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Uploaded on Apr 23, 2008

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A robot developed by roboticists at the University of Pennsylvania is made of modules that can recognise each other.

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  • everpereiraep

    everpereiraep 1 year ago

    Reminds me of the iron giant

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  • Abstersroxx

    Abstersroxx 3 months ago

    You're just plain stupid.

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  • 613TheEvil

    613TheEvil 2 weeks ago

    Kill it! Kill it with fire! :P I just had to say this line...

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  • albinasamara

    albinasamara 2 weeks ago

    why does this remind me of cat yodeling

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  • iiklaa

    iiklaa 3 weeks ago

    My favorite robot is the one narrating the video!

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  • Miguel D.

    Miguel D. 4 weeks ago

    2:11 "During assembly, another external disturbance is applied" *kick*

    I'm excited to use that scientific sentence in the future.

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  • LordTizrumas

    LordTizrumas 1 month ago

    "After successful self-reassembly, the system stands up and continues its task." *falls over*

    OMG I died laughing so hard! hahaha, :P

    "Welcome to standing up school," 3:00 "And you fail."

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  • Uber Knight

    Uber Knight 1 month ago

    Why kick it?it takes a LONG time to put back together

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  • crosbonit

    crosbonit 1 month ago

    Impressive.

    Seems like latching mechanisms would be in order here.

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  • RamsesReturns

    RamsesReturns 1 month ago

    Incredible stuff, and the end is priceless.

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  • Clark MacPherson

    Clark MacPherson 2 months ago

    My cat would love to play with those things.

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  • TitoTheThird

    TitoTheThird 2 months ago

    Still a long, long way from the poly-mimetic alloy of the T-1000. I think this is the T-1.

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