Scientists Unveil Internet-Controlled Robots That Anyone Can Build

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Qwerkbot a three-wheeled robot that can send images over the Internet is one of several robots that can be built with the Telepresence Robot Kit (TeRK) a combination of a robot controller commonly available parts and assembly instructions (recipes) d ...
Qwerkbot, a three-wheeled robot that can send images over the Internet, is one of several robots that can be built with the Telepresence Robot Kit (TeRK), a combination of a robot controller, commonly available parts and assembly instructions (recipes) developed by the CREATE Lab in Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute. Photo credit: Ken Andreyo/CMU

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new series of robots that are simple enough for almost anyone to build with off-the-shelf parts, but are sophisticated machines that wirelessly connect to the Internet.


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