detecting Light Change Related: artificial, cognitive, gadget, intelligence, lego, mechanics, posthumanism, psychology, robots, science |
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LEGO Posthumanism 6/8 Posted by: albertaBCP
Video duration: 93 seconds Using LEGO robots to study posthumanism at the University of Alberta. Part 6: Ultrasonic Edge Detection Related: artificial, cognitive, gadget, intelligence, lego, mechanics, posthumanism, psychology, robots, science |
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LEGO Posthumanism 7/8 Posted by: albertaBCP
Video duration: 54 seconds Using LEGO robots to study posthumanism at the University of Alberta. Part 7: Spinning LEGO Robot Related: artificial, cognitive, gadget, intelligence, lego, mechanics, posthumanism, psychology, robots, science |
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LEGO Posthumanism 8/8 Posted by: albertaBCP
Video duration: 148 seconds Using LEGO robots to study posthumanism at the University of Alberta. Part 8: Posthumanism & Cognitive Science Related: artificial, cognitive, gadget, intelligence, lego, mechanics, posthumanism, psychology, robots, science |












