Péter Fankhauser: Meet Rezero, the dancing ballbot
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Uploaded by TEDtalksDirector on Nov 22, 2011
http://www.ted.com Onstage at TEDGlobal, Péter Fankhauser demonstrates Rezero, a robot that balances on a ball. Designed and built by a group of engineering students, Rezero is the first ballbot made to move quickly and gracefully -- and even dance.
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@fankipete Thank you very much :)
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lol the dance was very lame
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If anyone knows, what's that song its dancing to? Appreciate it. :)
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asimo just got served.
1 month ago 3
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Support me
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One word. Stairs...
2 months ago 8
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i saw this thing at the ETH Zürich, they can controll it with an xbox controller
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Ahh, I see my old computer's mouse roller ball has done well.
RobinSCheema 3 months ago 69
finally a robot with some balls !
shrodingersman 3 months ago 27