r is for robots
a musical tour of robots, from factory machines to underwater explorers.
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0:31Isaac Asimov was writing to Big Dog
0:34Cyborg standing there flying a drone
0:37Elektro's headed to the FIRST convention
0:41[unclear] GPS but Hexapods at home
0:44Make robot friend
0:47Not robot enemy
0:51Make robot fun
0:54Don't hurt no one
0:58iRobot walks and Jacquard looms, Kinect can see
1:03in 3D,
1:05The line-following bots they only see two.
1:09Manufacturing is an important use, and nanotech will be someday soon.
1:15Let's not forget that obstacle avoidance,
1:21A prosthetic limbs and all the QRIO toys
1:26And dance, make robot friends
1:28Not robot enemy
1:32Make robot pal
1:35Any way you know how
1:41Roombas and self-driving cars are smart
1:44But mechanical turks have a human heart
1:47Underwater open source robots dive
1:50Robotic vision lets us see the ocean [unclear]
1:54[unclear], X-RHex relaxes
1:57Y-Series printer moving up and down the Z-Axis
2:03Make robot friends, not robot enemies
2:10Make robot fun, don't hurt no one
2:15Make robot friend
2:18Not robot enemy
2:22Make robot pal
2:25Any way you know how